The Business of Cake Making Podcast

Ep 177 - A day (week) in the life

We thought this week we would share our routines and schedules. We both work very differently in our businesses now than when we when we first started. We have learnt the hard way to be careful and structured with our time. We hope our experience can help you on your business.

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Ep 176 - Our Favourite bits of kit (revisited)

Today we are revisiting a subject we tackled back in February 2021 - our favourite bits of equipment.

A lot has changed in 5 years and we're seeing if we're still using the same things or if we've changed things up.

There is also our either/or question - Plain or Self-Raising Flour. Which do you use?

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Ep 175 - Comparison Trap

This episode we are chatting about The Comparison Trap. Sammie recently had a session with Bee from Episode 173. Afterwards Sammie realised that we needed to chat about this very important topic, so here we are.

Do you repeatedly compare yourself to other cake makers and bakers. We chat about what happens to us when that happens and how we deal with it.

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Ep 174 - Cake Trends in 2026

This week we're chatting about Cake Trends. We're not only talking about what is trending in 2026 in terms of looks, flavours and accessories. But we're also talking about if you should follow trends, when you should pick them up and when you shouldn't.

What's going to be big in 2026 and will you be making it?

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Ep 173 - Bee from Zala Coaching

We're starting 2026 with positivity and have invited Bee from Zala Coaching to come and talk to us about Mindset.

What is mindset and how can it help you in business?

Bee has a wealth of information, hints and tips to help you in 2026.

For more information, or to work with Bee head to https://www.zalacoaching.com/zalamindset https://www.instagram.com/itsbeewallis/

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Ep 172 - 2025 Round-up and 2026 Goals

This is our last podcast of 2025, so we are doing a round-up of 2025 to see how many goals we set back at the beginning of the year.

We also set 2026 goals and chat about where we'd like our businesses to go.

We return on January 5th with a guest, which we are very excited about.

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Ep 171 - Our Podcast listens

This episode we are chatting about the podcasts that we like to listen to. We include some of cake making a,d cake businesses, small business and small business advise, as well as a few others that we just generally enjoy.

We went on quite a journey with these so we hope you enjoy our picks. If you have any podcasts of your own that you listen to then please let us know!

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Ep 170 - Cake International 2025

In this episode Bronya and Sammie share their thoughts on the 2025 Cake International and Bake International. There are interviews with Molly Robbins, Jenny Chambers and the development team at PME.

Also, Sammie went shopping and shares all the bits and pieces she bought at the show.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this years Cake International. Did you enjoy it? Was it better or worse than previous years? Did you compete and how was the experience?

 

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Ep 169 - Annabel Fletcher from Bake Genie

Back in March, the much loved app Bake Diary closed it's doors. It sent the cake world into turmoil, and our Sammie nearly had a breakdown over it. 

After a very stressful summer Sammie was nearing the end of her tether. That was until Bake Genie was launched!!

A new app with all of Bake Diary's functionality and a whole lot more. Today we are chatting to founder Annabel Fletcher on the trials of bringing the Bake Genie app to the market with such speed, whilst running her own business, in order to help the desperate cake community.

She chats about what Bake Genie can do right now, and new developments she hope to bring to the app in the coming months.

For more information, head over to https://www.bakegenie.co/ and sign up for a free 14 day trial.

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Ep 167 - Allergens with Caroline Benjamin & Natalie Stanton

This week we are chatting about Allergens with Natalie Stanton and Caroline Benjamin.

Natalie is The Safety Expert, a chartered EHO, and Caroline is from Food Allergy Aware. This week they answer our questions, and some of yours, all about allergens and food intolerances, and best practices to keep your customers and yourself safe.

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Links for the episode:

The Safety Expert: https://www.thesafetyexpert.co.uk/

Food Allergy Aware; https://foodallergyaware.co.uk/

Level 2 Food Allergen Awareness in Catering Course: https://www.thesafetyexpert.co.uk/level-2-food-allergen-awareness/

Get Certified: https://foodallergyaware.co.uk/grow-your-business-allergen-management/get-certified-allergen-management/

Allergy Pal: https://allergy-pal.co.uk/