If your bakery is in the cake decorating business, you probably know how difficult it is to find – and retain – an incredibly talented decorator. Baking a delicious cake may be the foundation of your business, but decorating it with style and flair will ensure that customers continue to walk through your doors to create cakes for their birthday parties, weddings and other special events.

Provide Ample Training

Every bakery is different, so when you hire a new decorator, be sure to provide them with plenty of training time. Share your tips and tricks with them, let them know what type of cake your typical client orders and assist them in learning the styles of design you specialize in.

Nurture Talent

Once your decorator has the basics down, it’s time to let their talents flourish! A talented cake decorator can be difficult to come by, so let yours know how much you appreciate their talents and allow them to showcase their best skills.

Continued learning is incredibly important in the cake decorating field, so encourage your decorator to watch tutorials, try new designs and take classes to further improve their skills. The assistance your decorator can provide in keeping up with the latest trends is invaluable and can put your shop a head above the competition.

Allow Creativity to Thrive

Cake decorating is an art, and allowing your artist’s creativity to thrive will boost morale and create a positive, enjoyable atmosphere to work in. Whether they are practicing new designs on cupcakes that will be placed in your storefront window or adding something new to your traditional cake border, there are so many ways to help creativity blossom in your shop.

Before your cakes can be decorated, they need to be baked, and Empire Bakery Equipment has everything your bakery needs to ensure quick and efficient production. To learn more about our products, visit us online or contact us by phone at 1-800-878-4070.

Sources: http://www.bakemag.com/Trends/Decorating/2015/10/Attracting-and-retaining-skilled-cake-decorators.aspx, http://artisancakecompany.com/2013/03/how-to-make-it-in-the-cake-decorating-world/