If you’ve decided that starting a home cake business is perfect for you, you may have some initial questions. In general, a cake business is relatively straightforward, but it’s packed with options when it comes to equipment and supplies. Let’s go over some of the general products you may need for your cake business and some of the additional specialty items you may enjoy having.
1. Heavy Duty Mixer – Most people own a mixer, but you may want to upgrade if you plan to start a home-based cake business.
2. Pans – As you know, they come in all shapes and sizes. Its three basics include its circular, versatile, or character shape. Tip: Don’t skimp on good quality cake pans, it makes a difference!
3. Large, sturdy cooling racks.
4. Record player to decorate. Make sure they are sturdy!
5. Good quality dividers for multi-layer cakes.
6. A camera to take beautiful pictures of your cakes so that future clients can see your work.
7. An air brush is definitely an item that is not necessary. But, as your business grows and your cake decorating art develops, you may want to invest in one.
8. A projector for the most serious cake entrepreneurs. This will help you to intensify the designs that accompany your specialty cakes. Again, this is not a necessity, but definitely a luxury for those who want it.
9. Mixing bowls and spatulas!
10. Food coloring to color in!
11. Obviously an oven to bake the cakes themselves.
12. Icing tubes, icing bags and accessories.
13. Rollers, non-stick boards and mats.
14. Paint brushes if you like that type of decoration for your cake business.
15. Thermometers.
16. Simulated cakes.
17. Cake knives and levelers.
18. Flower making accessories are a great investment to help add some flair to your cakes.
19. Books on cake and cake decorating businesses for new ideas and tips.
20. A couple of great web resources, like sites or forums, where you can talk to other cake decorators, ask questions, and share your knowledge with others!
Now if you haven’t done it before, you have a great list to start with. Some of these items are less necessary than others. It is up to you how much you can invest in starting your business. If you just want to start making one layer birthday cakes, you may not need everything on this list. But who knows, hopefully your business will grow from the start and then you will need all the items on this list and more.