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Alicia Eisenmann has found that 12 (party guests) is the magic number for keeping the parties running smoothly with the least amount of staff and labor.

Party Time
Looking for a new revenue generator? With a little extra time and fair amount of planning, you can use birthday parties to bring in some extra cash for your bakery. And we’re not talking about dedicating space in the back as the “party room” — see how one bakery in the suburbs of Chicago utilizes the shop as the venue…and the party itself. The scoop Alicia Eisenmann, owner of Delish Cakes in Bloomingdale, IL, created a unique kids’ birthday party concept when she opened her bakery two years ago. The $180 birthday party package, which lasts two hours, hosts up to 12 kids, who each get to mix, bake, decorate and take home six cupcakes (two vanilla, two chocolate, two red velvet). The party also includes an extra-large pizza to eat while the cookies bake, and a birthday cookie-cake, which the guests all take part in decorating at the direction of the birthday girl (or boy). Because Delish Cakes only occupies about 800 total square feet of space, parties are only held on Sundays and Mondays, outside of the bakery’s hours of operation and production. The shop is closed on Mondays, and Sunday parties are held after closing time at 3 p.m. “We don’t get many Monday parties during the school year, but they’re big during the summertime,” Eisenmann says. The party requires that all guests are a minimum of 6 years old, so that kids are all able to reach (and see over) the work stations, as well as follow all the directions. “We let them do most of the work — but we mix the dry ingredients for them,” Eisenmann says. “That’s a lot of little hands in the flour.” Then the kids get to pour the liquids, crack the eggs and mix the batter. When it’s ready, they scoop the batter into the cups. Plan in advance Hosting about one party per week, the bakery has seen great success in the concept, thanks in part to some advance planning.

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bake - November 2012
Editor's Note - Welcome News
Table of Contents
News Bites - RBA Roadshow in Chicago
Great Australian Bake Off
Meiko Launches Unique Washer
Corner Bakery to Add Stores
Gluten-Free Goes to SeaWorld
Management - Order Technology
Tax Tips - Extension Tips
Labor Front - Scheduling Efficiently
Legislation - Debit Card Swipe Fees
Ingredients - Honey Summit
Flavor Revolution
Back to Basics
Master the classics with a modern touch
Pricing for survival
Party Time
The Layer Cake’s ‘Mini-Me’
The Prize of Raisins
Succulent Stollen
The Premium Baguette
Cafe - Easy Panini
Products
Marketplace
Ad Index
Carta De Introduccion - Sabores nuevos y mercados nuevos
Introductory Letter - New Flavors & New Markets
Pan Y Horneo - Crecimiento en la conciencia de la Salud
Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Tortes, Tartas y postres
Tendencias Del Consumidor - Promociones Generan Ventas
Sabores nuevos y diversos
Perfiles - Canela Bakery
Perfiles - La Flor de Puebla
Perfiles - Victoria Bakery
Perfiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
Perfiles - La Campechanita
Perfiles - Raul's Bakery
Ideas De Mercadeo
Productos - Productos con mejor resultado por BakeMark
Bread & Baking - Health Awareness on the Rise
Cakes & Decorating - Tortes, Tarts & Sweet Goods
Shoppers Insight - Promotions Drive Business
New & Diverse Flavors
Profiles - Canela Bakery
Profiles - La Flor de Puebla
Profiles - Victoria Bakery
Profiles - Dulce Vida Bakery
Profiles - La Campechanita
Profiles - Raul's Bakery
Merchandising Tips
Products - Product Solutions from BakeMark
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bake - November 2012 - Editor's Note - Welcome News
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bake - November 2012 - Table of Contents
bake - November 2012 - 6
bake - November 2012 - 7
bake - November 2012 - Great Australian Bake Off
bake - November 2012 - 9
bake - November 2012 - Gluten-Free Goes to SeaWorld
bake - November 2012 - 11
bake - November 2012 - Management - Order Technology
bake - November 2012 - 13
bake - November 2012 - Tax Tips - Extension Tips
bake - November 2012 - 15
bake - November 2012 - Labor Front - Scheduling Efficiently
bake - November 2012 - 17
bake - November 2012 - Legislation - Debit Card Swipe Fees
bake - November 2012 - 19
bake - November 2012 - Ingredients - Honey Summit
bake - November 2012 - 21
bake - November 2012 - Flavor Revolution
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bake - November 2012 - Back to Basics
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bake - November 2012 - 32
bake - November 2012 - Master the classics with a modern touch
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bake - November 2012 - 35
bake - November 2012 - Pricing for survival
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bake - November 2012 - 39
bake - November 2012 - Party Time
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bake - November 2012 - 43
bake - November 2012 - The Layer Cake’s ‘Mini-Me’
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bake - November 2012 - The Prize of Raisins
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bake - November 2012 - Succulent Stollen
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bake - November 2012 - The Premium Baguette
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bake - November 2012 - Products
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bake - November 2012 - Marketplace
bake - November 2012 - 64
bake - November 2012 - 65
bake - November 2012 - Ad Index
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bake - November 2012 - Pan - 1
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 2
bake - November 2012 - Carta De Introduccion - Sabores nuevos y mercados nuevos
bake - November 2012 - Introductory Letter - New Flavors & New Markets
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 5
bake - November 2012 - Pan Y Horneo - Crecimiento en la conciencia de la Salud
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 7
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 8
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 9
bake - November 2012 - Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Tortes, Tartas y postres
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bake - November 2012 - Pan - 13
bake - November 2012 - Tendencias Del Consumidor - Promociones Generan Ventas
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 15
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 16
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bake - November 2012 - Sabores nuevos y diversos
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 19
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 20
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 21
bake - November 2012 - Perfiles - Canela Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 23
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bake - November 2012 - Pan - 25
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bake - November 2012 - Ideas De Mercadeo
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bake - November 2012 - Productos - Productos con mejor resultado por BakeMark
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bake - November 2012 - Bread & Baking - Health Awareness on the Rise
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bake - November 2012 - Cakes & Decorating - Tortes, Tarts & Sweet Goods
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 37
bake - November 2012 - Shoppers Insight - Promotions Drive Business
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 39
bake - November 2012 - New & Diverse Flavors
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 41
bake - November 2012 - Profiles - Canela Bakery
bake - November 2012 - Pan - 43
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