Cash from Baking??

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Can't help with your questions Babyplum, but just wanted to say that your cakes are fantastic. If the Pingu one was your first attempt then you obviously have a natural talent for it! :T

Rince

babyplum wrote: »

Hello everyone!

Hope you don't mind me jumping in here!


Ooh quick question too. How do you get your cupcakes to hold their shapes so well? is it to do with the cases you use or the bun tray? The cupcakes i make usually splay out quite a lot ifkwim and this doesn't look very neat or proffesional.

Hi, I never have a problem and I use a proper cupcake tray/tin so they are deeper and hold the cupcake cases in. If you use a shallower fairy cake tin/try then they will splay out. I fill my cases 3/4 full and they usually come out just right. Hope that helps

babyplum

Rince wrote: »

Hi, I never have a problem and I use a proper cupcake tray/tin so they are deeper and hold the cupcake cases in. If you use a shallower fairy cake tin/try then they will splay out. I fill my cases 3/4 full and they usually come out just right. Hope that helps

Ah ok. I didn't know such a thing as a 'proper cupcake tray' exsisted! lol

I do use a normal shallow fairy cake tin so thats obviously where i'm going wrong. Thanks.

nat21luv

i did my first paid order as a business yesterday-8 muffin sized cupcakes for a wedding present. she paid 16pounds but gave me a 20 and told me to keep the change! so out of that 16 pounds i made 13.72 pounds profit! tell you what, if your trying to get your business off the ground i suggest facebook, i have 500 friends and generated 6 orders in only 4 days of the page going live! do it!! xxx

mum-of-3

babyplum wrote: »

Hello everyone!


I'm a bit worried about making these 3 cake orders from colleagues as they will be paying me for them (although very little more than the cost of ingredients and supplies) and i obviously haven't done any of the official stuff yet! Eek!

If people are paying for your cakes get yourself registered through HMRC ASAP, you only need a jealous work collegue to report you an you are in trouble beofre you start.
Register now and you have plenty of time before end of year, keep all your receipts for ingredients, equipment etc.
Also if you are selling the cakes, get public liability insurance!

If you get tax credits don't forget to inform them you are doing self employment work to!

mum-of-3

babyplum wrote: »

Hello everyone!

I live in a small rented house with a tiny kitchen, not much storage space, 1 sink, a cat, a child, a washing machine, etc. I just can't see it being passed. I have thought about maybe using my parents house which is very close by but i'm not even sure this would be possible?!

If you are in a rented house you MUST ask the landlord for his permission, having a business registered to the house may go against his mortgage if he has a buy to let mortgage and may affect any household insurance he has as a landlord.

esmer

babyplum wrote: »

Ah ok. I didn't know such a thing as a 'proper cupcake tray' exsisted! lol

I do use a normal shallow fairy cake tin so thats obviously where i'm going wrong. Thanks.

I got one out of Tesco, a muffin tin, and i try and get cupcake cases when i can, the differ in height from the fairy and muffin cases. you dont get them in supermakets, have to order them online If I cant get them, then I use muffin cases.............. hope this helps.

babyplum

esmer wrote: »

I got one out of Tesco, a muffin tin, and i try and get cupcake cases when i can, the differ in height from the fairy and muffin cases. you dont get them in supermakets, have to order them online If I cant get them, then I use muffin cases.............. hope this helps.

Great thanks!

babyplum

mum-of-3 wrote: »

If people are paying for your cakes get yourself registered through HMRC ASAP, you only need a jealous work collegue to report you an you are in trouble beofre you start.
Register now and you have plenty of time before end of year, keep all your receipts for ingredients, equipment etc.
Also if you are selling the cakes, get public liability insurance!

If you get tax credits don't forget to inform them you are doing self employment work to!

Nobody has paid me yet. I have only just taken my 1st definite order for a halloween cake. This has only really come about in the last week so i haven't had time to do anything official yet. Thats why i came on here, to read up and get advice about what i should be doing.

A relative makes cakes for family and friends (she made a cake for my 30th) and had done for years. I'm pretty sure she has never done any of the official stuff so i don't think its unsual to do it for people you know and not register as a business or anything.
However i am planning to get myself registered and do everything i need to.

Thanks for the advice.

bektoria

nat21luv wrote: »

i did my first paid order as a business yesterday-8 muffin sized cupcakes for a wedding present. she paid 16pounds but gave me a 20 and told me to keep the change! so out of that 16 pounds i made 13.72 pounds profit! tell you what, if your trying to get your business off the ground i suggest facebook, i have 500 friends and generated 6 orders in only 4 days of the page going live! do it!! xxx

Wow that is fantastic, well done :T I must be one of the few people who has never been on Facebook Is it hard to set up and do you have to update it all the time like a blog ?

Best wishes,
Bek x