Running a cake shed is about so much more than simply baking delicious treats. Behind every brownie, cookie, cake and blondie is a small business owner juggling ingredients, costs, allergens, labels, stock, customers and everything else that comes with running a business.
That’s why we’re really excited about two of our CakeSheds partners: Cocoa King and FoodCore.
They each solve a very different problem, but together they can help make running your cake shed a little easier and hopefully give you more time to do the bit you actually love: baking!
🍫 Meet Cocoa King – Your Baking Cupboard’s New Best Friend
If you’re looking for quality ingredients to fill your cake shed, Cocoa King is one to have on your radar.
Cocoa King is a family-run UK supplier specialising in ingredients for bakers, from Belgian chocolate and bakery favourites to some of the more fun and trend-led products that can help you put a twist on your bakes.
Whether your cake shed is packed with chunky cookies, gooey brownies, indulgent blondies or beautifully decorated cakes, starting with good ingredients can make all the difference.
They stock everything from chocolate and sprinkles to viral baking ingredients such as Dot Cake Sprinkles and Crunch Cake Feuilletine, perfect for experimenting with new flavours and keeping your menu interesting.
Why Cake Shed bakers might love Cocoa King
- 🍫 Premium ingredients without the hefty premium price tag
- 🇬🇧 A UK-based supplier with fast UK delivery
- 🍪 Belgian chocolate trusted by thousands of UK bakers
- ✨ Trend-focused ingredients to help you create something different
- 💡 Plenty of baking inspiration and new products to discover
And because we love a CakeSheds perk, our members can get 8% off their first Cocoa King order.
Simply use code CAKESHEDUK at checkout.
👉 Browse Cocoa King and discover the CakeSheds member offer
📋 Meet FoodCore – Less Admin, More Baking
While Cocoa King can help with what goes into your bakes, FoodCore can help with everything that happens behind the scenes.
Let’s be honest, running a cake shed is brilliant.
The admin? Not so much.
If you’re currently keeping recipes in notebooks, working out costs on spreadsheets, tracking allergens separately and creating labels manually, you’re definitely not alone.
FoodCore brings all of this together in one place.
What can FoodCore help with?
📖 Store your recipes
Keep all your recipes in one place rather than searching through notebooks, documents and random bits of paper.
📊 Calculate your recipe costs
Food prices change constantly. FoodCore allows you to update an ingredient price and automatically update your recipe costs, helping you understand exactly what each bake costs to make and price your products with confidence.
🏷️ Create ingredient and allergen labels
FoodCore can generate labels directly from your recipes, making it easier to keep your ingredient and allergen information organised and helping you stay on top of UK food labelling requirements.
🌾 Keep allergen information organised
Having your allergen information connected to each recipe means you can answer customer questions with greater confidence and reduce the amount of manual admin involved.
For cake shed owners, this could mean less time spent updating spreadsheets and paperwork and more time experimenting with your next bake.
🎁 A CakeSheds member perk
As part of our partnership with FoodCore, CakeSheds members can access an exclusive discount on FoodCore plans.
You can also try FoodCore with a free 7-day trial before deciding whether it's right for your cake shed.
🧁 Two Partners, One Goal: Making Cake Shed Life Easier
We know that cake sheds come in all shapes and sizes. Some are weekend side hustles, some are growing into full-time businesses, and others are simply a way for passionate bakers to share their creations with their local community.
But whatever stage you're at, having the right tools and suppliers can make a huge difference.
Cocoa King can help you find quality ingredients and discover new products to experiment with.
FoodCore can help you organise your recipes, understand your costs and manage allergens and labels.
And that's exactly why we love partnering with businesses that understand the realities of running a small baking business.
We're always looking for new ways to support the CakeSheds community, whether that's through useful tools, exclusive discounts, helpful resources or simply helping more people discover the amazing bakers behind their local cake sheds.
So, if you're a CakeSheds owner, why not give them both a try?
Stock the cupboard. Sort the admin. Get back to baking. ❤️
Explore our CakeSheds partners
🍫 Cocoa King – 8% off your first order with code CAKESHEDUK
📋 FoodCore – Try it free for 7 days
Because running a cake shed should be about baking brilliant things, not drowning in admin. 🧁
