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If you’re a keen baker there are lots of ways you can make money with your skills this day in age. There are lots of business ideas that would allow you to work for yourself, from home and create something fantastic for yourself that you can be really proud of. Here are three different ideas you could consider. 

Occasion cakes

When you think about setting up a baking business, chances are it’s the typical ‘occasion’ cakes that spring to mind. Wedding and birthday cakes, novelty cakes and beautifully crafted creations. If you’re an experienced baker then this is definitely one to consider, but you really do need to be at the top of your game to pull this off. People will be expecting the highest quality, but as a result you can price your bakes accordingly. Setting up a business selling occasion cakes means you’ll need to have the right kind of space and equipment. If you’re currently working in a tiny home kitchen you might want to look into renting a kitchen space, or even selling your house and purchasing something more suitable. Companies like FasterHouse.com are great for this as you can sell your home quickly in the condition that it’s in. More people than ever are now working from home in some capacity, and if the career you’ve chosen means your current home isn’t suitable then it makes sense to move somewhere that is. 

Letterbox cookies/ brownies

The thing about setting up a company selling occasion cakes is that realistically, you’ll only ever be able to sell to those living in your local area. Transporting larger or more decorative cakes over long distances isn’t feasible, people will generally choose a local bakery when they want something like this. If you go down the route of letterbox cakes or cookies then you massively expand your potential customer base. You can sell via sites like Etsy and pretty much ship across the entire country by post. If you get your base recipe right, you can easily adapt flavours and decorations to appeal to a wide range of customers.

Wedding favors 

There's a huge market for things like iced wedding biscuits, colorful macarons, personalized chocolates and other pretty looking baked and sugar goods for wedding favors. If your work is more decorative and fits the bill for this kind of market, then finding your niche here could be worthwhile. As with all businesses you’d need to do your market research and work out what you’re planning on offering that’s a little bit different or unique. But there’s plenty of scope for bakers and cake decorators to get creative here and earn an excellent income from creating wedding favors. 

As a baker, do any of the above ideas appeal to you? If you were going to start a baking business, what route would you take?