Best Cake (For 4 Year Old) To Drum Up Business
Decorating By CakesByEllen Updated 8 Sep 2006 , 10:23pm by KylesMom
All,
My daughter turns 4 the end of this month. Since I have to make her a cake anyway, I was trying to figure out what would be the best type of cake to make for enticing new clients? All of her classmates are invited, and it would be nice to get some new jobs.
It will be at a mygym, so nothing other than cake will be served. I have the skills to do just about anything. I just don't know what would be most appealing to other parents. I could do a round, round tiers, square, square tiers, I also have the contour pan that could possibly be a top tier on a round cake. I have sheet pans of all sizes. I could do a cupcake cake. I could do it in fondant or buttercream, or both.
She keeps changing her mind on the topic, but it could be princess, barbie, or curoius george. I have a fairytopia topper that I bought at walmart, and I am not against buying toppers or even edible images if you think it would be a good seller.
Please help!
Ellen
I would make something big and flashy with several different techniques. Maybe a whimsical, topsy-turvy cake with lots of colors and decorations. Something that will get peoples attention right away. Look through the whimsical section in the wedding cake gallery, I'm sure you could find lots of ideas there.
What helped me was I made a cinderllas barbie cake for my daughter's birthday and then made an individual mini doll cake for each little girl. All in mmf
Parents were blown away that I could make so many different little things, plus I decorated each in a different style. Then, they took their cakes home for dad to eat!
So I would suggest doing something like that. A big cake and then little ones. FOr some reason that is just an amazing feat for noncakers. WOrked for me atleast.
HTH Stephanie
I would concentrate on the dream cake that your daughter comes up with and really wants....and do your best to make it as good as you possibly can, getting ideas from this site about how to master the theme she has. I'd make it all about her and the clients will come when they come and likely from making the focus on a perfect day for your daughter....I wouldn't shift the focus to having the guests be the future clients....you'll miss past of this special day.
The clients will see the love you put into making the cake for her and that is a quality they will want when they order their special cakes from you!
I would try to make it to your daughters specifications..........but it might be smart to not only make it a gorgeous cake but maybe do a tiered cake........a lot of people get married and know peoplle that get married and you might be more of a bargain than a high priced bakery and it would get your name out too......if it's a tiered cake then they won't just think of you as someone that does children's birthday cakes.
I would make a tiered cake with different shaped tiers....like, a square base decorated with her favorite things and a round 2nd tier with a dollcake on top....to showcase all the different skills you have. Providing your little one would like a doll cake, of course 
Marina Sousa did an awesome cake for the Food network birthday cake challenge. It was basically a stack of presents that she personalized with toys. You could do the same thing, but put the toys that your daughter loves best. Make it really colorful and use your fondant molding skills to wow the people there. I totally agree that the cake should be all about your daughter. The business will come on its own.
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