A Cake Decorator, or Cake Designer, is an artisan that works with edible ingredients to create visually pleasing cake and pastry designs. Responsibilities that often show up on a Cake Decorator job description include communicating with customers to understand their vision for a cake, decorating cakes and other pastries and collaborating with other team members in a bakery environment to complete customer orders.
A Cake Decorator should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Cake Decorator should be able to execute:
- Consulting with clients to understand event and cake needs
- Creating preliminary cake designs, including drawings or other mockups for approval
- Decorating cakes and other pastries with a variety of tools and ingredients
- Preparing cake batters, fillings, icings and other necessary cake components
- Sculpting cakes into intricate shapes and forms
- Collaborating with chefs, bakers and other team members to ensure the quality and visual appeal of the final product
- Ordering necessary supplies and managing tool and ingredient inventory
- Keeping workspaces and equipment clean and sanitary
A competitive Cake Decorator will have certain skills and qualifications, including:
- Proficiency with cake decorating tools and ingredients
- Fine arts skills, such as sketching or painting
- The physical ability to remain upright for extended periods of time at cake-decorating workstations
- Excellent manual dexterity and fine motor skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- An understanding of or experience in cake or pastry baking
