Only when it comes to wedding cakes, do most Australians think about asking questions before the tasting or before buying.
It makes sense.
When it comes to a wedding cake, you want to know who’ll be making it, what filling choices are available, if the cake is priced by the slice, and so on since a beautifully designed wedding cake can cost $19 per slice or if we’re talking whole cakes, anything between $500 to $750.
But it’s just as important to get to know your bakery when it comes to smaller goods too, not just fancy cakes because ultimately whether its smaller quantities or larger, it’s the quality that counts and the fact that your baker should be able to meet your requests at all times.
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Here are some of the most important questions to ask bakers to discover the best-baked goods in your area.
- What’s your story?
You can tell a lot about a bakery just by asking for how long they’ve been in business and why they started baking. Many local bakeries are devoted to their communities and strive to bring a contribution to the local economy. Small bakeries particularly consist of passionate people and people dedicated to the art of baking, turning out their best work for each and every client.
For passionate bakers, it’s always about making clients happy and constantly developing their baking techniques to come up with the best result. And passionate bakers usually have a story to tell.
- Where do your ingredients come from?
Most bakeries will market products as fresh and high-quality, although fewer deliver. There are bakeries that partner with local producers to source organic ingredients and the difference in taste and flavor is noticeable compared to bakeries baking with conventional products.
Knowing where bakeries take their ingredients from also tells you about their business model and whether it’s sustainable or not, something many Australians are now supporting more and more.
- How do you bake products?
Many bakeries pride themselves on baking products the old-fashioned way – by hand, but if we are talking about baking in large quantities, then there’s not a lot of room for experimentation here because bakers, in this case, have to follow set times to deliver.
Baked goods that are produced in smaller quantities have several advantages: bakers can experiment with recipes, they are able to come up with different varieties, they can check ingredients for freshness and overall ensure that products are prepared and baked properly.
- What are some of your features?
How a bakery stands out from another is many times with signature items. Baking is a form of art and producing goods after both years-old and adapted recipes is important if a bakery wants to deliver unique products.
Some bakeries design traditional birthday cakes following specific guidelines, while other bakeries invent dessert cakes by request. They make products from scratch and design cakes that match the client’s personality. But every bakery will feature signature items, anything from artisan bread and cookies to cakes.
- Do you partner with cake experts?
Sometimes bakeries are pre-booked, in which case they may not be available to take orders, but many will have agreements with cake designers and, in some cases, home bakers that have the expertise and the knowledge to bake cakes as delightful as bakery-baked goods.
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It helps to know that you have this option in case your bakery is unavailable for a certain date. It’s always better that your order receives the attention it deserves with having someone recommended to you than having a bakery bake your goods in a rush.