What Would You Charge For 2 Dozen Cup Cakes?

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melmcgill Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 1:14am
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I have a customer who wants a cake and 2 dozen cupcakes. I don't usually do cupcakes so I'm not sure what to charge. Can any one help me with a price to qoute her?

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melmcgill Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 1:17am
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need help quick. Shes coming by to discuss what she wants. Any help would do.

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Lemonydoodles Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 1:20am
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I usually charge for 2 doz. $24.00...however, if there are fondant or candy accents or more elaborate technique then I charge more.

edited to add that I have charged up to $38.00 for 2 dozen before.

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vabeach_girl77 Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 1:25am
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i think that your prices sounds good, it really depends on how much detail she wants. She'll understand that they're a custom order so of course they're going to be more than a grocery store or whatever. Hope it goes well.

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cakesondemand Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 1:30am
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My cupcakes are $20 per doz with icing only.

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cjd Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 4:36am
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Boy, I charge $10.00 a dozen. Maybe I need to charge more.

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Rendee Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 4:58am
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I charge $1 a cupcake and $10 a doz. Hope this helps.

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fabfour Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 3:24pm
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I charge $15.00 per 24 and only do incriments of 24.

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DianaMarieMTV Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 3:36pm
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I recently did 24 cupcakes with edible imags for $50. For buttercream only I would charge $36.

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FromScratch Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 3:42pm
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It completely depends on what she's asking for. Simple cupcakes.. starting at $1.50 each. Custom cake and filled with something other than BC with a custom design.. at least $2.50 each but probably closer to $3.00 and up.

Cupcakes are a pain.. you have 24 little cakes to decorate. My prices start at $1.50 for a basic cupcake though. You get chocolate or vanilla cake and a swirl of BC with rainbow sprinkles for that. My fancy cupcakes start at $2.50 each.. you get any non premuim cake you want filled with any non-premium filling topped with buttercream and no design. You want carrot cupcakes filled with cc filling and topped with smoothed lemon scented BC with a gumpaste pacifier on it.. that'll be at LEAST $4.50 each. They are paying for a single serving of cake.. it should be no different than your regualr cake prices IMHO. icon_biggrin.gif

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darrahmomof3 Posted 28 Sep 2007 , 3:43pm
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I charge.....
18.00 for 24 plain iced
30.00 for specialty
36.00 for spec, and fondant

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melmcgill Posted 29 Sep 2007 , 3:41am
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Thank you everyone for your input. I charged her an additional $20 for 24 cup cakes.

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CakesUnleashed Posted 30 Sep 2007 , 7:42pm
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For the cupcake towers (trees) that I put together, I charge $4 per serving but that also includes a 6" or 8" cake on top.

I fill all the cupcakes with whatever filling they desire and the cake is custom created with their preferred flavors, too.

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