I just saw on another thread someone mention that Duff's minimum was $1000?! I just had to go on their web site and sure enough! Last I remember it was $500!

I charge $3.50/serving (buttercream) $4.50/serving (fondant) and I've had so many people freak out over that!!! I can't even imagine!!!

I wish!!!

I totally understand why...just think of how many people desperately want a cake from there. Not only does the market set the price, but it relieves their workload, too, I imagine. They can now make half the cakes for the same money (or, of course, make a few more cakes and pocket there ya go - more $$$). Dang, good for them! I love all their personalities - they seem to be really great people.

With the cost of everything going up..including the employees driving into work. I can see how there prices went up. I went to Costco the other day to buy my normal freezer goodies...A bag a shrimp went up $3 and the crab cakes I love went up about $3, and also the milk was up by 50 cents.

Must be nice. Good for him!

I can only dream of being that talented...and get paid that much money.

wow and i have people cringing at $60 for a sheet cake.
I could only dream of that kind of minimum.

GO DUFF!!

I noticed that too and it's amazing. I love it. When someone mentions them, I always ask them back, "yeah, did you know their base price for any cake is $500?" People are shocked and it suddenly makes me seem so much more reasonable! Now I can change it to $1000? Even better, and it's verifiable. All anyone has to do is check their website.

Go Duff go!

I know 1000 bucks is a lot of money - but people are paying it! With that 1000 dollars - not only do you get a unique artistic cake (and yes - they are art pieces!) but you get a little piece of the fame that CCC has created. How cool to be a part of what I consider "history" that is being made in the cake/culinary industry!
I also know that cake business is not easy - and it does make me frustrated when people want your cakes - but don't know how many hours go into creating and making these masterpieces! So - when you give them a price quote - they look at you like your crazy. Bottom line - I know that if a person wants something bad enough - they will pay the price! So - Duff and crew - keep up good work!!! Love watching all your shinan-a-gins and cake-tastrophies! Love me some ribs!!!

Barbara in Santa Rosa, CA. (Home of Guy Fieri)

Website link? I must see this $1000 cake! lol

And Last I heard, cake orders are place at CCC almost a year in advance just to get a spot. I am SO happy for them! Did anyone see the epi last week with the cake for the Library or the Book that the Artist "Anna" painted (she is my absolute favorite) it was AMAZING! All the DUFF and CCC haters need to wake up, these folk have amazing talent.

Thanx for the link!

I agree - Anna is absolutely amazing.

It isn't just the cake prices he commands either - i had considered them for my wedding cake, and I was ok with the prices, but the delivery charge is what got me . . . used to be $150/hour (now $175), and my site is about 3 hours each way.

The show is entertaining, but his shop's style isn't for everyone. that doesn't make someone a "bad" person for not liking the style or how they make cakes. I do think they cakes they do now get better and better each season (just like the rest of us!!!!).

Some stuff on the show IS a little odd though. . . like when they made a replica of a rowhouse, and then you see a shot of them putting it on the SEAT of the car of the person picking it up. then you get the "drama" of Geoff going over there to miraculously repair the damage. duh - we KNOW that will happen when you put it on the seat instead of the floor.

Or like duff claiming on one episode not to know that fondant can be ordered pre colored. Come on. . . basic knowledge for an amateur cakester, and he is a culinary school grad.

Bully for them if they can get the $1,000 minimum, but lets talk real world here. Being famous has its perks, and being able to demand those kind of prices is one of them. The rest of us peons get hassled for wanting to charge $20 for a sheet cake!

Confetti Cakes has a $1000 min order too.. I would love to be there. Good for them!

While I am green with envy for these decorators who can charge such high rates, I certainly don't fault them for doing so. You ever wonder what brought them to the notice of FoodNetwork, which had to have helped their business? I won't ever have FoodNetwork knocking on my door, but that would be almost more exciting than being able to charge $1,000 minimums!