I would say no, it's not too much. But the best way to determine cost is to determine a price per serving and figure out how many servings you will get from the cake. You may also add in custom work, like gumpaste flowers and such which you may want to charge more for.
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
I wish I could get that here... that is the size I do most often
what i do is figure out exactly how much each item costs per piece (say 1 doz eggs is $2.00 that would be around 0.17 an egg). once i have all of my ingredients figured out i multiply that total by 3.5 (to figure in cost of time,effort,utilities)...then i add on any addition fees if they had custom work or specialty items.. i usually round up to the nearest whole number. hope this helps
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
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WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I also live in Michigan and you can easily stop by Sam's club, walmart, Meijer, Family Fare, and get a cheap (nasty tasting 
) cake for $20-30...
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
:
WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I also live in Michigan and you can easily stop by Sam's club, walmart, Meijer, Family Fare, and get a cheap (nasty tasting
) cake for $20-30...
Im in Michigan too and I also charge 45.00 for 1/2 sheet and I do get a lot of people who think thats a lot. But once they see my cakes and feel the weight of a real cake they realize 45.00 is well worth the price.
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
:
WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I also live in Michigan and you can easily stop by Sam's club, walmart, Meijer, Family Fare, and get a cheap (nasty tasting
) cake for $20-30...Im in Michigan too and I also charge 45.00 for 1/2 sheet and I do get a lot of people who think thats a lot. But once they see my cakes and feel the weight of a real cake they realize 45.00 is well worth the price.
That's good to know! I just found this site and I have been "wandering" around it, lurking and I am just amazed at the cakes.. many are very beautiful, but pricey!! People who know me and know my cakes are willing to pay the price that I charge... I use 4 cake mixes for my 12X18 and 3 for my 11X15. All my cakes are very heavy so I have to make sure my boards are sturdy enough!!!
WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I also live in Michigan and you can easily stop by Sam's club, walmart, Meijer, Family Fare, and get a cheap (nasty tasting ) cake for $20-30...[/quote]
I say to customers that you get what you pay for and if you want to serve dreg cake, the choice is yours.
You are providing a custom cake where the baking is fresh - not frozen for months, quality materials, and no preservatives and chemicals added. If the customer has no taste then why would sell yourself cheap. Your time and talent are valuable as a custom baker/cake designer, you need to see your value! Work smarter not harder!!
Junebuggey
A 12x18 sheet cake is 3 mixes and I get $75 for that.
:
WOW!! I only charge $45 and I get SO many people who won't buy them from me because they think I am too high in my price.. of course I also live in Michigan and you can easily stop by Sam's club, walmart, Meijer, Family Fare, and get a cheap (nasty tasting
) cake for $20-30...
I have a Kroger and a Walmart within 2 and 3 minutes from me; a Sam's Club and a Meijer is 10 minutes one direction and both are also 20 minutes another direction. I'm surrounded by cheaper cakes.
But they are "cheap" cakes.
Sales and marketing is Job One, folks.
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