Home bakery (cakes and cookies)
Birthday and event cakes from a home oven, ordered through Facebook and friends.
- Last reviewed: 14 September 2026
- Version 1
- Starting capital
- ৳40,000 – ৳1,00,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 – 2 people
- First sale
- 7 – 21 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 3 – 6 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Home based · Easy
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳12,000 – ৳35,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳1,000 – ৳2,800 / unit | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳450 – ৳1,300 / unit | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 7 – 21 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 3 – 6 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin -30% – 83.9%. Calculated by the platform: lowest price with highest cost for the low end, the reverse for the high end.
What you need to start
- Oven, mixer and cake tinsEquipment
- Cake decorating skillsSkill
How the work runs
- 1Settle recipes and bake samples
- 2Photograph and post
- 3Take orders with an advance
- 4Bake, decorate and deliver
Seasons
- JanHigh
- FebNormal
- MarNormal
- AprNormal
- MayNormal
- JunNormal
- JulNormal
- AugNormal
- SepNormal
- OctNormal
- NovNormal
- DecHigh
HighNormalLow
Where it fits
- Strong fitChattogram · শহরে চাহিদা আছে
- Strong fitDhaka · অনলাইন অর্ডার বেশি
- PossibleSylhet · প্রবাসী পরিবারের অনুষ্ঠান
Risks and cautions
- MediumSpoilage: Cream melts in the heat and cakes come back.
- MediumDemand: Orders from friends alone do not grow the business.
Sources
চারজন হোম বেকারের হিসাব
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · ঢাকা
What changed
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Questions and answers
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