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Business By strawberry0121 Updated 8 Nov 2006 , 7:12pm by strawberry0121

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 5:33pm
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How much would you charge for this cake??? My excel sheet is saying $75, but that seems a little high to me....

Chocolate chocolate chip cake, chocolate ganache filling, whipped cream BC, chocolate butterfly....

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:13pm
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Anyone????

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angelcakes5 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:16pm
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What size cake is this?

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Omicake Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:19pm
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It is very pretty and the butterfly awsome!
Dont know about the pricing in your area.But why not give your excel price a try?
May this serve as a bump!

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:33pm
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Oh, it is 9 inches, 2 layers.

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KHalstead Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:38pm
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I always undercharge.......but I would probably say about 35 dollars for the cake and extra 5 for filling and another 5 for the butterfly...giving you a grand total of 45 dollars! Like I said probably wayyyyy too cheap...but probably what I would charge.

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fmcmulle Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:41pm
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It is a beautiful cake! I'm thinking $75 may be to high. You did add a lot of extras like fillings,butterfly etc so its hard to say. Have you sold any like this to anyone else? I love the butterfly!

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tyty Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:42pm
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Love the butterfly! How did you make it?

I charge $30 for a 9in. base cake (yellow w buttercream, no decorations). Then I charge a premium for specialty cakes and specialty frosting and filling and elaborate decoration. I would charge an extra $5 each for the specialty cake and filling, then whatever you feel your butterfly is worth.

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ChrisJ Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:43pm
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How about figuring out what you spent on ingredients and multiply that by 3. This was suggested by one of my Wilton instructors.

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:48pm
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Ok, that's how I did it and came up with $75. Here's what I think I will do:

$50 is 2.50 per serving (24), I will write it up as a comped butterrfly as a gift.
Chocoalte Chocolate Chip  $9.00
Whipped Cream BC    $16.00
Labor     $25.00
Decoration (N/C - gift) ($10.00)    


Total is $50 ($2.08 per serving)

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:53pm
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I made the wings seperately, the body from 2 tootsie rolls, and a "ramp" to pose it on.If you use toootsie rolls for the body, you should cover it is chocolate before you try to add the wings....

I made 4 total pieces and then glued (using chocolate) the wings to the body and set it up in a book to get the angle. After that dried, I put the ramp on the cake and glued the butterfly to it. I also piped a bunch of frosting that matched the cake to cover the ramp and to add a little extra support to the wings. I then covered that with flowers.

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tyty Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:57pm
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Thanks so much but I also need to know, are the wings all chocolate? Did you use a mold?

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strawberry0121 Posted 8 Nov 2006 , 6:59pm
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I changed my mind....

I am going to charge $46, and comp the $10 butterfly as the girl's birthday present. They invited my daughter tot he party at the last minute. So the actual bill will say $36

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