Help! How Much Should I Charge?
Decorating By customcakeworks Updated 3 Jun 2010 , 4:46pm by customcakeworks
I am pretty new to the cake business, and am just starting to build up clientel. Up until now, I have been discounting most of my sales to get my name out. A new customer has asked me to create the cake posted below. (This is not my cake, but a picture that was sent to me by the customer). It is only to feed 12 people, but I recognize that this cake will take lots of time to finish all of the details.
How much would you charge for this cake? Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thankyou in advance.
Before I can give you a reasonable answer I need to ask a couple of questions. What size cake are you planning to make? You only need a 6" round (4") high to feed 12. Are you planning to model your figure from fondant or gumpaste or will it be cake? Also are you covering your cake in buttercream or fondant?
Before I can give you a reasonable answer I need to ask a couple of questions. What size cake are you planning to make? You only need a 6" round (4") high to feed 12. Are you planning to model your figure from fondant or gumpaste or will it be cake? Also are you covering your cake in buttercream or fondant?
I was probably going to make a 8" cake. I might use a styrofoam ball covered in fondant for the head, and cake for the torso with rolled fondant for the arms. I've also thought about rice crispy square torso covered in fondant.
I will cover the cake with a thin layer of buttercream covered with fondant.
As for using a trademarked character, does anyone have a good web resource that offers information on lisencing?
Thanks so much 
As for using a trademarked character, does anyone have a good web resource that offers information on lisencing?
What information are you looking for? Like what you can and can't use? or who to contact to use it?
If it's trademarked/copyrighted then you can't use it without written permission from the license holder. (this also includes all company logos/sport teams/etc...)
As for who holds the license, there are SOOOO many things that are copyrighted/trademarked that you just have to look up who owns each trademarked item you want to do.
As for mario... i woudl start with Nintendo - i'm assuming that someone else owns them by now... but not sure.
Thanks for your feedback everyone. I decided not to take the order.
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