I have just recently discovered the fantastic world of cake balls! I have been making them for a few weeks now, and have given out lots of free bees for people to sample. Now, I am starting to take lots of orders for them, but am having a hard time with figuring out how much to charge.

Is it best to charge by the dozen? What is a reasonable amount to charge for these sinful confections?! Im finding that it takes me about 1 hour, not counting freezer time, to make about 5 dozen. Does this seem reasonable?

Any input would be greatly appreciated!!

The only time I ever sold any, charged $10 per dozen.

deb

What are your costs? That will determine pricing.

Figure out your costs i.e. ingredients, packaging, utilities etc., add to that how much you want to make per hr, there's your price.

Can you believe how much this place manages to get for cake balls?

http://cakeballs.com/

WOW!

at the market I charge .75 each, 4.25/6 and $8 for a dozen, its COSTS me .28 per ball HTH...


you have to remember, this is what people are will to pay in my area, and I dont do custom orders yes, for custom orders, it would cost more. Different packaging, more time.....

I need a good recipe for cake balls, I made mine too moist and the kids hated them. I carve so much I thought it would be nice not to throw it all away. Great if you can use the scraps and sell them.

wow....$16 for 6!!! They're good, but I wouldn't say they're that good! My goodness!!!

Im using a box mix, so my breakdown is $2 mix, figure $2 for eggs and oil, $4 for bark chocolate, $2 for bakery box...all of this will make about 3 dozen...if you add in electric, labor, cleanup etc...I think that's fair...I would absolutley pay $10 for a dozen!

What do you think?

Here's ALL you need to take into consideratoin:
1) cost of ingredients including shipping or gas + wear and tear on your vehicle to go to the store
2) cost of utilities used while making and decorating: electricity, gas, water.
3) how long it took you x how much you want to make per hour

If you know that, then you can figure out how much to charge for ANY cake.

Yes $10 a dozen is what I sell them for also.

I charge $15.00 per dozen. If they order more than 3 dozen I give them a price break of $12.00 per dozen. I've looked at the "competition" and based on my socio-economic area I feel my prices are reasonable and compensate me for my expenses.

www.buythedozenbakery.com

I charge $15.00 per dozen. If they order more than 3 dozen I give them a price break of $12.00 per dozen. I've looked at the "competition" and based on my socio-economic area I feel my prices are reasonable and compensate me for my expenses.

www.buythedozenbakery.com

Crabbywan you cake balls are beautiful but they are bigger. I like that size but I could not find the right size box in time for Valentine's. But I agree I think that's a great price.

the local bakery chain in my town sells them for $2 a ball. I thought it was a tad excessive myself, but they are new to the bakery, they are pretty, a tad bigger than mine, but that still seems a bit much. i believe they sell a dozen for $20. they are labeled cake truffles.
as for the taste, I don't know, I know how to make my own and I don't have money so I'm not that curious how they stand up