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Bento cake flavours: guide to the 10 that actually sell

Bento cake flavours: guide to the 10 that actually sell

Ten bento cake flavours, side by side: taste, difficulty and who orders them.

Bento cake cost breakdown: product cost, price and margin

Bento cake cost breakdown: product cost, price and margin

The cost of one bento cake isn't only flour and cream. Full breakdown, worked example and the pricing formula.

Can you freeze a bento cake

Can you freeze a bento cake

Why an assembled cake never goes in the freezer, and what to tell the client who asks anyway.

Bento cake for beginners: where to start

Bento cake for beginners: where to start

How long a first cake really takes, what size to start with, and when it stops being embarrassing to sell.

How to start selling cakes from home: a checklist

How to start selling cakes from home: a checklist

What you truly need to take that first cake order — without the invented equipment list and without the fear.

How long a bento cake lasts out of the fridge

How long a bento cake lasts out of the fridge

How many hours you really have on the table, and what to tell the client about it.

How to transport a bento cake without ruining it

How to transport a bento cake without ruining it

Most complaints about a melted cake are about the journey, not the recipe.

Cream won't thicken: why and what to do

Cream won't thicken: why and what to do

Why cream stays liquid, and how that differs from cream that simply slumps.

No-bake strawberry OREO cheesecake — how it holds together

No-bake strawberry OREO cheesecake — how it holds together

Why a no-bake cheesecake holds on gelatine, what makes the cut run, and how to use it as a layer inside a bento cake.

Cream won't hold its shape: where to look for the cause

Cream won't hold its shape: where to look for the cause

Three groups of causes behind slumping cream, and how to tell which one is yours.

Bento cake size: how many people and why 12 cm

Bento cake size: how many people and why 12 cm

Which diameter counts as bento, how many people it serves, and where the line with a mini cake runs.

Bento cake shelf life: how long it lasts in the fridge

Bento cake shelf life: how long it lasts in the fridge

Shelf life by cream type + what to tell the client at hand-off.

Why a sponge comes out domed — the cause

Why a sponge comes out domed — the cause

Why a sponge rises into a peak in the middle and what that tells you.

Which cream to choose for a bento cake

Which cream to choose for a bento cake

Why there is no universal cream, and what is really behind the question.

The sponge sinks after the oven — why it happens

The sponge sinks after the oven — why it happens

What exactly gives way in a sponge when it sinks after the oven.

How to package a bento cake for sale

How to package a bento cake for sale

The basic packaging kit and what to say to the client.