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Cake decorator

Designs and decorates cakes for celebrations, retail or bakeries, using sugarpaste, buttercream and sugar flowers. Many are self-employed.

A real shift

Bake or receive sponges, fill and cover, decorate to brief, and consult with clients.

Skills that matter

  • Sugarcraft
  • Design
  • Precision
  • Client management
  • Time planning

Qualifications

  • Level 2 or 3 Sugarcraft and Cake Decorating qualifications
  • Level 2 Food Safety
  • Council registration for home businesses

Where it leads

  1. Cake decorator
  2. Wedding cake business
  3. Teaching
  4. Pastry chef

What we'd ask on the show

  • The wedding cake that collapsed
  • Home bakery businesses
  • Pricing creative work

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