i need some opinions. i have been decorating for about a year now and in the past 4 months or so i have been doing 1-3 cakes each week. word is spreading and its bringing me business which i am very excited about. the problem is that i am only doing party cakes at this time and i'm not bringing in enough money to take the place of a part-time job. i've been out of work since having my DD and now we need a second income to keep up with everything.
eventually, i want to go for the gold and make this a legal business and advertise. so, i can eventually do wedding cakes, since that seems to be where the money is. but, i don't feel i'm ready for that yet so, i have to get a part time job in the meantime.
i am thinking of waitressing a few nights a week and keeping fridays and saturdays open so i can still do my cakes.
my question is, when i am filling out these job applications, telling them that i am unavailable fri and sat (the busiest days for restaurants) should i tell them that i am trying to start a cake business? my issue with this is that i am not yet legal and i don't know if a food establishment would jump to report someone in this situation.
part of me wants to tell them i do cakes because a few of the restaurants have function rooms (more business 
) but then the other part of me is scared of getting turned in.
any advice? 
I wouldn't say you are working on a business. I would include cake decorating as a hobby-many applications ask for hobbies. And leave it at that.
You would not be able to provide cake for that restaurant, unless you used their kitchen.
After you have been there for a while, you could bring in a well decorated cake for some occasion. Perhaps then would be the time to offer your skills for some in-house cakes. who knows?
I understand why you don't want to work those days and this might sound harsh but I have a restaurant and I have to say that anyone looking for work who is not available on Fri & Sat goes to the bottom of my list and I generally wouldn't employ them - that's not to say everyone is going to feel that way (and you may get lucky) but I suspect a lot of them would. What you did with that time whether you did something frivolous like partying with your friends or more serious like working on a business wouldn't really matter to me the bottom line would be that you weren't available when I needed you.
Do you have to work nights in particular? If not I would either look for work in a different field or the other thing you could try is approaching the restaurants to work in the kitchen side of things making desserts or the like - maybe they might be able to be more flexible in the hours you work that way eg. you come in Thursday afternoon and make up several dessert dishes for the weekend (depending on the shelf life of the dishes of course) not sure if they would go for it or not.
Good Luck
its been a while since i worked in a restaurant, but if you want to make money as a waitress you have to be there when the crowd is. in my experience a waitress who doesn't work fri and sat is one who is poor. i would choose one of those two days at least and work it. you'll be more appealing to potential employers too. i would go with saturday, you can make cakes fridays then deliver (or pick up) saturday morning or afternoon, then work sat evening. i know its not fun, but i think its something you should really consider if you want to get hired/make some money. also, if you're not legal i would be very concerned about spending a whole weekend selling cakes too. i don't know where you live, but to me the risk is too great. someone getting sick, someone being vindictive, someone getting hurt on your property while picking up a cake. you'll have much more piece of mind if you work on becoming legal first, then sell cakes later. hope i don't sound too preachy, lol. 
Have you thought about maybe getting another part time job other than waitressing? The best tips are probably to be gotten Fri. and Sat. as well, so you'll be doing yourself a diservice if you omit those days. Maybe another field, that's not the service industry where they require you to work Fri. and Sat.
Another thought is, that since you're available the other nights, someone maybe be willing to work Fri. and Sat. to get those extra tips...you never know until you ask. Be prepared to be turned down though, because once you put limitations from the start, it's going to be harder for someone to hire you.
JMO...keep selling cakes the way you're doing right now, don't worry about not being legal (have it in the back of your mind, but it's nothing something you should WORRY about), a lot of people do it, and it's a good temporary fix. If you start having people picking up cakes at your house 5 days a week, and all hours, you need to think about opening your own place.
Good luck finding something!
thank you all for your suggestions and advice.
the reason i thought i should leave both fri and sat open is because often times i have cakes due on sundays. i can't imagine trying to pump out a cake, take care of a 1 year old and get ready for work all before 3pm on a saturday (for a cake due the next day). but, maybe you're right... i should really consider keeping myself available for work on sat. nights as well.
as for trying for another job, i'm having a hard time finding something with the hours i need. my only options are nights and weekends as we really want to avoid putting our DD in daycare. waitressing hours would work out great.
as for the whole not being legal yet issue, i'm in the process of looking into everything but i'm taking my time. i'm in MA where it is legal to sell from your home. i've contacted the health inspector in my town and she gave me the info i needed as well as sending me the proper forms. i think i'm just scared of going for it so i'm totally procrastinating. 
anyway, thank you all again for your input. its much appreciated. 
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