Baker - Cake Specialist | Cake Decorator

The-Food-; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The-Food- in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a skilled Cake Baker / Cake Decorator to produce and finish a wide range of cakes and bakery items for retail, catering and special orders.

The ideal candidate will have a solid bakery background with strong decorating skills, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver high-quality cakes while maintaining brand standards. Early shifts and weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience as baker or cake decorator in bakery settings.
• Strong practical experience in cake baking, filling, icing, decorating and finishing.
• Bakery background required with ability to support wider bakery production.
• Portfolio or photos of previous cake work would be an advantage.
• Food safety certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Bake and assemble cakes to a high standard, including fillings and finishes.
• Produce large-format, birthday and celebration cakes for various events.
• Follow approved recipes, production methods, and presentation standards.
• Ensure cakes have correct texture, flavour, moisture, height and colour.
• Support bakery team to meet daily production targets.

Skills

Cake baking

Cake decorating

Fondant work

Buttercream piping

Attention to detail

Time management

Brand standards

Creative design

Team player

Early mornings

Education

Culinary training

Tools

Kitchen mixer

Piping bags

Job description

Role Purpose

The Cake Baker / Cake Decorator is responsible for producing, assembling, filling, decorating, and finishing a wide range of cakes and bakery products to a high standard. The role requires a skilled baker with strong cake experience, including large-format cakes, birthday cakes, special occasion cakes, individual cakes, celebration cakes, layered cakes, tray bakes, and decorated bakery items.

The ideal candidate will have a solid bakery background, strong technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to create attractive, consistent, and high-quality cakes for retail, restaurant, catering, and special order requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Cake Production

• Prepare and bake cakes, sponges, bases, fillings, creams, frostings, buttercreams, ganache, glazes, icings, and other cake components.
• Produce large-format cakes, birthday cakes, celebration cakes, special occasion cakes, individual cakes, cupcakes, loaf cakes, tray cakes, entremets, and other bakery items as required.
• Follow approved recipes, production methods, baking times, portion sizes, and presentation standards.
• Ensure cakes are baked to the correct texture, flavour, moisture, height, colour, and consistency.
• Prepare fillings such as fruit compotes, creams, mousses, ganache, custards, buttercream, caramel, chocolate fillings, and other relevant components.

Cake Assembly & Decoration

• Level, layer, fill, mask, ice, glaze, pipe, decorate, and finish cakes to a high standard.
• Decorate cakes using buttercream, whipped cream, fondant, ganache, chocolate, fresh fruit, edible flowers, sprinkles, piping, writing, and other decorative finishes.
• Create cakes for birthdays, celebrations, events, retail displays, seasonal promotions, and special customer requests.
• Execute simple customised messages, names, colours, themes, and decoration styles where required.
• Ensure all decorated cakes are neat, balanced, visually appealing, and aligned with brand standards.

Bakery Support

• Support wider bakery production when required, including breads, pastries, muffins, cookies, brownies, tarts, viennoiserie, and other baked goods.
• Assist with preparation, baking, finishing, packing, labelling, and storage of bakery products.
• Work as part of the bakery team to meet daily production targets and outlet requirements.

Quality Control

• Check the appearance, taste, texture, weight, finish, and freshness of all cake products.
• Ensure consistency across all cake sizes, formats, decorations, and finishes.
• Identify and report quality issues, ingredient concerns, or production errors.
• Maintain high standards of presentation, cleanliness, and craftsmanship.

Hygiene & Food Safety

• Follow HACCP, food safety, allergen control, hygiene, and municipality requirements.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and sanitised workstation.
• Ensure correct storage, labelling, expiry control, and temperature management of cakes, fillings, creams, dairy products, and decorations.
• Follow safe handling procedures for allergens, chilled items, and ready-to-eat products.

Stock & Wastage Control

• Use ingredients accurately according to recipes and production requirements.
• Minimise wastage during baking, trimming, filling, decorating, and portioning.
• Report low stock levels, damaged ingredients, or quality issues to the supervisor.
• Support accurate stock rotation and storage.

Special Orders & Events

• Assist with special cake orders, celebration cakes, seasonal products, event cakes, and bespoke bakery requests.
• Work with the Head of Bakery on new cake designs, flavour trials, seasonal ranges, and product development.
• Ensure customer orders are completed accurately, attractively, and on time.

Required Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience as a baker, cake decorator, pastry commis, demi chef, chef de partie, or similar role.
• Strong practical experience in cake baking, filling, icing, decorating, and finishing.
• Bakery background required, with ability to support wider bakery production when needed.
• Experience with celebration cakes, birthday cakes, individual cakes, cupcakes, tray cakes, and special occasion cakes.
• Experience in a bakery CPU, hotel bakery, pastry kitchen, premium café, cake shop, or central kitchen is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong cake baking and decoration skills.
• Good piping, icing, filling, masking, and finishing ability.
• Knowledge of buttercream, fondant, ganache, cream-based cakes, layered cakes, and chilled cakes.
• Good understanding of bakery production methods.
• Strong attention to detail and presentation.
• Creativity with colours, finishes, textures, and decoration styles.
• Able to follow recipes and brand standards accurately.
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure.
• Clean, organised, and disciplined working style.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to work early mornings, weekends, public holidays, and flexible shifts as required.

Qualifications

• Culinary, bakery, pastry, or cake decoration training preferred.
• Food safety or HACCP certification preferred.
• Practical portfolio or photos of previous cake work would be an advantage.

Key Performance Indicators

• Cake orders completed on time and to specification.
• High standard of decoration and finishing.
• Consistent product quality and presentation.
• Low wastage and accurate use of ingredients.
• Compliance with hygiene and food safety standards.
• Ability to support wider bakery production.
• Positive feedback from outlets, customers, and management.