Im not sure what to price this out at. I made this cake for a friend and someone saw it and wants me to make on for her as well. It is Sugarshack's Buttercream with fondant accents, she wants for 15 ppl the same one, this one was 2 10 inch cakes to make 2 tiers so it was pretty tall. Can someone help me price this out? Im new and have never sold a cake so this would be my first paid cake. Thank you!
First determine what you charge per serving. Then decide what size cake you will make. A 10inch is way more than 15 servings. I think a two layer 8 in. is 20 party servings. I would charge more for the fondant accents.
I would say in the neighborhood of 45-50 bucks.
That's a cute cake, I like the colors.
Yes.. a 10 inch is 35 servings.. that's way too much for her needs. I'd do it as an 8" cake and price it as 20 servings.. No less than $2.50/serving.. so $50.00 It's really cute.
Personally I'd charge $90 as my BC price is $4.50/serving.
Hey YVY, if you go by the Home and Hobby matrix I made attached, this is a 30 serving cake, based on the Wilton party-serving sizes. If you charged a rate per serving, you will be consistent for future pricing. You may want to find out what a good starting price is per serving for your area and go from there. It can vary a lot. For instance, in you live in San Francisco or NYC, your base price might start at $3.50 per serving for buttercream, where, if you live in a more rural area, it might start at $1.50 per serving. It depends what ingredients cost you and your local area's economy.
The attached matrix will help you figure out what your ingredients will cost you at least. In my area your cake would sell for $75-90 ($2.50-$3.00 per serving). Hope this helps, Lisa
Loriana,
That is one incredible matrix. I can tell that a considerable amount of work went into it and I'd like to thank you for sharing it with us.
Martha
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