Job Title: Chef Customised Cakes (Fondant & Designer Work)
Location: Demould Central Kitchen, Mayapuri
Salary: Based on skill & experience
Shift: 6 days a week (festive periods may require additional hours)
Immediate Joining Preferred
About the Role
Demould is looking for a highly skilled and artistic Customised Cake Chef who is passionate about crafting detailed, beautiful, and delicious cakes. The ideal candidate will have professional-level fondant skills, a strong understanding of cake sponges, fillings, and the ability to work with a variety of decorative mediums to bring customer visions to life.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and create customised cakes as per client briefs (including birthdays, weddings, themed cakes, corporate orders, etc.)
- Work with fondant, buttercream, ganache, modelling chocolate, royal icing and other decorative mediums
- Bake and assemble a wide variety of cake sponges and fillings with consistent quality
- Maintain a high standard of finishing, cleanliness, and aesthetics in every cake
- Understand and execute complex design references and customer customisation requests
- Collaborate with the sales/design team to assess feasibility and timelines for orders
- Maintain freshness and shelf-life standards while prepping components in advance
- Handle pressure during festive and high-volume days with patience and calmness
- Keep track of inventory and materials used for cake decoration
- Participate in trials and R&D for new trending cake designs and techniques
Who You Are
- Minimum 4-5 years of hands-on experience in custom/fondant cake production
- Expert in fondant and detailed cake decoration work (flowers, figurines, textures, sharp edges, etc.)
- Strong understanding of cake sponge types, fillings, layering and structure stability
- Highly creative with an eye for detail, colour, and proportion
- Calm, patient, and quality-focused able to work with tight timelines without compromising finish
- Updated with the latest trends in cake design, mediums, and tools
- Team player, open to feedback and new techniques
- Good communication skills to understand and clarify order briefs
Work Location: Mayapuri, Delhi