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how much will cost a cake like this one? Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » General Author Message THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:47 pm  please.... first wedding! cake! i already gave a price.... but will like to know how lost i am..... please? it is for 100 people ...... i dont know if this cake i took it from here or somewhere else.. i will go in galleries and look for it... but if you find this is your cake god bless you! this will be my first wedding cake im so exited olga.JPG  Description:  Filesize:  40.88 KB  Viewed:  69 Time(s) olga.JPG  Description:  Filesize:  40.88 KB  Viewed:  69 Time(s) Last edited by THESUGARCOW on Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:21 pm; edited 1 time in total THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:21 pm  i couldnt find it in gallery leily Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jun 12, 2004 Posts: 5170 Location: Iowa Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:00 pm  What sizes are the cakes? It looks like the bottom cake is not as tall as the other tiers. You may say it serves 100, but I might have a different serving size than you is why I am asking what sizes the cakes are. Then I can give you an estimate for how much I would charge. But you will need to take into consideration the prices in your also. THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:20 pm  well i hear...the wedding cakes are supossed to be 4inch tall each tier at least that is what i told her she wants this cake design for 100 people so looking at the charts of servings a 10" 8" 6" will be for 100people the one on top wont count they will keep it and freze it for their aniversary so it will have 4 tiers like this one now the flowers how you guys do that? you charge it separate right? leily Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jun 12, 2004 Posts: 5170 Location: Iowa Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:54 pm  Ok then for a 10", 8" , and 6" my price would be $300 with only a buttercream filling. If they wanted one layer of filling my price would be $350. If they wanted the two layers of cake torted so there were three layers of filling my price would be $475 These prices do not include the flowers. I do not make flowers yet so I would take the price that I would pay plus 15% and charge them this cost. This price also does not include delivery. johnniekake Regular Member Joined: Aug 21, 2005 Posts: 172 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:42 pm  Ginger08 did this cake its in my favorites! THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:50 pm  thank you! i did tell her 350$ but that included this flowers! i know they usually charge extra per flower i think but this is my first wedding.... and honestly....i had people interested in my cakes but they never call i guess they expect to pay a lot less so when she said ok.... i was oh! ok.... this first wedding cake means a lot for me.... so i hope will open me more doors for new customers ..i hope.. but i am nervous... i never did this flowers ...but i never did other of the stuff i end up making and i think is not bad? so i hope i can make it i think i can... thanks any other help i will apreciate i have to see her again this weekend.. and if she decides another design i want to be more prepare... becky27 Forum Addict Joined: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 636 Location: california Birthday: Mar 27 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:56 pm  good luck keep us posted!!!!!!! arosstx Forum Fanatic Joined: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 1114 Birthday: Sep 28 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:01 pm  I don't mean to burst the bubble here, but it you do a 10/8/6, it will NOT look like the cake in the picture. You won't have enough room to place your flowers. Those tiers are either 3 to 4 inches difference, so you would want something more like a 12/9/6, or even a 14/10/6. Sorry. If you look at cakes in the gallery, you'll see what I mean. The ones that only have 2" difference in tier size look more 'tower' shaped. The ones w/ 3 to 4" difference look more like the one in your picture. I hope that makes sense. dodibug Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 3251 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:09 pm  arosstx-you beat me to it! lol I was sitting here thinking the same thing! You could go with a 6/10/14 (round) combo and get 110 serves. I say a 6/9/12 (round) serves about 92. Does the bride want the square on the bottom? It's also important when pricing out your cakes that you go per serving and if you notice above, you probably won't ever hit the exact # the bride is looking for so they have to decide if they want slightly less or slightly more but they still pay for all the serves they get! And I charge for the top tier. Some don't but I can't afford to give away 10 servings. Like dh said "is someone going to eat it? Well, then charge for it". Very important to price out your ingredients, supplies, etc so you know how much you are spending to know how much you need to charge and look at the prices your area will support. Good luck with it! It's a beautiful design! THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:28 pm  johnniekake wrote: Ginger08 did this cake its in my favorites! thank you! i just pm them ginger and sharon THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:30 pm  becky27 wrote: good luck keep us posted!!!!!!! thank you! I know I wont be able to sleep now! THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:31 pm  arosstx wrote: I don't mean to burst the bubble here, but it you do a 10/8/6, it will NOT look like the cake in the picture. You won't have enough room to place your flowers. Those tiers are either 3 to 4 inches difference, so you would want something more like a 12/9/6, or even a 14/10/6. Sorry. If you look at cakes in the gallery, you'll see what I mean. The ones that only have 2" difference in tier size look more 'tower' shaped. The ones w/ 3 to 4" difference look more like the one in your picture. I hope that makes sense. thank you so much..... i didnt think about that.... THESUGARCOW Frequent Member Joined: Jan 21, 2006 Posts: 297 Location: FLORIDA Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:35 pm  dodibug wrote: arosstx-you beat me to it! lol I was sitting here thinking the same thing! You could go with a 6/10/14 (round) combo and get 110 serves. I say a 6/9/12 (round) serves about 92. Does the bride want the square on the bottom? It's also important when pricing out your cakes that you go per serving and if you notice above, you probably won't ever hit the exact # the bride is looking for so they have to decide if they want slightly less or slightly more but they still pay for all the serves they get! And I charge for the top tier. Some don't but I can't afford to give away 10 servings. Like dh said "is someone going to eat it? Well, then charge for it". Very important to price out your ingredients, supplies, etc so you know how much you are spending to know how much you need to charge and look at the prices your area will support. Good luck with it! It's a beautiful design! thanks a lot! she told me she has a picture of another cake....that she wants to show me.... so lets see ...i was getting ready to practice with this one already i dont want to practice with her cake! this weekend i will make a smaller version to see how it looks oh i am so nervous... thanks....again to all of you dodibug Forum SuperStar! Joined: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 3251 Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:04 pm  Just make sure you put everything in writing. Have her initial and date a sketch of the final design. earlenescakes.com has a sample contract that you can alter to suit your needs. It's a great starting place to make your own contract and it helps to keep you from forgetting the small details. d Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » General Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next 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 can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: