The Business of Cake Making Podcast

This week Bronya and Sammie are chatting to 2023 Bake International, Best in Show winner Miriam Pearson. Not only did she win Bake International Best in Show, she also won gold for her flower entry for Cake International. Hear how she designed her pieces, transported them from Ireland and set them up on the black table clothes in Birmingham.

This week we have a 2 part episode. Bronya and Sammie had a ball at the Cake and Bake Show and were tucked away in the Press Office where they chatted to lots of wonderful cake and baking friends.  Listen to Part 2 straight after this to hear more from the Cake and Bake Show 2023. Below are the timecodes for Part 1 so you can jump straight to your fave guest if you'd like. Cake and Bake Show 2023...

This week we have a 2 part episode. Bronya and Sammie had a ball at the Cake and Bake Show and were tucked away in the Press Office where they chatted to lots of wonderful cake and baking friends.  Listen to Part 1 straight before this to hear more from the Cake and Bake Show 2023. Below are the timecodes for Part 2 so you can jump straight to your fave guest if you'd like. Cake and Bake Show 2023...

This week Bronya and Sammie are podcasting from Cake International 2023.  Timecodes for the following features: 00.06.45 Cakes by Carol 00.11.15 British Sugarcraft Guild 00.14.39 David Brice from CakeFlix 00.19.19 Cassie Brown 00.23.33 Christina Giorgiou from Tasteful Cakes 00.30.34 Emma Jayne Cake Design 00.36.41 Fractal Colours 00.40.19 Inspired by Gabrielle Coco Chanel with Mish Pattinson 00.50...

Sammie and Bronya have been to Cake International. This episode is short and sweet whilst they grab a coffee in Birmingham. Sammie chats all about entering this year and how her prep went. And they chat about a few of the products they've bought. A fell episode with interviews and observations will be available next week.

This week Bronya and Sammie are chatting through their cake decorating processes. They have been baking and making cakes for a long time and have developed their techniques through wisdom, experience and making lots of mistakes. Listen and learn as they share their secrets to decorating in the easiest and stress free way.

This week Bronya and Sammie are excited to chat to Cake International Organiser Melanie Underwood, and Head Judge David Close. They chatted about all things Cake International, from how the show started, to competing, how the judges are put through rigorous training, to how feedback is given, and all the features that will be at the 2023 Birmingham Show in a couple of weeks. Bronya and Sammie will...

What is a policy and why should you have them? Policies are there to set out your business operations. Together they are your values, principles and mission statement. Bronya and Sammie discuss the policies they have in their businesses and where they are written. Some are in their terms and Conditions, others are verbal, and others are in their marketing. From pricing policies, payments policies,...

This week we are celebrating our 100th episode, with not 1 but 3 guests!! We invited you, our listener, to write in or even come onto the podcast. We have had an amazing 100 episodes and wanted to celebrate with you and your businesses. Thank you for sticking with us and listening for 100 long episodes. We look forward t the next 100!!

Back in May 2020 we released episode 5 all about cake consultations. The world has changed hugely since then so we thought we should do an update episode about what we do now, post-covid. Sammie and Bronya chat through their process of consultation, design and booking, including supplying sample boxes and whether they invite clients to their houses or not. Next episode is episode 100 and we want t...

This week Bronya and Sammie talk about why you shouldn't be scared to put your prices out there.  They talk about how it will save you time, how it will position you in the market and how it will help to make you value yourself.  

This week Sammie and Bronya chat about how you can use you cake making skills to make money in other ways. You have skills that people want, and that doesn't always include making wedding or birthday cakes. What else can you do in your business?

For 2 totally un-technically minded people, Bronya and Sammie did a good attempt about using AI in your cake business. It's a rollercoaster but keep with it. AI isn't going anywhere soon, and there are actually lots of tools that can help you in business. Sammie tried loads, Bronya tried a few, and here are their opinions of what was good and what was bad.

We're back this week with another great guest.  We first met Christina at the Cake and Bake Show last year, and then Sammie went to one of her classes and we said we just had to get her on for a chat. She talks about how she got into cake making, and more importantly model making. She is passionate about her art and believes that everyone can and should be able to make models. Hear about all the n...

This week we are talking about putting fresh flowers on cakes.  It's a topic that we are all a bit fuzzy around the edges on, so we went straight to the experts and got our information from the Food Standards Agency! The email we got back was from @food.gov.uk - you can't get much more official than that! Who's responsibility is it if you get given a toxic flower from a florist? Who responsibility...

This week we're chatting about making cakes. Specifically, what happens once the cake has come out of the oven and we're ready to fill and decorate. We chat about everything from ganache, buttercream, using a dam, centre dowels and we have a long chat about flowers. Visit our blog for more baking and cake decorating tips: https://daisycakecompany.co.uk/the-business-of-cake-making-podcast-player/

The working title for this episode was actually - What to do when life goes tits up! We've all been there, we're trundling through life and business quite happily and then something happens that wasn't planned. What can we do to protect ourselves and our business when things don't go as we excepted it to? Sammie and Bronya chat through their recent experiences and how they dealt with things, and i...

This is a super quick episode this week because Sammie it off having fun somewhere Greek and gorgeous. Bronya is talking you through a few affirmations that can help in your cake business. Running a business is hard and we should all look after ourselves. Affirmations are a way we can be kind to ourselves and positively move our businesses forward. Back to normal next week, see you then.

This episode is NOT our strong point, but we have tried to tackle it anyway. We are talking Google Analytics Today! As a cake maker what are the analytics you need to look at and how do you get there?  Google Analytics changes for Universal Analytics to GA4 in July 1st. So what do you need to be doing to get the best out of your website. For anyone who's finding it a little confusing, this episode...

We return after out 2 week break with an IN PERSON interview with Rob from Mr Baker's Cake School. Rob invited us to his stunning school in Fareham in Hampshire and we sat and talked about how he got into the business and how his cake career has developed to owning and running his own school. He's had an interesting journey, different from most cake makers, which with a lot of hard work has got hi...

In the last couple of weeks Bronya has done a 180 on her decision to stop making client cakes. In this episode we discuss why she's made this decision and what she is having to do to become a Cake Business again. This is the last episode on this 6 week series. See you in a couple of weeks.

Sorry, due to a family bereavement there is no episode today - 22.5.23. Be back next week

Today we interview Enrique from Have Some Cake. After listening to one of our episodes after Bronya said his work 'wasn't romantic' he proved her wrong with an instagram post with some of the most beautifully romantic cakes you've ever seen. However, his cakes are not 'classically' romantic. He describes his style as anti-romantic.  His cake are striking, structural, flowing and organic all at the...

In this episode we are delighted to chat with Kate Tynan, founder of The Cake Business Club. We touch on all the business basics as well as talk about pricing, confidence and social media. If you would like to join Kate's free Facebook group you can here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3106920142867780 For more Podcast Episodes or to check out our blog visit: http://daisycakecompany.co.uk/

We are inviting back one of our first ever guests to the podcast this wee - Rachel Emma Waring. Rachel is a Creative Consultant and an expert in Content Marketing. Bronya has often raved about her and her work, so we are delighted to get her on to chat about the great things you can do with your content. From tips with video, finding your style and bringing joy to your content, Rachel is here to h...