Wedding Cupcake Cake -- How Much $$$ To Charge?

Decorating By tobycat Updated 19 Apr 2007 , 4:24am by Hula_girl3

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tobycat Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:47pm
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I've got a request to do 100 cupcakes for a wedding. They are deciding what they want, but I'm figuring that they want BC with a simple flower or design. Do you charge as a wedding cake - by the slice or cupcake in this case? What's the norm?

TIA -- S.

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klg1152 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:49pm
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I would say you charge (at minimum) per serving just like a wedding cake.

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tthardy78 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:51pm
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I charge just like a wedding cake, per slice (cupcake).

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tobycat Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:52pm
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Do either or you charge more per slice because you have to do all the extra work with doing individual cakes?

thanks, S.

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tthardy78 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:56pm
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I don't charge anything additional unless it deals with fondant or gumpaste decorations. But unlike some people, I would prefer to do cupcakes over a tiered cake any day of the week.

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cassandrascakes Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 7:57pm
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I know I will be in the EXTREME minority here, but when I do cupcake towers, I actually charge less. The stress of a wedding cake is overwhelming to me. Worrying about supports, dowels, leveling, etc. Cupcakes are 100 times easier, less stressful, and less expensive to me. So, if it's just swirled icing with maybe just a rose or small flower on top, I charge like $2 each. This is just my personal opinion, though. I have seen great cupcakes on here with monograms, piles of flowers, covered in fondant, etc. Now for those, I would probably charge out the ying yang, or not do them at all, lol.

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tobycat Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 11:07pm
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Thank! Gives me a place to start. icon_smile.gif

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snarkybaker Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 11:20pm
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I do charge a little less. $4 each for cupcakes and wedding cake prices start a $5. Allprovided that there is no fondant or gumpaste work etc...

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Hula_girl3 Posted 19 Apr 2007 , 4:24am
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Our Cake prices start at $5.50 and I belive that our cupcakes start at $5.00 and go up to $7.00 if they add on various sugar flowers.

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