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If you’ve ever had the desire to start a home baking business, or you’ve watched enough videos online to think to yourself, “I could do that…” I’m here to tell you that you absolutely can! And throughout this handbook, I’m walking you through exactly how I did it, step by step.
The handbook is broken into four main parts, covering the business basics, selling, workflow, and growth strategies that can be applied to just about any home baking business. Because cake pops are my specialty, I’ve also dedicated an entire section specifically to cake pop production + workflow. In that section, I walk you through recipes and prep methods, bulk baking, storage + freezing, and the weekly workflow I use in my own business.
If you have no desire to sell cake pops in your home bakery, who knows - you may change your mind after reading that section! And if you don’t, that’s okay too. The other three parts are packed with practical, actionable information to help you build and grow a home bakery around whatever it is you want to sell.
This handbook is also structured to be interactive. I don’t want this to be something you read, close, and forget about. At the end of each part, you’ll find a recap with key takeaways, helpful resources, and actionable steps to help you take what you’ve learned and actually apply it to your own business.
There is a TON of information in here, so please don’t let that overwhelm you or make you feel like you need to tackle everything at once. I encourage you to use the sections as a checklist, come back to them as your business grows, and most importantly, focus on the pieces that make sense for the season you’re in right now.
Here’s what you’ll find inside the handbook:
Part 1: Business Basics
12 Steps to Starting Your Home Bakery
Pricing Your Products
Labeling
Taxes, LLC + Insurance
Part 2: Cake Pop Production + Workflow
Cake Pop Dough Recipe
My Dough Method
Making Cake Pops: Step by Step + Troubleshooting
Chocolate Tips + Melting Method
Chocolate Storage
Packaging
Freezing Cake Pops
Baking in Bulk
Building Your Weekly Workflow
Part 3: Selling + Managing Orders
Taking Custom Orders
Creating a Custom Order Form
Invoicing + Payment
Sticking to Your Policies
Part 4: Growing + Expanding Your Business
Holiday Sales
Flavor of the Month
Pop Drops
Wholesale
Selling at Markets
Social Media + Content Creation
If you’ve ever had the desire to start a home baking business, or you’ve watched enough videos online to think to yourself, “I could do that…” I’m here to tell you that you absolutely can! And throughout this handbook, I’m walking you through exactly how I did it, step by step.
The handbook is broken into four main parts, covering the business basics, selling, workflow, and growth strategies that can be applied to just about any home baking business. Because cake pops are my specialty, I’ve also dedicated an entire section specifically to cake pop production + workflow. In that section, I walk you through recipes and prep methods, bulk baking, storage + freezing, and the weekly workflow I use in my own business.
If you have no desire to sell cake pops in your home bakery, who knows - you may change your mind after reading that section! And if you don’t, that’s okay too. The other three parts are packed with practical, actionable information to help you build and grow a home bakery around whatever it is you want to sell.
This handbook is also structured to be interactive. I don’t want this to be something you read, close, and forget about. At the end of each part, you’ll find a recap with key takeaways, helpful resources, and actionable steps to help you take what you’ve learned and actually apply it to your own business.
There is a TON of information in here, so please don’t let that overwhelm you or make you feel like you need to tackle everything at once. I encourage you to use the sections as a checklist, come back to them as your business grows, and most importantly, focus on the pieces that make sense for the season you’re in right now.
Here’s what you’ll find inside the handbook:
Part 1: Business Basics
12 Steps to Starting Your Home Bakery
Pricing Your Products
Labeling
Taxes, LLC + Insurance
Part 2: Cake Pop Production + Workflow
Cake Pop Dough Recipe
My Dough Method
Making Cake Pops: Step by Step + Troubleshooting
Chocolate Tips + Melting Method
Chocolate Storage
Packaging
Freezing Cake Pops
Baking in Bulk
Building Your Weekly Workflow
Part 3: Selling + Managing Orders
Taking Custom Orders
Creating a Custom Order Form
Invoicing + Payment
Sticking to Your Policies
Part 4: Growing + Expanding Your Business
Holiday Sales
Flavor of the Month
Pop Drops
Wholesale
Selling at Markets
Social Media + Content Creation