that's sounds about right to me.....maybe even a little more
Well, those $$$ were my COST. Not even including my time. So I'd need to mark it up, just not sure how much. If I use cost x 3, it would be $82 for the 10in and $110 for the 14 in. And that's not including the cost of the board and box.
And do you know what kind of flowers those are? Anyone??
That is a beautiful cake. The flowers look like they are gumpast.
I find that doing a cake like that isn't going to net me enough to make it worth while. So I try not to put as much into it possible. Are you making it from scratch? If so, perhaps try dressing up a cake mix to cut the corners a bit.
just this yorkiemum's 2 cents
My cost is for the 10in or 14 in chocolate cake, plus a recipe of buttercream, plus the required fondant, which is about 4-5lbs for cakes of this size, including putting fondant on the board.
I agree, it's a lot...that's why I'm looking for pricing advice. Fondant cakes are expensive. I guess I could offer buttercream, but that picture is clearly fondant, in my book...
I think the pink flowers look like just the regular flowers where you pipe and twist (does that make sense?) can't remember their name from class. I definitely think that the ivory flowers on the top look like apple blossoms.
Just guessing on price (I know I have really shortchanged myself a couple of times), but I'd say for the 10-inch maybe $60-65 and for the 14-inch maybe $75 or so? I'm bad at the pricing. Sorry. At least this will bump your post!
I'm not sure why your costs are so high for this cake (mine are less than $15 including the box & drum) but I would charge $50 for the 10" and $75 for the 14".
mine are less than $15 including the box & drum)
Wow....I'm not sure why your cost is so low!! My 14 in choc cake costs $13.24 just for the batter! (the 10 in cost for batter alone is $9.46) About $5.50 for enough frosting, 5.5 lbs of fondant at $3.50 each, $5 cake drum, $1.15 box... adds up to $44...oops, that does include the cake board, sorry!
I guess I could cut costs by using mmf, but I've got a huge drum of SatinIce paid for and sitting in my basement.
Thanks for the input, everyone. I'll chew on it a while and see what I come up with.
I'm having the exact same problem with pricing. I just did a 6" double torted white chocolate cake with fresh strawberries as the filling with a heavy whipped cream icing. The cake was a doctored mix with an extender and 6 oz. of white chocolate shredded in it.
I then added 24 yellow butter cake cupcakes with chocolate filled centers, iced in almond flavored BC. My cost alone for those items was close to $25 with buying my ingredients at WM/Costco. How on earth are you supposed to make any money doing this??
mine are less than $15 including the box & drum)
Wow....I'm not sure why your cost is so low!! My 14 in choc cake costs $13.24 just for the batter! (the 10 in cost for batter alone is $9.46) About $5.50 for enough frosting, 5.5 lbs of fondant at $3.50 each, $5 cake drum, $1.15 box... adds up to $44...oops, that does include the cake board, sorry!
I guess I could cut costs by using mmf, but I've got a huge drum of SatinIce paid for and sitting in my basement.
Thanks for the input, everyone. I'll chew on it a while and see what I come up with.
Just off of the top of my head my cake boxes are less than .30each and my drums are about $1.47 each...huge difference from what you are paying! I think the Satin Ice is about $13 for 5lbs...not totally sure on that one...my price list isn't with me. Where do you get your supplies from?
The pink flowers look like royal icing apple blossoms and the white ones look like gumpaste made the same way?
I think $65 and $80 would be about right? Good question - bad problem for you 
Beautiful cake!! It does cry out for a fondant-covered cake board in my opinion though....
Instead of fondant could you do the faux fondant out of buttercream instead? I agree the picture of the cake is just beautiful.
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