Home-Baked celebration cakes

Local families, parents planning parties, couples, and small businesses ordering for events or the office.

A set price per cake based on size, flavour and decoration, with extra charges for custom designs, delivery and tiered cakes. Deposits help cover ingredients.

• Baking and cake decorating
• Good food hygiene habits
• Social media photos to show your work
• Planning orders around deadlines

• Food business registration with your council is required before you start trading; check the current rules with your council
• Food hygiene rating and allergen rules, including labelling and giving allergen information to customers
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Whether your landlord, mortgage lender or lease allows food production at home
• Keep records of ingredients and allergens for each order

Startup costs are estimated at typically around £300 to £1,500, depending on your baking equipment, ingredients and packaging. Insurance and council food business registration are also worth checking before you start.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £300 to £2,000, depending on how many orders you take, your prices and the size of the cakes. These figures are revenue before ingredient costs.

Check the current rules with your council, as food business registration is required before you start trading. Also check food hygiene rating and allergen rules, insurance, and whether your landlord, mortgage lender or lease allows food production at home.