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€0.34/square inch of cheesecake brownie - is that fair?      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business Author Message Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:51 pm  i've decided on making just cheesecake brownies, lemon bars, and chocolate-covered strawberries for saturday the 22nd. i have an odd-sized pan, slightly bigger than two 8"x8" square pans placed side by side (we don't have the standard US pan sizes here in europe) that make a total of 48 1-inch squares at a time. i plan to price them at €0.34/square inch (about $0.42/piece) making a grand total of €16 (or about US$20) for an entire pan... is that a fair price for cheesecake brownies and lemon bars? and how should i go about pricing the chocolate-covered strawberries? i plan to do it by weight since i can't find same-sized strawberries anywhere so pricing them per piece wouldn't make sense... or would it? ugh. i hate pricing! i really do. but thanks for your time debsuewoo Forum Fanatic Joined: May 07, 2005 Posts: 1312 Location: Torrance, CA Birthday: May 09 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:01 pm  Wow, Euro and American Dollars ore confusing to me! However, selling by the sq. inch doesn't make sense to me either (sorry!) I can't help you with the cost of the browines, but just a few weeks ago I bought my sons teacher some chocolate covered strawberries from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory for almost $10.00 a pound. I would take the cost of the strawberries and chocolate and divide the cost up depending on how many strawberries you dip and triple the cost for your price. Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:11 pm  thanks ok... how about if i charge US$10 for an 8x8 pan of cheesecake brownies... is that too much? slejdick Forum Addict Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 763 Location: Cincinnati OH Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:46 pm  I have no idea about the pricing, but I'm not sure I understand your math. Are you making the brownies 1 inch square? One 8x8 inch pan will make 64 pieces that are 1 inch square, so it sounds to me like you'll get approx 128 pieces from your pan if they're an inch square. At .42 each, it'll be closer to $50 per pan, if I'm understanding correctly. Laura. Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:13 pm  hmmm... ok so maybe they're not 1-inch square, they're a little bigger i guess (i was just eyeballing). anyway my question was stupid and my math sucks sorry ok, so my pan is smaller than a half-sheet (something like an 8"x16" - not an exact size, just an estimate) and it makes 48 2-inch brownies... i'm selling them at US$0.42 each 48pcs x US$0.42 = 20.16 is that ok? i mean fair enough for the price? it's pretty much equivalent to US$10 for one 8x8 pan of cheesecake brownies. Zmama Forum Fanatic Joined: Apr 06, 2006 Posts: 1992 Location: Wisconsin Birthday: Jun 15 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:30 pm  $20 for 48 2-inch cheesecake brownies? Did I read that right? Sounds good to me! Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:36 pm  zmama - yes! that's awesome thank you so much! is that the most you'd expect to pay for 48 2x2 cheesecake brownies? i'm afraid of overselling, but even more of underselling so i'd like to know what my limits are in terms of profit. Zmama Forum Fanatic Joined: Apr 06, 2006 Posts: 1992 Location: Wisconsin Birthday: Jun 15 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:54 pm  What are your costs per pan? Multiply by three is the rule. For cheesecake brownies, I would pay $1 each for a 2x2 inch square. slejdick Forum Addict Joined: Oct 20, 2005 Posts: 763 Location: Cincinnati OH Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:07 pm  Darra wrote: hmmm... ok so maybe they're not 1-inch square, they're a little bigger i guess (i was just eyeballing). anyway my question was stupid and my math sucks sorry No, your question wasn't stupid, and math isn't everybody's strength! I just get caught up in the details sometimes, and wanted to clarify because that can make a big difference in the advice you get - a 2 inch square is 4 times as much brownie as a 1 inch square, while you get 1/4 as many large ones from the same size pan. I hope I didn't offend - it's late and I'm tired (stayed up until 2 a.m. to watch the Bobby Flay wedding cake show, I missed it at 10:30 and didn't want to have to wait until August to see it, LOL Laura. Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:09 pm  i recently changed my recipe to include more chocolate and more cheesecake so i'll have to redo my costing... i just need a general idea of how much people expect to pay and i will sort of base my prices on that, but i doubt that i'll charge a whole dollar for a 2x2 piece. thank you so much! Darra Regular Member Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:15 pm  slejdick - no no, not at all! my math really does suck, which is why i hate pricing... i feel like i'm always doing something wrong with the computations and i end up underselling... which makes the entire idea of selling for profit senseless. lol i've been told a couple of times that my goods are pretty cheap considering that the quality is really good. i just say that it's because i don't pay for advertising, rent, or staff since i work from home... and that's why they're so cheap. but since they ARE so cheap, maybe i can jack the prices up a tiny bit? lol and that's why i wanted to know if my pricing was fair Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: