We were lucky to catch up with Dominick Perez recently and have shared our conversation below.
Dominick, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you come up with the idea for your business?
My business focuses on custom decorated cakes and desserts. Makings someone’s vision come to life for events and party’s is my specialty.
when coming up with my pop up I needed to find a way to show what I can offer your events. By selling cake bars and desserts like treats and custom cookies I noticed that In doing this if someone has an event coming up and happen to be somewhere I’m vending, they have another baker in mind but with some extra points in taste!
I didn’t realize people would actually take business cards and call for my availability but thankfully they did and have kept coming back.
When I meet new people interested in what I sell I get so excited sharing how I love to make party dreams come to life, seeing their faces when they hear what’s possible for their kids or family members events makes my day.
Dominick, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Hey, name is Dominick Perez! Im a Professional Cake Decorator with culinary school experience working in the industry while simultaneously running my custom cake business.
As a kid I had fallen in love with being in the kitchen and easily gained a passion for pastry and baking arts, since then I’ve followed that passion to graduating culinary school and working in bakeries around the valley, to then where I’m at today.
I specialize in custom decorating using Fondant, Gum paste, and other special techniques to make crazy cakes or other desserts come to life.
Thankfully as a kid I wasn’t scared of much when it came to baking, I was ambitious and didn’t wait to get my hands on tools and learn new techniques to make the next best thing.
Having years of experience in decorating I’m confident I can provide specialty cakes and desserts others and even some bakeries can’t provide.
I’m extremely proud of the cake menu I provide From Strawberry Shortcake to my Apple Pie Cake flavor, especially my seasonal flavors like chocolate Peppermint and Pumpkin Cake. Years have been spent perfecting these recipes.
Doms Cakes is a small business all about making memories living in the moment, celebrating or remembering a time and place where the people you love come together and share cake that taste just as amazing as it looks!
Thank you so much to everyone I’ve connected to thus far and to everyone who has connected with me, thank you so much to everyone who has supported the business and ordered or booked with me, I thank you for spreading the word and helping me share the same experience to others around the valley!
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Working in the industry definitely Helps Build my Reputation, being Head Cake Decorator I’m constantly working and practicing my craft, so when I get clients who are looking for something very specific or unique they know and have certainty that I can make it happen.
What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?
Pop ups Hands Down have been my Main source for new Clients.
Putting my business out there really has paid off. Engaging with your costumers in the forefront and sharing my passion with people who are interested, and then also finding the clients who are looking for that passion is such a rush.
During pop ups I meet so many new people. Meeting and engaging with everyone knowing what desserts they’re buying and looking for helps me put out what I know they want!
Clients sometimes will come to me saying “I’ve been looking for a cake guy”
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doms_cakes?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Other: [email protected]
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