For a specialist, the presentation of a product is as important as its
taste and flavour. A cake, therefore, has to have the perfect icing,
which does not only taste good, but has to look tempting enough as well.
From fruits like strawberries and passionfruit, to mangoes... the
creativity of a baking specialist must know no bounds. With the concept
of customised cakes gathering steam, baking offers good career
prospects. If you are creative and have an eye for conjuring up
interesting cakes in the shape of bags, dolls, cricket bats etc, this
profession is for you. You get ample amount of recognition if your work
stands out. Also, for starters, the investment capital required is not a
lot. It usually requires minimum investment as compared to other
fields. One can start up by advertising on Facebook by opening a page
with detailed information on one’s offerings and specialisations.
Pictures of one’s products can also help in gaining more eyeballs. This
can lead in getting a usual of seven to 10 orders a week
A baking specialist creates cakes, cookies, biscuits, pastries. S/he can work at the pastry substation in ahotel or restaurant or have his/her own business.
Pay Off
The junior chef of a five-star hotel or high-end restaurant might be paid Rs. 10,000 a month and a senior sous chef or pastry chef about Rs. 48,000 to Rs. 50,000 a month. Anyone with his or her own cake-making venture can survive if they manage to build up a good clientele, and sometimes make profits of about Rs. 2lakh to Rs. 3 lakh in the busy season
Clock Work
Someone with his or her own business might have a daily routine like this:
7am: Wake up, exercise
8.30am: Walk into the kitchen and consult the order book
9am: Have breakfast in kitchen
9.30am: Start working on the orders
Noon: Take a break
2pm: Have lunch and discuss wedding cake design with a client
3pm: Clients start walking in for orders
Skills:
You get into this profession because you love what you do - which is cooking
How do i get there
A degree or a certificate course in baking after Class 12 helps. Experience counts so that you can either join a restaurant or apprentice with a good chef. A degree in hotel management is the best route to the profession .
A baking specialist creates cakes, cookies, biscuits, pastries. S/he can work at the pastry substation in ahotel or restaurant or have his/her own business.
Pay Off
The junior chef of a five-star hotel or high-end restaurant might be paid Rs. 10,000 a month and a senior sous chef or pastry chef about Rs. 48,000 to Rs. 50,000 a month. Anyone with his or her own cake-making venture can survive if they manage to build up a good clientele, and sometimes make profits of about Rs. 2lakh to Rs. 3 lakh in the busy season
Clock Work
Someone with his or her own business might have a daily routine like this:
7am: Wake up, exercise
8.30am: Walk into the kitchen and consult the order book
9am: Have breakfast in kitchen
9.30am: Start working on the orders
Noon: Take a break
2pm: Have lunch and discuss wedding cake design with a client
3pm: Clients start walking in for orders
Skills:
- Creativity. You have to be innovative and creative to come up with interesting recipes
- You have to have good managerial skills to lead teams if working in a hotelor a restaurant
- You have to have a sound head for business if running your own venture
You get into this profession because you love what you do - which is cooking
- Profit margins can be very high in the food business
- Stressful at times in the busy season
- You deal with perishable items so you may suffer losses at times
How do i get there
A degree or a certificate course in baking after Class 12 helps. Experience counts so that you can either join a restaurant or apprentice with a good chef. A degree in hotel management is the best route to the profession .
Colleges & URL's
- Institute of Hotel Management, Training and Nutrition
- STEP proframme at The Oberoi
- National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology
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