Making 500 Cupcakes in 4 Hours | A Typical Opening Shift at a Bakery | Cake and Cupcake Decorating
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- We're back at Happycakes! Showing you how a typical opening shift goes at my friend, Rachel's, amazing bakery.
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Edit to Add for FAQs on this video:
1) Hairnets are not mandatory in our health region nor are they common practice in our local food industry-not even in fast food!
2) Mask wearing when this video was filmed IS mandatory-anytime you are indoors.
Rachel's Instagram: instagram.com/happycakessurrey/
Aliya's Channel: ua-cam.com/channels/ogzlsGx5mbemCRTP9bXCVA.html
No reply and not even heart for my text alone..thanks for that🙏
@@navaneetha1995 LMAO WHAT
Wait couldn't she have made her own icing sugar maybe? With raw?
@@annabobanaasmr8411 it takes way too long and she doesn’t have a food processor at the shop
CAKE LEGEND now that’s sick!!!! Love it
Can you do a video on transitioning from a home bakery to a storefront bakery? Things like where to buy bulk supplies in this size, larger equipment, hiring people, the logistics of getting started and what needs to be planned out before hand. I’m not sure if this type of video would even be possible but I’d love to hear your thoughts on this!
Oh how i want my own home cake business! I just need a kitchen the council will approve!
@@nelliemilne1724 felt.
omg yesss
i sooo need this
Working in a bakery for a few months will give you a better understanding of what you will need in terms of equipment and staff and maybe even suppliers than any course. Like really so many details that will help you be a successful business. Or I guess a better idea you could hire people with experience and knowledge of local suppliers and give them an added bonus for the input they give you for start up. Ask them what sort of machines they would recommend etc most will love to work with you on this regardless of the bonus. Your employees can definitely help you if you trust in them
That’s if she doesn’t respond
Now THIS is the type of job I want when I think of a bakery! Incredibly satisfying to watch and I'm sure it's very rewarding as well
So I’m a florist and a little trick I learned to open up a rose and make it look fuller is to actually flip it upside down and twist the stem back and forth. Might be slightly difficult with the tiny amount you have but it works wonders without damaging the flower! :)
I’m looking to getting into a florist career after high school, do you have any tips for beginners
Every time I try that, the petals fall off, do you know how to fix that? I’m curious because I’ve never had success with it, I might ask my mum though because she used to be a florist!
Maybe You Can Add Eatable Flower's ❤
I love how streamlined and organized they are. It's a pleasure to watch! And each of those cupcakes looked perfect and delicious. Thank you for sharing this video and giving my IG a shout out! Very much appreciated! Have a great week!
You deserve it, Surama!! The satisfaction I had while filming was a 10/10. Every shot was a beauty shot!! 🥰💕🍰
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe You're amazing! I love learning from you and sharing the same passion. Thank you so much for the encouragement and kind words.
I bake too..but your an amazing baker
I didn’t mean to watch the whole video but my fuzzy, head- cold riddled brain spent an entire half hour mumbling ‘Pretty... Ooooo... that looks yummy’ 😅 Nice, interesting and easy to watch 🥰
Aw I love that. Glad you enjoyed it 💕💕
This is my dream job. I could never get tired of making things that really make people happy 😁💖
It’s so so rewarding!
Yeah! True. I love doing it too. I wouldn't sleep making those so interesting decorations ever.
Yeah but not really happy for there body lol
I have to say the consistency is AMAZING. I have to weigh each one to get what she gets with one scoop. Also the liners for the cupcakes are so big! I would love to know what size they are!
Right?? But I guess when you do it so many times it comes naturally! The cupcake liners are larger for sure. They’re between a normal and jumbo size I would say.
@Carolyn Landry, the baking cups may be around 2″ x1 3/4″ in demension.
The super efficient cupcake decorating is so satisfying to watch 🤩
Right?? Even more mesmerizing in person seeing that quick piping!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppehaving the SPACE!! 😍😍
I work in a fairly high volume small bakery as well, it’s so cool to see the differences and similarities in our opening shift
I have to say that as a former home baker, then restaurant owner, and now going back to home baking, I truly enjoy being able to watch Rachel's bakery in your videos. What's neat to me is that I had a very similar look with pink and teal, punctuated by black and white check. :)
Anyway, I'm sure home baker's can learn a lot seeing the pro's in action commercially. Thank you for sharing her talents along with yours. ♡
Thank you so much for sharing, Teresa! :)
I love everything about this. All those cupcakes were so beautiful, creative but not overbearing flavors, attention to detail in everything down to the placement of sprinkles, the way they worked together so efficiently and gracefully :') well done 👏👏👏
Heres a tip for the flowers , if you put the stem in your palms and it give a spin, the petals spread out in a more natural way and it doesn’t disturb the bud as much as tugging , so they wont fall out as easily ☺️
I’d like one of each please 😊 it was satisfying to watch them all be made and the both of them working together. You can tell they’re in the zone.
Wow! The buttercream looks so smooth, like a whipped cream 😍 It's amazing to see how much they complete before opening.
Carrot cake and pineapple upside down cake are my 2 favorite cakes. This was so satisfying to watch!
To answer the question about the fondant hearts: I quickly made as many as I could a few days ago when we had less cakes to do than usual XD
Hahaha I figured as much; is it a punch style? It’s so perfect
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe yeah!
Each of your mini food creations is a tiny masterpiece 🎨 The attention to detail and the care you put into each dish are truly impressive 👏
I really like these kinds of videos that show how much work goes in to owning a business. This also helps since I want to open a cafe in the future. I'm still in high school though. Thanks for sharing!
I have no professional/ school experience but if I had a chance to work at a bakery like this. I would love my job.
We don’t either! It’s very fun 🧁💕
I’m a professional production baker who didn’t go to culinary school and honestly, if you really enjoy baking, you can teach yourself a LOT by just doing whatever you can at home. There are so many guides and tutorials by experts available all over the Internet for free-all you have to do is practice! Repetition builds skill, and it’s easy to do something you love over and over.
I think it would be nice to go to a culinary school just so you have an excuse to practice a technique over and over to get it right, if I did that at home there would be to much wasted food and spent money
Same here!
I'm a highschooler that started a job as a prep cook with no commercial experience and I started last week. I've already learned so so much! In this industry its often more helpful to learn from already experienced people who work with you and experimenting yourself rather than going to like culinary school
Watching you provided much comfort for me who is currently baking for a local charity. Thank you! You're doing large batches and I'm becoming proficient at small batches for each order due to variety of flavours.
Wow not sure how this showed up on my
Feed, but so glad I watched! So neat to see the behind of scenes of a bakery. Cupcakes look amazing!!! 🧁
Thanks so much for watching, Johanna! 💕
Absolutely loved watching this, such amazing flavours and so well organized. Wow.
Omg ! This was absolutely amazing to watch. Thank you to you and Rachel for sharing with us.
She’s the best. Love how accommodating she is to allow me into her busy baking schedule 🥰💕
Baking is my therapy.
LAVENDER ROSES ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ROSES!! THEIR AROMA IS AMAZING!!
I love videos like this so much! It’s so inspiring too because I want to open my own bakery one day soon. I love see the whole process come together at the end. It’s so interesting seeing all the work that goes into making full shelves of cupcakes daily. I truly appreciate you working so hard on these videos for us! Your friendship with Rachel is really sweet
Follow your dreams! I'm very lucky to have her :)
I had a baking business back in the states and I can tell you the piping method for filling cupcake pans is WAY easier than using a scoop. A scoop is an excellent method for those who are just starting out or home bakers. But if you're baking in bulk, the bag method is SO much faster. You can fill a tray in a few seconds. You do it enough, you get a muscle memory so each pan would be filled with tye same amount.
I can’t stop watching this. I think I’ve already seen it about a dozen times. I love to watch the piping and decorating! I’m trying to figure out if these cupcakes are regular sized or jumbo…
Love that! They’re in between a regular size and jumbo!
I wish there was a LOVE button!!!
This is amazing to watch, I LOVE baking for my friends and family and this was great to watch. The speed of baking/icing/decorating that many is unbelievable. I Love your channel and using your tips on everything you do. 🧁🧁🧁
It’s mesmerizing in person too! Such a treat for me to see 💕🥰
I can imagine a chocolate Cupcake with raspberry filling, chocolate frosting, topped with a fresh raspberry❤
Yuck! I love chocolate alone, or raspberry with vanilla, but not fruit and chocolate. I have been the only one at a birthday party who doesn't eat the cake because it's chocolate and fruit filling.
@@jadedixon3641 So no Black Forest cake for you? My sympathies.
@@starababa1985 ugh! No way! More for you! :)
Amazing!! Thanks for sharing how hard a baker works to make deliciousness!!
It would be a absolute dream for that to be my job, always wanted to have my own bakery since I was like 7! Really hope that one day I will get there! Really love your videos so satisfying and makes me hungry everytime! Xxx
I've never seen such a variety of cupcakes. To be honest, I'm amazed and mesmerized.
I am a home baker and can't thank you enough for this video.. learnt a lot❤️❤️
So glad you enjoyed it, Renu :)
Beautiful, keep inspiring us , I might just go into cupcakes decorations, love ❤it.😊.
Super satisfying watching them do all that decorating 😊
I'm so glad you're thriving in your baking biz :)
Every time I thought they were done they just kept adding on more decorations! The cupcakes looks so pretty and good!!
wow just watched this whole video! it was amazing to see how fast Rachel worked and with Aliya too! What a cool video, makes me wanna have a bakery haha!!
You should open one dedicated to all of your amazing macarons mmmmm 😋
This is the most epic bakery! And the cupcakes make me want to cry they are so pretty. I have tried for years to get cakes like these, where the top is matte and crackly almost like a chocolate muffin?! Yummy!
Recently haven’t baked in a while but seeing this makes me want to start again and one day make a cupcake business 😍 never knew how many flavors can be done wow
I am in awe... Love your complete system, it runs so smoothly. Hats off to Rachel & Aliyah team Cuddos
Going to school for pastry this February, this is such an informative look into how a bakery is run. I am thinking about starting up my own business once I have the knowledge and experience to do so, seeing this type of loving and fun environment makes me yearn for it even more. Thank you for sharing this experience! :)
I wish you all the best with it!! 💕🥰
In a word....WOW!
This is legitimately my dream job, I started a home business if you can call it that when I was 12 with my friend. Called Caker Bakerz. We just did cupcakes.
I want an all cupcake bakery, but then have fresh breads, thin slivers of fancy cakes like opera and fruit cakes, and then maybe some seasonal royal icing cookies.
Seasonal cupcakes and cookies, but then have constant flavors all year round.
I'd love to visit this place!!
ooooo that sounds delicious! Yes--hope you can come visit one day :)
My goodness these all look amazing!! The apple pie cupcake and blueberry lemonade cupcake look especially amazing!
Try using a 4 quart measuring cup to pour your oil in the spout fits right in to the groves of the mixer guard
I have a muffin tin that is huge and it’s my favorite thing for cooking lots of cupcakes at once! It fits in my oven at home great.
I think I need a cup of tea after watching this.
Hi,
Try using cling film to secure ends of flowers. If you wrap it tight it will not fall off like in 8.43. I use this method and always platic stays on flower when I remove it from the cake.
Watching Rachel pipe frosting on the cupcakes is so satisfying to watch. I’m getting a sugar rush and a high!!!! 😍😍😋😋
So satisfying to watch!!! 😍🤤
Gosh you ladies smashed it 😍 was the most satisfying thing I've watched today. Also I really loved how the banana split cupcake turned out too 🥰
Lovely!!! Thank you for your tutorial. You are humble and wonderful, to never think you are at the end of your professional knowledge. It keeps the job exciting to have such passion. God Bless!
Thank you! This is one of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever seen. I applaud you for the amazing work you do! 💖
Ughhh I need like 3 dozen raspberry filled vanilla cupcakes now ♥️
Yaaaaas 💯💯
I got cupcakes from there when we lived in Clayton Heights! My kids loved them!
I’ve lived this life. I worked in a bakery for 5 years! Love your work 😍
🥰🥰🥰 thank you!
If nursing didn’t work out, my next dream job was working in a bakery. This was so cool to watch. I’m so jealous of the artistic & creative skillset used to make something so beautiful!!
It’s very fun!
Rachel! I'm a fellow cotton candy Blizzard-aholic!! I used to work at DQ when I was 15 and that was when the obsession began haha it's just SOOO good!
Cotton Candy everything for her! You would get along just fine!!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe me too! I have the palette of a 5 year old 😂
Let’s be best friends
@@happycakeshappycakes6921 I am so down!! 🍭🍬🍰🎂
Fun fact sometimes I like to sleep with some kind of sound in the background, like music, asmr, series. Yesterday night I fell asleep while watching this one, great voice! Nice video :)
Those are some delicious flavour combos. Yum!
Yes!! So yummy 🥰💕
I am going to school for business and my goal is to open my own bakery. Watching videos like this makes me so happy because I can't wait to start the process
**watching seemingly random cupcake video on UA-cam**
"There's a reason they call it 'raincouver'"
**Hold UP..... You are NEAR ME!? I COULD ACTUALLY TRY THESE THINGS??**
"That concludes a typical opening at happy cakes in Surrey"
**OMG THAT'S EVEN CLOSER**
Much love from Chilliwack! 😍
Yes!! Come for a visit!! Depending on traffic it can be a breeze getting here from there 🥰
I just found this video and it is great! I understand this might not work for a professional bakery but if you blend regular sugar it should make powdered sugar.
I’m a young 7th grader and I have a dream to start a baking business when I get older my family and friends have said I make the best cakes cupcakes and cookies so watching this really inspired me.
That’s amazing! Keep sticking to your passion 🥰💕
This video is so amazing and relaxing and inspiring all at once 🥰🥰🥰 Such cute cupcakes! And those mini boxes?! Absolutely adorable and wonderful! 😍
New sub here! All I can say is after watching this, I will never complain about the price of handmade baked goods again. So many expensive ingredients and so much time spent on each one! Thank you for showing us this labor of love!
So glad to have you here! Yes, so much stuff goes into just one little cupcake that’s for sure. 🥰🧁
Such an interesting video. Rachel seems so sweet and hard working. Thats a good friend right there filming this for you with all that work to do at the same time. 🎂🍰
This was so mesmerizing!! Reminds me of my dreams to have my own bakery too 💕
I always like to imagine how I would setup my bakery!! 🥰💕
I didnt realize you were in surrey and ive tried a cupcake here. Very delicious when i tried a chocolate one in the past. It was very cool to see your staff work so efficiently and with so many details. It brings back good memories of working in the food industry.
That's amazing! I just about managed to make 400 cupcakes of the same flavour in a couple of hours, but this is Amazing!! ❤️
That’s awesome though! The different flavours would definitely slow me down…like wayyyyy down. I would never get opening done on time for at least a month 😂😂
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe 😂😂
Yes that's true
With one flavour it's easy to make some large batches together but this clearly shows so much effort with all these flavours and decor !
This is so great!! I have said for some time that I wanted to go hang out at a bakery and just watch!!!
What a beautiful, impressive, flawless video !!! Great job to Rachel, Aaliyah, and you Ashleigh :D 💕💕💕
Thanks so much, Jennifer!! 💕💕
I'm going to be near Surrey in a couple of weeks and I'm insisting that we stop by Happy Cakes because of this video! It looks like such a wonderful bakery and it's awesome to see the behind-the-scenes stuff!
Yes definitely check it out!! 🥰🧁
The cupcakes 🧁 look delicious and beautifully decorated. Great job ladies👏🏽👏🏽
What blows my mind is the level of detail. They clearly work very hard to make something they can be proud to sell.
Can you please make a list of each type of cupcakes were made in this video? Maybe it will inspire some viewers (including me) to try to bake some of these flavors in the future! They look incredible!! And also, does the batter has the same base: vanilla and chocolate?
Wow am so impress I totally love your Channel and explanation of each individual cupcake. Thank you
So glad you enjoyed it!! 🥰🥰
The cupcakes look amazing, I wish there was a Happy cakes in Australia, preferably near where I live…
Aww 🥰 maybe one day you can visit!
This was fun to watch..you put so much hard work detail into this process! They all look beautiful and delicious 😋
Thanks so much for watching!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Dear where are you from?
These all look amazing and love seeing them in mass. 💜💜💜 They really do offer a terrific variety and yes, I’m a carrot 🥕 cake 🧁 fan. 🙂
These people who make such desserts make the world a happy place.
This is my absolute dream to work with in the future....🥰🥰🥰
I hope you achieve it!! 🥰💕
I would encourage everyone to eventually swap to the piping bag for filling moulds for several reasons: its cleaner and so cuts down on cleaning time; faster as the contents stays with you and you don’t have to waste time moving trays around; more efficient as with practice you’ll have more control over your batter quantity than with a scoop; less likely to get RSI as already mentioned in the vid. The only drawbacks are warming up the batter with your hands and the time it takes to fill the bag. But these are a plus as the bag actually encourages speed so the likelihood that the batter will warm up will become less simply with having that knowledge. The sheer quantity of cupcakes also means even though you’re using time to fill the bag, this time is made up by how quickly you’re able to fill those trays in comparison to the scoop. It takes more work to get quick at the scoop than it does to get quick with the piping bag. As an added bonus, you’re piping skills will improve exponentially with very little effort. I’m a musician and I remember just how easy pieces became to learn after mastering my exercises. And the time it took to learn a piece became quicker and more effortless (AND FUN) because of the time I spent learning exercises. Very efficient way of learning. Scoop skills are somewhat obsolete. ;-)
[edit] I should mention this is clearly an owner who knows their business. Awesome!
I know she does pipe her minis because it’s a lot faster!
I am inspired by the two of you. Both so efficient and talented. I have a question… what is the size of your cupcake liner and where can I buy them? Thanks.. Vangie
I was wondering the same thing about the cupcake liners 🙂🙂
I think she buys them through a wholesale company which means you need a business license to order. I will check with her which company it is!
They’re 5.5” (diameter) baking cups! We buy them from a local wholesale company.
@@happycakeshappycakes6921 oh yay! It’s happycakes herself coming to answer
You are very hard worker. Stay Blessed and keep sharing your work. Love the way you are doing your work. 💕💐
They are both so efficient and bad ass!!!!! Quick question: when you have multiple layers of trays in the over do you have to switch them for even cooking? Also if you don’t have enough space for all the trays to go in the oven at once whats the best way to store the batter that is not cooking??
I think (and this is a guess), that she uses convection heating so it heats fairly evenly. The batter just sits for a bit, but never for too long because you’re filling and moving the trays constantly.
This woman is an absolute baking machine!! Thanks for sharing! Liked and subbed.
OMG! Great job, sweetie. It's an amazingly wonderful and satisfying video. I must consider setting up a side business in baking as this is so encouraging, dear. Thanks. 😊
So, I do soap making videos and UA-cam decided to show me your channel. Now I've been watching this instead of decorating my soaps -- I love it. Definitely a new fan!
Oooo I love watching soap making!
Absolutely LOVE watching you and Rachel work!!
But I have to ask....is that baby's breathe fake that she put on that beautiful cake?? I'm sure you all know it is Toxic to people. But its just adorable to use with roses on a cake. So I'm wondering if yall have found fake baby's breathe to use. I found some at a craft store last year, but it just looked fake and it fell apart super easy.
Thank you! From my understanding, the bakery highly recommends not bringing baby’s breath in to put on their cakes, but all of the clients supply the bakery with their own flowers so the liability is on the customer if they still want the baby’s breath to go on their cake. I have yet to find a great fake replacement, but in general I find Michael’s does a good job!
@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe aw my goodness!! Thank you so much for replying back. I just admire you so soo much!! My dream is to have my own home based cake shop one day. I know I'll get there, just have to figure out the right steps to take. But I've learned soo much from you!! I actually have a notebook full of things I've scribbled out to remember from your videos. LoL! Thank you so much for all you share!!! 💜🎂💜
That’s so awesome to hear! So glad you’re benefiting from my videos 💕💕
I was thinking the same thing. Baby’s breath look so beautiful on a cake. I am really hoping I can find some fake ones because making them would be a nightmare!
Turtle Cupcakes = The Franklin. Love that!
Really surprised there's no hair net with such long hair. Interesting to see how the food hygiene rules differ from country to country. It's a requirement where I'm from. *Edit - also just noticed the nail varnish. That's not allowed in catering here either. Interesting!
Wouldn’t pass UK health and safety.
I don't think anyone in Australia uses anything other than fresh cracked eggs. You'd never see eggs from a box
really nice baking, love your videos!
It bothers me when bakers and chefs don't put their hair up tightly and neat when they have long hair
Tienes razón debería usar gorro!:(
Totally agree- feel like it's a sanitation issue
This was so amazing to watch. Baking is my passion, this is great!! Thanks for sharing!!
great video, i loved watching everything being made! BUT baby's breath is toxic, please don't use on any food EVER! -a florist who sees this too often
I've been a cake decorator and caterer for 36 years and love all your cupcakes that you made.
If you have you should told them baby breath is toxic any food contact will make someone sick.
Lavender Roses are my favorite. They smell heavenly.
Omg... I wish I could make and decorate as fast as she did!! Just amazing!!