I have always wondered how patents works and how much they actually cost. Recently I have been doing research on how to file a patent and I keep coming across theses two sites http://www.howtopatentsomething.org/ and 2innovative.net  I think this is where I will start once I come up with a great and unique cake product that no one else has come up with yet. Now, if I could just come up with a product that could make a huge four tiered cake for a fraction of the cost and labor, that a stay at home mom could easily do!