Cost of Wilton Method cake decorating classes?

They average $40. But the cost of the supplies is not included--they are usually another $25-$40 depending on the class. I signed my daughter up for one that cost $10, then had to pay $7 for icing, $19 for the special cupcake holders, $4 for the special spatula, $3 for the candies, $8 for the instruction book and $13 for the icing kit. I was not amused.

Instead of calling the store, go to Joann.com and put in your zipcode. You can pull up a list of stores that have classes in your area and how much they cost. But be forewarned: they are apt to cancel Wilton Classes at a moment's notice. That's what happened to me--I spent all that money and then they called me on my cell phone on my way to the class to tell me it was cancelled.

Its true that a person cannot have a food service business that operates out of their home. The health department would never approve of a home kitchen and would not give you the necessary license to run such a business. However, there is nothing wrong or illegal selling cakes to your friends. Selling to restaurants or diners? No way. I wouldn't even risk it. The powers that be would come in and shut your operation down. Not only that, a reputable restaurant only buys food supplies from reputable dealers. Chances are, they wouldn't buy you product anyway because you do operate a food service business out of your home. The restaurant would be held liable. They wouldn't risk their business being shut down because they bought product from you. Drug dealing and making cakes out of your home is NOT the same thing. There aren't "laws" that forbid you from doing this.... just industry regulations. Drug dealers go to prison when they are caught. You, on the other hand, would not go to jail. Your business would simply be shut down by the health department. However, there are ways around this. You could rent a commercial kitchen to make your cakes in. Or, if you wanted too, you could have you home kitchen remodeled and updated to regulation standards. But, this would cost a lot of money which you may not want to invest in a business. $120 a month is not very much. I don't know if that would cover expenses or not because I don't know what your monthly gasoline bill or expense bill is. I'm guessing it may just cover it... barely. Another option may be to see if you could get a job in a bakery. Start out in an entry level position and work your way up to cake decorator. If you're really good at it, your bosses will have no problem promoting you.

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