Gainesville has cake and candy making equipment and supplies available for sale. Cakes are baked sweet dishes made with dough, with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring. Candies are sweet confectionary items made with sugar and often flavored or combined with fruits or nuts. Both are popular as snacks and dessert items, sold in bakeries and patissieres, as well as made at home. They need a number of supplies, which are available in Gainesville. For instance, for cakes one needs liners, pans and tins, foil cups, boxes, decorations, airbrushing kits, icing sugar, rolling pins, flower and fondant cutters, cake and pastry fillings, and boxes. For candies and cookies, one needs candy making ingredients, molds, candy packaging, rolling pins, cookie presses, cookie sheets, cookie molds and cutters, and many more. Special items are needed for wedding and birthday cakes, such as cake stands and pillars. baking is a popular activity and gives much joy to both the maker and the one having it!
