Can I start a home base cake decorating business using a recipe I didn’t make?

CAN I START A HOME BASE CAKE DECORATING BUSINESS USING A RECIPE I DIDN’T MAKE?

17 January 2009 19 views 7 Comments

frankiesmom asked:

I would rattling same to move hot cakes. People verify me my cakes are to expire for and I embellish them so pretty but the cakes from a instruction that is in a reference . I don’t poverty to intend into trouble…so my discourse is “can I move a bag playing decorating cakes with recipes that i didn’t attain up?

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Michele J said:

I think you need to consult a lawyer… see if they’re patented…and if you’ve changed them in anyway to make them “Yours”….

# 19 January 2009 at 2:03 am

i420ed said:

yes , if you are feeling guilty over it , put a twist on it , add vanilla or dont use nuts.
All chefs use recipes that are not theirs.
Good luck with the biz.

# 21 January 2009 at 3:16 pm

divo318 said:

Yes You Can! Don’t Publish or advertise “Your Recipe” mixing ingredients is cooking, as long as You mix them its your cake

# 24 January 2009 at 6:29 am

bonnie w said:

I think when you sell cakes no one ever asked what recipe did you use. But if you feel guilty change it and make it yours in some way from juice, to extracts to overall cake recipe and or change frosting’s. When you go to the local bakery they will never tell you their recipe…What already is, has definitely been done before…Look at recipezaar.com you may find 200 different cakes and about 50 with same names just changed a Little. I am also a baker too….Smile!

# 27 January 2009 at 9:18 am

annienyc_1120 said:

You cannot patent recipes. You can however infringe on the intellectual copyrights of the recipe. Ingredients cannot be copywrited…only the process or instructions. Avoid this by (A) not giving the recipe out and/or (B) changing the wording of the instructions. I would be more worried about having a home-based baking business without going through the proper health code channels. That wuill certainly get you in more trouble than thinking that someone will taste your cake and say…I KNOW WHERE THIS RECIPE CAME FROM!! Tell people your recipe is a secret.

# 28 January 2009 at 12:52 pm

Sugar PIe said:

Sure! Just dont’ claim the recipes as your own creations. But you can certainly tout that your cakes are “homemade” or “home baked” or whatever.

# 31 January 2009 at 7:41 pm

PrInCeSs said:

yes you can i dont think there will be a prbleum… just dont say it’s youre recipe.if you know the person whos recipe this is you can ask them if you can use it to..