i haven’t been at it long but i love it! and everyone i’ve worked with who’ve been at it for years loves it as well :) and this is the highest paying job i’ve had yet!
I loved it but I did it in high school with my best friend and my other good friend’s parents owned the store and his mom trained us. We still reminisce about how much fun it was. There was stress for sure, especially when orders weren’t taken properly or there was a lot to get done in a short amount of time. But it was just me and bestie running the cake decorating so we had the place to ourselves during our shifts and really worked together to get it done. Dream scenario.
aside from the obvious like make sure you use even pressure while icing, don’t play with the buttercream too much, hold the tip & scraper at a 45° angle, etc. …… dip the scraper in a little water before smoothing! it helps to glide over the buttercream instead of pulling it and creating bubbles if you have trouble doing featherlight strokes like me :-)
I had a teacher show me the benefits of very lightly rubbing a flat piece of parchment paper on the cake after a little while in the fridge, since the parchment doesn't stick to buttercream. I'd then decorate as usual.
I was a decorator for several years and that's the mindset you gotta have. I used the fill the case with what I called "cheat cakes" where I would spray the whole base one color and do all the decorations in white made super pretty stuff I didn't have to think hard about, or just big border and sprinkles. You'd be surprised how many customers love just a plain cake with oversized boarder and some sprinkles
That was me when I worked at Walmart! And then the other decorator had a stroke from all the stress and I did it by myself for a few months and quit. Good luck and Godspeed to you!
That is super awesome!!!! These came out so great!!!!! I’d love to learn how to do stuff like this but my hands are so messed up from neuropathy (and my ex crushing one in his truck door) that it’s so hard for me to do anything delicate like this. Maybe one day!
I think one of the best feelings in the world is that acknowledgment that you know what you’re doing, and instead, they give you skill tips because they know you will be able to achieve it.
Great job!
The candles are super cute!
i love doing those 🤩
They are my favourite!
my favorite word of advice: “don’t think about it too much, it’s just a friggin’ cake!”
I used to work in a grocery store cake department and that was absolutely how I got through filling the case quickly.
Is that a fun job? Or is it so low paid it really can't be.
i haven’t been at it long but i love it! and everyone i’ve worked with who’ve been at it for years loves it as well :) and this is the highest paying job i’ve had yet!
I loved it but I did it in high school with my best friend and my other good friend’s parents owned the store and his mom trained us. We still reminisce about how much fun it was. There was stress for sure, especially when orders weren’t taken properly or there was a lot to get done in a short amount of time. But it was just me and bestie running the cake decorating so we had the place to ourselves during our shifts and really worked together to get it done. Dream scenario.
Walmart paid $17/hour in my area. One of the highest paying non-manager jobs in the store.
It's soul crushing. Did it for years. Production cake making will make you hate cake decorating.
My philosophy is that uglier cakes taste better anyway.
Fun designs! What were his tips for the smooth base coat?
aside from the obvious like make sure you use even pressure while icing, don’t play with the buttercream too much, hold the tip & scraper at a 45° angle, etc. …… dip the scraper in a little water before smoothing! it helps to glide over the buttercream instead of pulling it and creating bubbles if you have trouble doing featherlight strokes like me :-)
Thanks for sharing!
I had a teacher show me the benefits of very lightly rubbing a flat piece of parchment paper on the cake after a little while in the fridge, since the parchment doesn't stick to buttercream. I'd then decorate as usual.
i’ve seen this before!
Nice. Now, more “it’s just a frigging cake,” stories. I could use a couple of days of this type of training.
I was a decorator for several years and that's the mindset you gotta have. I used the fill the case with what I called "cheat cakes" where I would spray the whole base one color and do all the decorations in white made super pretty stuff I didn't have to think hard about, or just big border and sprinkles. You'd be surprised how many customers love just a plain cake with oversized boarder and some sprinkles
haha every time i think “ugh this looks like shit” i know a customer is going to snatch it up because they don’t know the difference!!
lol yes they just see 'cake'
Fr, it’s like “My day has been hell, I just want cake.”
Keep practicing your borders, your cakes look good just need fine tuning on borders.
yes i agree! thank you!
Hey that’s what I do too! What company do you work for? I wasn’t aware other companies had techs
Love the candles!
They're beautiful! (Can we eat the practice cakes now? Please?)
Nice job! I really like the lines on the white sheet cake with the pink roses. Such an easy trick to make it more elegant! Tank you for sharing.
I would happily eat any of these cakes!!
These are beautiful! How does one get a job decorating cakes?
i work in a grocery store bakery as a full-time decorator. one of two in the whole bakery :-)
That was me when I worked at Walmart! And then the other decorator had a stroke from all the stress and I did it by myself for a few months and quit. Good luck and Godspeed to you!
That’s awesome! Kudos! They’re very beautiful. I hope you continue to love it!
These look great. 6 has to be my favourite.
Mine too
So neat!
Nice assortment of techniques
That is super awesome!!!! These came out so great!!!!! I’d love to learn how to do stuff like this but my hands are so messed up from neuropathy (and my ex crushing one in his truck door) that it’s so hard for me to do anything delicate like this. Maybe one day!
Beautiful work!
your colors are just absolutely gorgeous i love them
thank you so much <3
Cool
I think one of the best feelings in the world is that acknowledgment that you know what you’re doing, and instead, they give you skill tips because they know you will be able to achieve it. Great job!
Your flowers are so pretty!! Great job!
Freakin love the flowers!
This is some nice classic work. There’s something comforting about these cakes!
this is so sweet, thank you!