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      • FINALISTS - Rising Star of the Year Award
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      • FINALISTS - Cake Buddy of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best New Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Fondant Cookie Artist of the Year Award
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      • FINALISTS - Cake Sculptor of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS Sugarcraft Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Floral Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Chocolate Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Professional Pastry of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Teacher of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - On-Line Educator of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Product of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best On-Line Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Small Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Large Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Industry Partner of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS -Global Sugar Hero of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS -Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Cake Artist of the Year Award

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Stay Compliant - Tools & Resources

TOPICS & RESOURCES FOR CAKE & COOKIE DECORATORS
Links will be activated on 30th June

Australian Food Standards

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​Download Your FREE Nutrition Panel (Label) Calculator
Nutrition &
​Ingredients
​Label Calculator
This is a free and easy to use downloadable tool to calculate the average nutrient and ingredients content of your cakes, cookies and baked goods. In fact it's ideal to use for all edible products. It will enable you to determine and display the correct nutrient and ingredient information for your product labels. It allows you to
  • Name your recipe
  • Add ingredients and amounts
  • Add any custom ingredients you plan to add
  • Determine your final batch weight
  • Calculate information for individual serve size and also for your full product (if selling un-cut)

Understanding the Difference Between "Use By Date" & "Best By Date"
  • A concise and accurate explanation of Expiry Dates 
  • When you can and can't use, sell or give away products 
  • What information must you include on your product labels
  • Food Standards Australia Date Marking User Guide - Includes Easy to Understand Food Expiry Date Decision Tree​
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Food Safety - Skills, Knowledge & Training for Food Businesses

​All food businesses are required to ensure people who work in their business have skills and knowledge appropriate to the type of work they do. This includes you. 
  • Understanding the responsibilities of food handlers 
  • What skills and knowledge do food handlers need 
  • A guide to skills and knowledge needed to remain hygiene and food safe
  • Access to Free On-Line Food Safety & Food Hygiene Training Program 
  • ​Access to Free On-Line Covid-19 Infection Control Training Program
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How to Build & Grow Your Business


Running a Cake, Cookie or Food Based Business 
  • ​​What to consider when starting up a cake, cookie or sweet making business - Step By Step 
  • Essential points necessary to build a sustainable and profitable business (part time or full time)
  • Writing a Business Plan - What to Consider
  • Cost analysis - point by point considerations
  • Decide if you will be working part time or full time
  • Will you work from home or need to secure commercial premises
  • Federal, State and Council Requirements
  • Determining if  you are required to apply for a food license
  • License exemptions
  • Possible kitchen modifications required to be compliant
  • Choosing a business structure (company, partnership, sole trader etc)
  • Registration requirements 
    1. ​​Choosing a business name
    2. Business Name Registration
    3. ABN Registration
    4. Tax File Number Registration
    5. Do you need to register for GST - Pros and Cons
  • Specialisation - Target Market
  • Pricing Strategy - Pricing during development - Pricing for profit
  • Branding
  • Protecting Yourself  - Affordable Public Liability & Product Insurance
  • Accounting software - chart of accounts - accountant or self managed
  • Employees - payment, legislated requirements and management
  • Monthly, quarterly and/or annual compliance
  • Website Requirements
  • Marketing - Building a client base
  • Sourcing wholesale suppliers
  • Continual Training - How you plan to grow your skills and stay abreast of in demand trends
  • Social Media, Networking & Support

Free Online Business Tutorials


The Journey of a Cake Order

SIX FREE BUSINESS TUTORIALS delivered by internationally acclaimed "Professional ACADA Member", Serdar Yener from Yeners Way. Serdar has walked in your shoes. Serdar is a respected, highly awarded pastry chef who has a proven track record of running highly successful cake businesses for more than 25 years. 

Part 1: How to Do a Cake Consultation
  • Where a cake order comes from
  • A place to meet
  • The request idea
  • Timing the consultation
  • Questions that need answers
  • Cake sampling
  • A second appointment

Part 2: How to Design The Cake
  • Taking notes from the consultation
  • ​Doing a quick sketch
  • Create a life-size drawing
  • Downloadable worksheets

Part 3: How to Price Cakes with Itemisation
  • Building and maintaining a price list
  • Using a price list to calculate a total price for a cake
  • Finishing a quotation
  • Downloadable worksheets

Part 4: How to Plan and Make the Cake
  • Taking control of the week/s ahead
  • Cake production
  • Decoration preparation
  • Assembling the cake
  • Downloadable worksheets

Part 5: How to Document and Deliver the Cake Order
  • Documentation
  • Packing
  • Pick Up Issues
  • Delivery Issues
  • Hand Over
  • Downloadable worksheets

Part 6: Steps to Take After the Cake Order is Competed
  • Office Work
  • Getting Feedback
  • Retargeting
  • Marketing
  • Downloadable worksheets

Other Useful Downloadable PDF Resources
  • Safe Food Australia - A guide to food safety standards
  • Potentially Hazardous Foods - How to handle them in different situations
  • Guide to what flowers are edible and what flowers are poisonous​
  • General Food Safety 
  • Especially for Food Businesses
  • Local Government License Assessment - How your Council will assess your Food License Application
  • Customer Food Complaint Form
  • What to do if a customer alleges food poisoning 
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  • Home
  • ACADA MEMBERSHIP
    • Join or Renew Your ACADA Membership
    • ACADA Members Discounted Public & Product Liability Insurance
    • Membership Benefits
    • Meet the ACADA Team
    • Retail Partner Discounts
    • Members Only - Business Resource Area
    • Our Members
    • Why is ACADA different to other Cake Networks or Associations
    • ACADA Code of Conduct & Accreditation
    • ACADA Hall of Fame
    • ACADA News Magazine
    • Terms & Conditions of ACADA Membership
    • ACADA Privacy Policy
  • 2022 SHOW GALLERY
  • CAKE OSCAR AWARDS
    • CAKE OSCAR AWARDS - GALA BLACK -TIE DINNER
    • AWARD CATEGORIES - VOTING FOR FINALISTS >
      • FINALISTS - Rising Star of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Cake Angel of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Cake Buddy of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best New Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Fondant Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Royal Iced Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Buttercream Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Cake Sculptor of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS Sugarcraft Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Floral Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Chocolate Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Professional Pastry of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Teacher of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - On-Line Educator of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Product of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best On-Line Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Small Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Large Retailer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Best Industry Partner of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS -Global Sugar Hero of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS -Cookie Artist of the Year Award
      • FINALISTS - Cake Artist of the Year Award