? About Your Budget Wedding Cakes...........
Business By littlecake Updated 22 Aug 2010 , 2:40am by kansaslaura
i noticed that many of you said you don't torte....does this mean you use a 3 inch pan and that each tier is one thick layer?
I personally bake 4 layers individually to insure they are baked even and moist (6 - 8 for double tiers) but I don't do budget cakes.
Same here; all cakes unless they specifically request torting. I don't charge extra for torting just extra if they are using fresh fruit as a filling, the more fresh fruit the higher the price per serving.
For me, that's all cakes
same here. One of my "don't discount .... add value" sales pitches was that I would offer to tort it "and I'll waive the torting charge". Well hell's bell's, I didn't charge extra to tort anyway, if they had asked, but when I offer to do it "for free", the bride thinks she's getting a deal.
Don't discount ..... add value. 
Pssst! Sometimes my "add value" was just throwing in some free potato chips on the buffet. Oh big whup! They think they got a deal and I had to spend an extra twelve bucks to book a $3500 reception! 
It makes sense to charge extra. 2 extra layers of filling and all.
But they're thinner layers. I figure I'm just spreading out whatever amount I'd use in one layer, into 3 layers, give or take. I mean if I use 3/8" in a single layer of filling between two 2" layers of cake, I'm NOT going to use 3/8" per layer between four 1" layers of cake.
Not arguing that there isn't more work (more cutting, more aligning, etc).
It makes sense to charge extra. 2 extra layers of filling and all.
But they're thinner layers. I figure I'm just spreading out whatever amount I'd use in one layer, into 3 layers, give or take. I mean if I use 3/8" in a single layer of filling between two 2" layers of cake, I'm NOT going to use 3/8" per layer between four 1" layers of cake.
Not arguing that there isn't more work (more cutting, more aligning, etc).
Agree!!!--in business you got to make the customer feel they're getting a great value. And when you do, they're your customer for a very long time to come.
I turn it around as if I were the customer. I hate being nickle and dimed. I get all warm and fuzzy when I'm on the other side of the transaction and not feel like all they're interested in is my checkbook.
It may not amount to much $$, it's the perception. And darn good cheap goodwill and advertising.
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