Hello All,
I made this cake today for a baby shower. She is picking it up in an hour 12:00 cst. She wanted 50 cupcakes (I needed to have 53 for an even look),and I made a FBCT for the top. I was thinking about charging $1.00 a cupcake. Then I found out that my friend just got cupcakes for .66 a piece. Am I charging too much? I will try to add an attachment.

I don't think it is too much to charge. That is a great cake.

thanks, I tried the price matrix, I just can't get the hourly total to work.

Alot of work there. I would charge the $50. since that( 50 cupcakes) is what they wanted. Where did your friend get the cheaper cupcakes? were they homemade? Did you not discuss price when you took the order?
You did a great job on it by the way. It is really cute, I'm sure they will love it and be happy to pay the $50.

Well, it's for a friend and I had 3 cakes due on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is after starting a new job this week. So I didn't tell her a price, just that I wasn't sure what it would be right off hand. I had to look into my computer to see my last cupcake invoice. I did charge more last time, just by 17 cents each. Don't ask why, I can't remember But my friend got hers at a local grocery, but they were adorable with handmade witches and bats on them and they were pretty good! Then I checked out a new bakery in town (just a small professional bakery) and she was only charging 50 cents per cupcake when she frosted them indivudally and added a rose on top. I do think she is WAY undercharging as her cakes are beautiful. OH I HATE FINDING A PRICE! Thanks for the input!

As a fellow decorator $50 is a great price, but as a consumer it does seem like a lot of money after all they're only cupcakes right??? Only they don't know how much time and effort that goes into making them. Wish I could be more help than that. Anyhow your cake is awesome and she shouldn't have a problem with your price.

i think that 1 buck a cup cake is definately ok. Look at the time you had to put into it. go ahead with the dollar per cc.

I'm with you on the pricing thing....I hate it! I tend to think more of what the customer wants to pay instead of my time.....definately not the right thing to do but some people just don't want to pay a lot. Sometimes I wish they could see how much work goes into a cake, then they would completely understand!

I think $50.00 is a fair price JMO though!

Tammy

Pricing is a pain! But for $1 a serving, where else are you going to get a customized dessert for that price? $50 for what you did is very reasonable.

Stop comparing yourselves to grocery stores!!! If they wanted grocery store cupcakes, they'd go there!! It's like Donna Karen apologizing for costing more than Target! Sorry, you just need to give yourself more credit! As the wonderful Erlene says, they will only value you as much as you value yourself (loose quote).

What you created is definitely worth more than $.66 a cupcake. I think $50 is a very fair price.

I just did my first cupcake cake this weekend for $50. There were 48 cc's, so just under a buck a piece. They never even blinked an eye! It was airbrushed and the design loosely followed that of Thomas...I'll post it to my gallery later today. So, I personally think you are right on track!

You are worth every red cent you are charging for this because it is just too stinkin' adorable and there is no way they can get this at any of those "chain" places!!!

-Michelle

Don't forget this is dessert for 50 people! And, it's not just cupcakes; it's a cupcake cake. $1 per serving is very fair, I think, for this pretty cake.

Cheers, from
SwampWitch

Thanks so much all! She picked up the cake and loved it. She didn't even blink an eye at the price! I am also a nail tech by trade and when I worked in a nice salon, it was the same way. The prices really weren't high, but compared to the cheap shops, it was hard to swallow. But after a few years, I stopped trying to compare that, just my quality work, personal service etc. now if I could just do that with my cakes.....

the bigger question to me is how is it you haven't agreed on a price with the customer, yet you already did all the work and she's picking it up in an hour?

You shouldn't (in my opinion) even buy the ingredients before agreeing on a price.