Cakes, have been, one of the thoroughfares of humanity over the years. More gentle than the tough cookie, more sweet than the coarse bread, more elegant than your pie; cakes can be considered as one of the epitomes of success for the baking industry. The cake, in my opinion, has had the most number of evolutions and changes in the history of mankind.

Traditionally, a cake is a type of food that is usually of the bread-oriented, and sweet and baked (though right now, there are cakes which can be cooked without the use of heat). The basic cake ingredients are usually some sort of flour (wheat, potato, depending on the gluten content which determines the quality of the cake), sweetener, binder (eggs and the like), fats, liquids and some sort of leavening agent. Though this is for the normal proper cake, there are other cake forms that are either incomplete, or have made substitutions but over all; a cake is a cake.

So what’s a good cake for a festival run? Well for one thing, consider the environment first. If you’re staying in an open air, hot arid field-type of festival, contrast a cake that could work for you. A cool ice-box cake with mint should give that wonderful feeling of coolness (and seriously, it can arouse the interest of people around.) If you’re in a cold, mall-type environment, wouldn’t a piping hot piece of chocolate cake and some warm cocoa be extra sumptuous?

Cakes directly affect the various moods and tastes of each person or individual that tastes them. They can either relax the person or make them aggressive and hyped. Take the sour cake for example, a good dose of this would make you quite hungry and improves a great deal of your appetite. Have diabetic clients? Sweeteners are your best bet (skimp on the natural sugars though). Who knows, you might be able to pull off „mood cakes“ and it would be a great hit.

Cakes are quite helpful in a business, and you can rarely go wrong with cakes. But the cake market is a tough battleground. You compete with other people’s recipes and their connections as well.But don’t panic. All you need is an understanding of your surroundings, a good rapport, and plenty of servings to go around.

Doing a California craft show for the first time will sometimes be scary. That is why researching more about the dos and donts of a craft show does wonders in easing your fears. So read on to be guided.

In searching for a craft show or fair, making sure that it is in your local area will help you save on your investment cost. You can save on the gas expense when you are just moving around your area and you can cut the time to move around. Even your marketing expense will be cut because you can advertise through your friends.

When you research on the schedule craft shows in your area also plan to go to different shows and location. It is not advisable to put all your eggs in one location. Having different shows or going to different locations will hits more customers, giving your product more visibility.

When you apply to be part for a craft show makes sure not to assume that the event organizers know what you need. Remember it is not only your product that they will be thinking about. Be specific in informing the event organizers your needs. Lets them know how many tables, electrical sockets or space that you will need.

Plan out to decorate your booth with table cloth and flowers to add some design and colors to your display. Your products will not sell for them selves; you will need to help it out.

In doing a craft show for the first time, it is better to keep in mind not to be disappointed. It will take 2-3 shows before you get the fell on how the show works. A positive thinking will help you lift your morale.