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A relocation to Tasmania proved to be the perfect time for talented cookie/cake maker Allison Jackson to take her skills to the market and start up her own "sweet" business. Now Ally's Sweet Treats is growing each day and keeping this creative baker super busy. 1. How did your sweets/cake/cookie business or journey begin? I have always enjoyed baking but when I had my children, I started doing their birthday cakes and it just grew from the… Read more

The purchase of an existing business and a passion for baking has realised the true potential of Family-run Little Cupcakes. This Melbourne cake shop specialises in the most scrumptious looking cupcakes and cakes. Beautiful presentation and delicious flavours make these morsels absolutely irresistible. 1. How did your cake/sweets business or journey begin? Our journey began in 2014 when we took over the existing business fr… Read more

Storage Whether you are storing blank or preprinted edible icing sheets they should be stored properly to retain freshness and ease of peeling from the backing sheet. Any contact with moisture will damage the edible icing sheet and make it difficult to apply on your sweet’s surface. This also applies to humid conditions. Very dry or hot conditions can also adversely affect your edible icing sheets. Store your edible icing sheets… Read more

There is no doubt that edible images are a game-changer in the cake and sweet decorating world. They allow creators to efficiently and cost-effectively achieve a theme, personalise a product and even apply branding for corporate clients. Most of all they save makers so much time! Add in  pre-cut edible icing sheets and you can reduce your decorating time even further. Pre-cut icing sheets are A4 icing sheets with stamped circles cu… Read more

Janet Yuksel from Illawarra Cake Print is a testament to how a love of cake decorating can evolve into a business and then how that business evolves and adapts to a niche market. Janet identified a market for printed edible images, then found her customers also wanted the whole "shebang" - so Janet started making the cakes as well! 1. How did your sweets business or journey begin? I ordered a cake from for my daughters 1st birthd… Read more

There is definitely a recurring theme of a love of baking - turning into a hobby - turning into a business amongst our customers. Michelle Wright developed her business Vanilla and Blossom Cakes exactly this way. How wonderful it is that so many people can turn their hobby into a business! It certainly makes for an enjoyable work-life! 1. How did your sweets business or journey begin? I always loved baking and started as a hobby… Read more

Each small business owner has their own reasons and inspiration for starting their business. For Candice Brown starting her Cakes by Candi B business, it is financial independence and the ability to be her own boss. The realisation that she possessed the skillset and energy to run her own cake business pushed her in the right direction. 1. How did your sweets business or journey begin? I have four young children and I love to create d… Read more

How quickly a year goes! With 2019 drawing to an end we thought an edible image wrap up would be the perfect way to finish off our Cakes Crumbs year. Each month in our Cake Crumbs blog we have been sharing a little glimpse into our talented customer's businesses and creative lives. It’s a great way for us and others to learn about these lovely, passionate and creative people whilst gleaning some handy tips. Our featured customers vary… Read more

After trying her hand at a number of different aspects of the baking/cake decorating world Jill Blacker, of Edible Cake Toppers, identified a market within the market worth tapping into that would prove to suit both her business and family needs. Born from this was a successful online business producing edible image cake toppers and partyware. 1. How did your edible image business journey begin?My journey began as a shop girl in a local bake… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Sarah from Cake Love by Sarah Helena1. How did your baking journey begin?My baking journey started when my son was diagnosed with an illness and my husband started a fly in fly out job. I had worked in mental health for 15 years. The paediatrician told me I'd need a hobby so I googled hobby and cake art came up so I started wi… Read more