Free cake decorating business statistics

Each year in the UK over 1.23 billion pounds are spent on cakes.

In the USA the average wedding cake costs $658, with around 2.2 million weddings a year 1.5 billion US dollars are spent on wedding cakes alone.

Depending mostly on geographical location, a cake decorator employed in a bakery earns between $8 to $15 an hour. An independent cake decorator earns 3 to 7 times more.

85% of established cake decorators sold their first cake before officially starting their business.

In the USA the wedding cake price per serving ranges between $1.50 and $16.50. 72% of wedding cakes sold are in the $4.00 to $6.50 per serving price range.

Only 1 cake decorator out of 60 who runs a cake decorating business from home does so 100% legally.

(source: yourcakebusiness.com)