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Cake Central: The Planet’s Biggest Social Network For Cake Decorators

When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly used. Social networking web sites behave like an online community of online users. Depending on the web site in question, many of these online community members share mutual interests in hobbies, religion, or politics. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you may begin to socialize. This socialization may include reading the profile pages of other members and perhaps even contacting them. The Cake Central internet site ( cakecentral ) is the world’s largest social network for cake decorators, with over 265 thousand users!

The web site caters to all cake decorators, from novice to experts, from the in-home decorator to the decorators who work in large bakeries. Our cake decorating store receives many referrals and orders from the Cake Central website. The shoppers who buy from this site are able to obtain professional supplies at wholesale prices.

The Cake Central Web site has many great features for example forums, articles, questions and answers, galleries, recent news in the cake decorating industry, recipes, and so forth. The website also has a Facebook and Twitter presence. The latest news from cakecentral.com is they they have published a new magazine. We’re very excited to be carrying the new Cake Central Magazine.

According to the CakeCentral internet site, the magazine is a high quality glossy publication that is good for everyone who bakes, makes cakes, aspires to make cakes, watches cake decorating shows, or who has an interest in beautiful food. Cake Makers, Foodies, and Cake Enthusiasts alike have been waiting for a first-class cake decorating magazine and that wait is over. Cake Central’s Glossy Printed Magazine has arrived and they are currently taking subscription orders.

You can get a subscription directly from the Cake Central Shop, or purchase a copy at Oasis Cake and Candy. The magazine will have excellent cake pictures, up-and-coming and renown cake decorators, recipes, tutorials, product reviews, and much more, for the novice and expert cake decorator. The following edition will be out soon. Arriving in April will be the Cake Central Magazine- Wedding Cake Issue 2010. This is the 2nd issue and also the annual Wedding Issue of Cake Central Magazine. This is an excellent cake magazine with hundreds of top quality cake photographs from cake artists all over the world. A collectors item! Expect to find out in this issue:

1. Expensive diamonds are a cake’s best friend
2. Ron Ben-Israel the wedding cake master
3. Bouquets pretty enough to eat
4. Extra sweet wedding invitations
5. Cakes laced with grace

As social networking grows we suppose that the CakeCentral website will develop into other area as well. Maybe even television? We’ll see. It is our hope that the knowledge provided herein, has helped, though if you would like additional information please visit our large online Cake Supply store.

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Posted in Baking · April 5th, 2010 · Comments (0)

Starting A Home Centered Cake Decorating Business Has Its Rewards.

The benefits of operating a legal at home bakery from your home are:

1. You can work when you want and take a break whenever you need one.
2. You won’t possess the overhead expenses that you would when you opened a shop.
3. You are able to be home to care for the family.
4. You will manage to make appointments to see customers. They might not be able to drop in unannounced.
5. You are able to set your individual hours and perhaps work in the middle of the night if you choose.

You’ll want to be an organized, disciplined person, and have a bit of business sense.

While it might be great if the business was all fun, it does require a commitment. The query is, will your family go along with the long hours you will have to put in? You may need the support of your family if you are likely to make the cake decorating business succeed. Some areas to think about are:

1. Weekends are usually occupied with baking cakes, as most events are held on the weekend. Will your family be understanding when you have to work every weekend? You might need to plan your cake decorating ahead and keep good records.
2. You are likely to need extra storage for all the equipment you need for the business.
3. You may find expenses for special equipment and classes to improve your art, can run somewhat high.
You may require a separate kitchen to use for your business because of health requirements for the state.

Now that you realize basic advantages of a home based business here are a few tips to start you on your way to making a decorated cake.

o Basket Weave – Using this method will give the sides of your cake the look of a basket. You may want to practice on a piece of waxed paper until you are feeling confident enough to begin on the cake. Using the basket weave tip and an icing that’s of medium consistency, take turns applying a vertical stripe, following it with a horizontal stripe across the vertical. Make sure the horizontal stripes are a bit longer so the vertical stripe will fit across it. Soon you will see a basket pattern become obvious.
o Bows – This method can make your cake look like a wrapped gift. Use a flat tip and medium icing. Hold your bag at a 45 degree angle and sweep your bag left, making half the bow. Make a similar movement to the right, making a figure 8. Hold the bag and sweep downward and out from the center of the bow, once on each side to make 2 streamers.
o Lacework – This technique is great for wedding or baby shower cakes. You should practice this technique to ensure you have good control before you use it in your cake decorating. Using thin white icing, hold the bag at nearly a 90 degree angle and really close to the surface of the cake. You will want to make a border so you will need to decide how far you want to go in from the edge and make an icing border. Move the tip up down and around to make many similar shapes, do not touch or cross the other designs. Do that until the area is as full as you would like it to be. Now you can go over the border on each side with a thicker icing. You will be surprised at the lacework you have created.

As you rehearse and research with the assorted icings you’ll discover an increasing number of cake decorating ideas. It is our hope that the information provided herein, has helped, though if you would like additional details please visit our large online cake decorating supplies store.

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Posted in Baking · April 3rd, 2010 · Comments (0)