This number will vary depending on local cost of living and your efficiency, but generally $10-15/hour is a good range for beginners in most areas.
$10-$15 per hour???? 
NOT in Australia - unless you have time-travelled 20 years BACKWARDS
$10-$15 per hour????
NOT in Australia - unless you have time-travelled 20 years BACKWARDS
As I said, this number will vary, which is why responses from other parts of the world probably won't help that much. In high cost of living areas like Australia the wage would be significantly higher, but then again everything else is more expensive so consumers would be used to paying higher prices.
If you're looking for a general rule of thumb, 150-200% of minimum wage would be a good starting point.
Oh Jason - PLEASE don't start going on like you KNOW Australia
I read you last "Expose on Australia and its Economy" in your tussle with Bluehue - it was inaccurate and full of Google Garbage
We have PLENTY of cake shops here that are will churn out mass produced budget cakes too
Let's try to keep this civil please...all I said was that the cost of living in Australia is relatively high, so wages and prices would be higher than other areas. This is an economic fact and not a slight against your country.
I really do not understand how Jason's comment was offensive to some people, he clearly stated that this amount will vary depending on your efficiency and area. Anyway, as for the OP's question: I charge ingredient price, my overhead (utilities, insurance), a profit margin of 15% and estimated labor at $13/hr. HTH
Fedra
Depends...But in general I'm probably doing about $40-50 an hour at a minimum. That's for hands-on cake work, though, so if you factor in all the time I spend messing around and doing non-hands-on work it ends up being less than that 
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