Cake For 2..how To Make ...how To Price...help...

Decorating By TiffTurtle Updated 7 Jan 2007 , 7:51am by tyty

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TiffTurtle Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:03am
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ok so my DH comes home from work this morning and says a work friend of his is interested in an anni cake...and he wants to see my cake book...not a prob...then i ask dh id he said how big a cake he wanted...he wants a cake for 2 icon_eek.gif ive never made a cake that small...so....what size cake do you make to just serve 2? and how would you price one that small?

help...please...ideas..suggestions...

thanks!!

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chaptlps Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:10am
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You could make a nice little 4" cake or even an 1/8 sheet cake. That would be pretty small.
As for the pricing, let's see Wallymart sells their 4" cakes for 3 bucks and the 1/8 sheet ones for 8. 9 if it's filled. So you could defiitely be higher than that and still be good.
I dunno, maybe the 4" for 5-8 bucks depending on difficulty and the 1/8 sheet for 10-15. Just a ballpark figure.

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JoanneK Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:11am
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The Wilton 2 course comes with a small oval pan. I think that would be nice to use.

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chefcindy Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:11am
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I would think you could just make a 6 inch and charge whatever you charge for that "tier". I always charge too little, so whatever the going rate for that size should do.

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tyty Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:15am
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I make little 4 inch gift cakes for friends and customers for their birthdays. Very little decoration. If they want a decorated cake I would go with a 6 inch at least. More surface to work with. I would start at $15 for a base and go from there.

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kaychristensen Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:25am
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I also agree with a 6 inch and charge what you usually do for it. Then they could have a slice for later. thumbs_up.gif

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playingwithsugar Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:28am
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You can bake a small sheet cake, like an 8" square, and cut two 4" circles out of it, freeze them to avoid a lot of crumbs, then fill, stack, ice and decorate.

I would have to agree with a $10-15 price range, depending upon the decoration.

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TiffTurtle Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:43am
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Thanks yall....i was a loss for what to do but as always yall have saved me once again...i just hope he decided to get it...im a cake junkie..i get so down when someone ask about a cake and then never gets it...lol

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tyty Posted 7 Jan 2007 , 7:51am
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Thanks yall....i was a loss for what to do but as always yall have saved me once again...i just hope he decided to get it...im a cake junkie..i get so down when someone ask about a cake and then never gets it...lol



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