Hello all! I had my first inqure about a wedding cake in Sept. I have a few questions if you dont mind. The only details I know about the cake is that it needs to feed about 65 people and she wants a three tier cake. Here are my questions.
1. How much to charge per serving?
2. Do you charge for the top tier the couple keeps?
3. If I need to buy anything for the cake do I add that cost into the cake? Such as if I dont have a pan?
4. How tall should each tier of the cake be? I use 3" deep pans.
Thank Megan
How much per serving depends on a lot of factors. You will see price ranges on here from $2 to $6 a serving. BC? or Fondant? Special design work (i.e. gumpaste)? Special flavor of cake or filling? Also your market plays a factor and I believe pricing in NY is higher than what we can do in the midwest.
There are multiple opinions on the top tier thing. Some charge for it, some include it as a gift to the couple.
I would only consider charging for a new pan if I knew I was never going to use that pan for anything else ever again.... if it was a special item I needed just for this cake.
I use 2" pans and make each tier 2 layers.
Depends on the look you're going after.
Here is a pic of one of my cakes that is 14/10/8:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=113263
the 4 inch diff makes for a good edge.
Here is one where each tier is only 2" diff (16/14/12/10/
:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=93760
This one is a 16/12/10/8, so you can see the 2" diff and the 4" diff on the same cake for a good comparison:
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=94152
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