Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Experienced Cake Decorator — The Cake Bar (Denver, CO)

Status: Part-time
Schedule: Early mornings or late nights based on preference, weekends, and holidays as wells
Compensation: $18/hr + Tips

About The Cake Bar

The Cake Bar is a Denver-based vegan and allergen-friendly bakery known for creative, inclusive desserts—custom cakes, cake-in-cups, and seasonal treats. We design with bold flavor and kindness at the center of everything.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Cake Decorator who can take a concept from sketch to stunning, consistently. You’ll own icing, stacking, carving, fondant work, and finishing for custom orders and daily case cakes—while upholding our vegan, allergen-friendly standards and a high-volume production pace.

What You’ll Do

• Decorating & Production
  
  
  • Level, fill, stack, and crumb-coat cakes with sharp, clean finishes.

  • Execute smooth buttercream and fondant finishes with precision and style.

  • Create modern piping, florals, borders, writing, texture, stenciling, and airbrush effects.

  • Produce sculpted elements, 2D/3D designs, and fondant-based decorations (vegan mediums only).

  • Color-match and mix palettes; maintain brand aesthetics and client briefs.

  • Prepare fillings, icings, and mise en place for efficient service.

• Design & Client Translation
  
  
  • Interpret design notes, sketches, and inspo photos into feasible production plans.

  • Suggest design adaptations that meet budget, lead time, and structural limits.

• Quality, Safety & Standards
  
  
  • Enforce vegan/allergen-friendly protocols and prevent cross-contact.

  • Follow ServSafe and CO retail food code best practices.

• Teamwork & Operations
  
  
  • Communicate order status, shortages, and risks early.
  • Support opening/closing, dish, and general production when needed.

What You Bring

• Experience: 2–4+ years professional cake decorating in a bakery or high-volume setting (portfolio required).

• Technical Skills:
  
  
  • Buttercream mastery; sharp edges; smooth finishes; precision writing.

  • Piping styles (shells, rosettes, borders, florals), palette-knife florals, texturing, stenciling.

  • Fondant work — covering cakes, creating clean edges, sculpted accents, toppers, and decorative elements (vegan-compatible).

  • Stacking/tiering, internal supports, basic carving/sculpting.

  • Strong color theory and design composition.

• Allergen/Vegan Mindset: Comfortable working 100% plant-based with strict cross-contact controls.

• Professional Traits: Reliable, calm under deadlines, great communicator, organized, and kind.

• Nice to Have: ServSafe Manager/Handler, experience with edible imaging, airbrush, and sculpted cakes.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Stand on feet 6–8 hours; lift up to 50 lbs; work in cold/heat; repetitive motions (piping, smoothing).

• Early mornings/late finishes during peak holidays (Mother’s Day, graduations, etc.).

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