Hi, I'm new to decorating cakes and pricing has got to be the hardest thing ever. I made this cake for a friend so I didn't charge much because I like the practice. Now people are asking how much I would charge for the exact same cake. What do yall think? Dondant covered cakes by home bakers in my area go for $3.50/slice. This cake is a 2 layer 8 inch for the body and a 1 layer 12 inch for the shoulders. The head is styrofoam covered in molding chocolate and fondant for details in the face
Thank ne you so much in advance
the biggest hurdle is that you have to have permission from batmans' owners to sell/do a character cake like that --
but in general for sculptures since you know the going rate in your area for home bakers -- find out what the nicest bakery in your area charges for sculptures and you won't go wrong charging fifty cents or a dollar over what the nicest brick & mortar charges in your area --
best to you
I had no idea there were copyright rules for cakes. That makes things a lot harder. Lol.
As you stated, pricing IS the hardest part. (Do a search on this website with the word: pricing and you will come up with 100,000's of threads.) Here are some excellent links:
http://www.cakeboss.com/Cake-Stuff/Articles/How-Much-Should-I-Charge
http://staceyssweetshop.blogspot.com/2011/08/howd-you-arrive-at-that-number.html
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1770401741/?tag=cakecentral-20
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