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The Podcast for cake makers and bakers running a business. The Business of Caking Making is for cake makers who run a business. Hosted by Bronya and Sammie from Daisy Cake Company we delve into all aspects of running a Cake or Baking Business, with some expert guests. UK Based podcast.
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This week we are catching up with Sammie and all the things she ate whilst she was travelling in Europe.
This episode also includes a great interview with Emma from Madame Spoons.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Ep 143 - Cake International 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
This week we are at the 2024 Cake International. It's the shows 30th anniversary and it did not disappoint.
Below are the time codes for each interview if you want to skip to anyone in particular. However, we recommend sitting back and taking in everyone we chatted to.
2.23 - Natalie Porter, Immaculate Confections
6.50 - Karen Davies
12.21 - Dummies Direct
15.17 - Cakes by Carol
22.09 - Emma Jayne Cake Design on Elizabeth 1st
28.25 - Renshaw
34.47 Suzanne Thorpe, The Frostery
41.15 - Sandra Farmhouse
44.04 - Jenny Chambers, Sugar Screams
53.56 - Miriam Pearson, Sweet Creations
56.46 - Christina Georgiou, Tasteful Cakes
1.01.10 - Molly Robbins
1.06.28 - Emily Hankins
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Ep 142. From The Vaults. Running a Cake Business from Home
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
We are having a few weeks off, whilst Sammie is travelling around Europe. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Sammie's Choices - Running a Cake Business from Home.
In this episode we talk about the practicalities of running a cake business from home. Running your own business is hard enough - running a cake business can be next level with the amount of space that is needed.
Sammie and Bronya talk about their experiences and how they make their working lives easier by being organised, setting a routine and most importantly helping their families understand the pressures on them and their work.
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Ep 141. From The Vaults. Eric Lanlard
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
We are having a few weeks off, whilst Sammie is travelling around Europe. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Sammie's Choices - Eric Lanlard
This week Bronya and Sammie are very excited to speak to world renowned patissier Eric Lanlard. After baking in the French Navy he came to London to learn English and never left.
He has many TV appearances to his name, as well as 8 books, and regularly teaches at his South London Boutique Bakery and School, Cake Boy. He is still very passionate about his craft and is always looking for new and exciting flavours.
We chat to him ahead of his appearance at the Cake and Bake Show at The Ideal Home Show Christmas.
Buy your tickets to the 2024 show by following the link below https://cakeandbake.seetickets.com/tour/cake-bake-show?OfferCode=CABCAKEMAKERS
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Ep 140. From The Vaults. Google Analytics 4
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
We are having a few weeks off, whilst Sammie is travelling around Europe. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Sammie's Choices - Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
This episode is NOT our strong point, but we have tried to tackle it anyway. We are talking Google Analytics Today!
As a cake maker what are the analytics you need to look at and how do you get there?
Google Analytics changed from Universal Analytics to GA4 on July 1st, 2023. So what do you need to be doing to get the best out of your website.
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Ep 139. From The Vaults. Flowers on Cakes
Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
We are having a few weeks off, whilst Sammie is travelling around Europe. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Bronya's Choices - The Ultimate Guide to Putting Flowers on Cakes.
It's a topic that we are all a bit fuzzy around the edges on, so we went straight to the experts and got our information from the Food Standards Agency! The email we got back was from @food.gov.uk - you can't get much more official than that!
Who's responsibility is it if you get given a toxic flower from a florist? Who responsibility is it to put the flowers on the cake correctly? What happens if you do it wrong? How do you do it right?
Also, rumour has it that there is a food safe florist tape on the market - we investigate.
This is a crucial episode for anyone adding fresh flowers to their cakes!
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Ep 138. From the Vaults. Visibility Queen, Maddy Shine
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
We are having a few weeks off, whilst Sammie is travelling around Europe. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Sammie's choices, and she brings you Maddy Shine, the Visibility Queen.
Getting discovered by your customers always feels so hard. Maddy chats about how and what we should be putting out on our marketing, and encourages us to be authentically us.
So many tips, so much information, and so much enthusiasm, you're gonna love her!
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
We are having a few weeks off. Sammie is travelling around Europe, and Bronya is having a couple of weeks in Scotland. We thought it would be the perfect time to dip back into our back catalogue, which after 4 and a half years is quite extensive.
This week is one of Bronya's choices, and she brings you the most recent episode that we'll be re-listening to from this time last year.
Cake International is an important event in the cake calendar and we were delighted to have Organiser, Melanie Underwood, and Head Judge, David Close on just a couple of weeks before last years Show.
This is a fascinating episode with so many hints, tips and behind the scenes insights.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Ep 136 - Cake Business Fundamentals Pt 6. Customer Journey
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
This is the last in our 6 part mini series bout Cake Business Fundamentals.
This week we chat about the journey you take your customer on from when they first find you to when you deliver their cake. How so you communicate with them, what language do you use, how do you manage their expectations and do you follow up after they've had their cake.
We will now be taking a 2 week break.
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Ep 135 - Cake Business Fundamentals Pt 5. Branding and Marketing
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
This is the penultimate episode of this 6 part series on Cake Business Fundamentals.
This week Bronya and Sammie chat about Branding and Marketing in your cake business. They talk about the breadth of both topics and how they both very closely relate to your ideal client.
There are also 2 great top tips this week!