“I make $ 400 a month selling cake jars!”
Laura Jenkins turned a cherished hobby into a full-blown business. Here’s how she did it
Baking has always been a source of joy for me. One day, I shared my homemade banana pudding with my coworkers. They loved it, and the cute Mason jar I had placed it in. Word spread around the office, and co-workers began putting in requests for their own ‘cake jars’ in different flavors!
“I decided to charge $5 per jar to keep up with the cost of the ingredients, and earned almost $1,000 in just two months. I was having so much fun, and I began to post pictures of the yummy treats on Facebook and Instagram (@kakejarkouture). reaching out with order requests.
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many “Today, orders depending I receive, I on bake how around 10 to 20 cakes per week (I use cookie cutters so that the cake fits perfectly in the jar) in flavors like Dulce de Leche, Cookies ’n’ Cream and Strawberry Shortcake. Sometimes I get requests for a single order; others request by the dozen. I also do special occasions, and can mean ‘ladies fulfilling such night’ as events, baby up to showers which 40 orders $100 per at a week, time! though I typically that earn number or when increases I do pop-up when shows. I’m busy “I’m a step coach for fourth and fifth graders, so I put some of the money I earn toward the team as well as 15% to Safe Horizon, a charity that assists victims of domestic violence. For me, kakejarkouture is like giving away a little of my love in a jar! I hope that in the future, I can pass this wonderful little business on to my grandchildren!”