I just got off the phone with a bride who was calling around for petit four pricing and said another baker quoted her $5/dozen.
I'm shocked because that seems horribly low??? Am I wrong?
oh geesh I heard of people charging 2.00 to 3.00 a piece!!!!
I would say that is waaaaay low.. I wouldn't do them..... LOL
Ok my list as of today
Things I don't wanna EVER do LOL because of the pressure factor and time consuming nature of them LOL
Mini cakes
Wedding cakes
Petit fours
It breaks down to like 42 cents per petit four! I couldn't even cover my ingredients let alone my time with that. Yikes.
I charge $25/dozen for petite fours and have a minimum 3 dozen per order. I wouldn't even think of doing them for less...
I would tell your customer she might want to find out what that other person means by "petite four" and whether she's ever made them before. The person quoting $5 per dozen is either crazy or never made them before and has no idea how much work is involved.
I don't care what the going rate is...I hate making them!
let the other baker work for pennies.
I don't know about you all.. but out of all of them I have had I have only liked a couple .. they just don't appeal to me.
When we made them in the shop, we charged $1.75 a piece with a 3 doz. min. order. And I thought that was cheap!
Minette
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I would bet the baker quoted without having made them. I certainly did that in the beginning. I did 6 dozen oreo bon bons for $20. I was dipping those crazy things all night. I think I made about $1.25 an hour once all was said and done.
You should find out who it is and order some. It would be funny.
She could have made it up also to see if you would lower your price.
I never cared for petit fours either until I made them. They always seemed like little, dried up old cakes that my mom thought were each a serving instead of a bite. But I made some for my sister's birthday and I have to say they were pretty tasty. I used rolled fondant instead of poured because I wanted to stick with what I was used to...so they looked as pretty as they tasted and I got pretty good at covering small squares...not a bad skill to have.
Well how do they look like for $5.00 /Dozen ??
Tell her you will make them but not for that price.
If she likes the $5.00 /dozen, then let her get it from that place..
Less work for you..
At $5.00 a dozen, that's what they'd be
ROFLMAO
wah ditt I say?
At $5.00 a dozen, that's what they'd be
ROFLMAO
wah ditt I say?
I'm confused, so you think $5.00/dozen is reasonable (NOT cheap) ?
hahahahahaha...now, fondantgrl, you made a funny.
I meant, that for $5.00 a dozen, all they'd be is scraps of cake with a smear of icing on 'em like the poster before me had stated.
Petit Fours is a general term for any bite-size treat. In fact, there are two types of petit fours - petit four glace', and petit four sec. Cookies can be classified as petit fours. Perhaps they got a quote for a different "type" of petit four.
Or perhaps they were full of _____.
hahahahahaha...now, fondantgrl, you made a funny.
I meant, that for $5.00 a dozen, all they'd be is scraps of cake with a smear of icing on 'em like the poster before me had stated.
Oh Ok, I was confused... thanks for the claification.. Probably not even scraps but just those crumbs that stick to the pan when you remove the cake... how sad..
I charge $1/inch. So tiny ones are $1, the 2X2 are $2, and so forth. Is that too cheap? I have had old ladies scoff at me and not order for that price, but I'm thinking it is reasonable. Petit Fours are PITA.
At $5.00 a dozen, that's what they'd be
ROFLMAO
wah ditt I say?
I think it is funny that if you were getting $5 a dozen they would be scraps of cake with a smear of frosting. It was the way you said it not what you said or did I misunderstand the funny?
Thanks for making me laugh. My jaw dropped when she said that. She then asked about me doing mini cupcakes. She still set up a consultation so we'll see. The bride said the other baker does cheesecake. I can't imagine that less ingredients and time go into make petit four cheesecakes???
A bakery near me makes terrific petit fours. They are one inch squares with a drop of buttercream and then poured fondant. They have a tiny little rose bud sorta thingie on top. Okay, now are you ready? They charge $12.95 per dozen.
My DD loves those things and sometimes the bakery has them in the bakery case instead of having to special order a minimum amount. I pay $12.95 and get my DD a dozen sometimes because there is no way in heck that I am making them ever again. I tried it once and that broke me.
Petit Fours is a general term for any bite-size treat. In fact, there are two types of petit fours - petit four glace', and petit four sec. Cookies can be classified as petit fours. Perhaps they got a quote for a different "type" of petit four.
This is what i was about to say... $5 a dozen could be for a simple cookie or tuile, which is still technically a petit four (it's the size that makes it a petit four). I think you need clarification on what type she is expecting before you give a quote.
My favorite bakery charges $6.40 a dozen. They are about 1-1/2â square, have a dollop of butter cream on the top of the cake, then poured fondant, then a little butter cream rose bud and leaves as a finished touch. They are delicious.
I can't imagine that less ingredients and time go into make petit four cheesecakes?
Actually petit four cheesecakes are a breeze because you can just bake a large cheesecake and cut them down (either squares, triangles, or with small round cutters, but there is a lot of waste with round), and decorate with a really simple garnish (candied citrus peel, candied nut, chocolate decoration, etc).
Any suggestions on what to charge if you're also putting a fondant ribbon and bow on each one??? I've never done them before either. :-/
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