About

Hi I’m Kate and I have run my own Cake Design business since 2018.  

 

In the last year I’ve found less joy in making cakes for clients, and more in sharing the systems I use with other cake designers, to help them maximise the efficiency of their business. Taking the skills I’ve learned in the last few years, my attention to detail and my passion for all things organised I’m going to be bringing downloadable PDFs, video tutorials and eventually courses to help my colleagues do less admin so they have more time for baking.

 

I started my baking business by accident.  I was a stay at home mum to two children under 4 and I was bored.  Not because taking care of the kids was easy, but because it was repetitive and I no longer had anything that felt like it was just mine.  I had always been a good baker, the friend expected to bring a cake when I was invited somewhere and, after making my best friend’s son’s birthday cake, people started suggesting that I turn it into a business.

 

I had no idea what I was doing! The baking bit was fine, the decorating came with time and practice but the running a business side? It was complicated and overwhelming and I was so scared to get it wrong.  So I procrastinated and didn’t want to let technology do the work for me.  Honestly I didn’t know what technology was available to help me, and no one in my very lovely and helpful Facebook group was talking about the admin side of running your own baking business! 

 

But over time I tried things. I made mistakes. I learned that done was better than perfect. And when I started my other job as a Virtual Assistant I learned systems to make running a business so much easier, and now I’m sharing those systems with you.

 

So it’s ok to be scared, to get it wrong and to try again. There’s so many of us for whom this story will sound familiar and I‘m here to help you through it. 

 

Know you aren’t alone!