I've been decorating cakes as a hobby for four or so years, and I've reached a level where I feel I'm good enough to maybe start a small business (I know, another homebaking business, yawn) but I live in a rather competitive area for home bakers and I need to get myself a proper, professional portfolio together before I even think about going legit.
At the rate I currently make cakes for people that will take a long, long time. I'm currently making them for family birthdays, friends etc for the cost of supplies and ingredients and a bit on top for my time, or a lot of the time as gifts.
So to speed up the portfolio I had the idea of making a cake once a month to my own brief (in my own style and of various occasions) and giving them away. Maybe on a Facebook freecycle site or similar. Advertise that I'd like to give a cake away and anyone who has an occasion that would suit the cake can have it for free. It helps someone out who may not have been able to afford a 'custom' cake otherwise and I get the photos without wasting it. Win win.
Is this a stupid idea? I want to start the business next year some time so thought it would give me a good opportunity to to build it fast, alongside all the normal cakes I make for birthdays and parties etc. Plus, it would give me a chance to make the type of cakes I want to make rather than what the recipient would like, which I think is important if I want to establish my own 'speciality' iyswim.
Firstly, is this legal? I don't have any of the paperwork to sell cakes to the public. But if I give them away...?
Would you accept a cake from someone for free? Without thinking I'm a dodgy weirdo intent on poisoning people with fancy cakes or something?
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KirjavaTheCat · 16/01/2015 13:42
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