I am thinking about offering a line of dessert cakes to my customers but wanted to know a couple of things:

1. If you offer dessert cakes, what flavors do you offer?
2. Do you torte w/3 layers of fillings or just 1 filling?
3. What do you price them out at?

I need a way to bring get more clients and bring in a bit more money....

Thanks!
Karen

What are "dessert cakes"?

Aren't all cakes for dessert?

Do you mean cakes that aren't decorated or custom cakes, so for example a chocolate cake with chocolate icing, but no "Happy Birthday" or piping, etc.?

I think she is referring to the standard type cake that the grocery stores offer (but better..lol) like Black Forest,German Chocolate,Carrot cake etc..I offer 4 types of dessert cakes...BF,Carrot,GC and Oreo.Do I get any orders for them?...not really...I charge way more than the grocery stores and rightfully so...but I haven't had any orders...Boo hoo....

leah_s - yes, yes, LOL. I guess I should elaborate - by dessert cakes I mean the standard 8 or 9 inch round with no decoration - like what you could buy at your local grocery store or bakery as an after dinner dessert.

Kiddiekakes you got it!

YES! I have a Dessert Cakes page on my site.

We offer 8" double layer round cakes for $39 (regular or vegan), $44 (gluten-free), or $49 (vegan, GF, and soy-free). Layers are 2" high and filled with buttercream, premium fillings like ganache or fruit cost $5 extra.

We have several different flavors...besides chocolate and carrot, most of the flavors consist of vanilla batter with an extract added.

About 90% of our business consists of these types of cakes (single tier round or sheet cakes), but most include writing and flowers/balloons or a custom design. Then again, most of our customers cannot serve grocery store cakes due to cross-contamination of allergens.

Yep, me too, Gravity!!

I supply dessert cakes to customers, too. They can order anything. I supply my hubby's Masonic lodge with all their cakes for degrees and occasions. Those are just regular desert cakes but I do try to put something special on them for them.

I also have a customer who regularly buys carrot cakes for his girlfriend so i always throw something on it be it a flower or butterflies. I charge 40 to 50 dollars for them though.

I also make other desserts, too...like whoopie pies, cupcakes, cookies, handmade candy, etc. Keeps things interesting for me!

I don't usually...although I offer 8" tasting cakes for $25 (homestyle iced) for those who are curious about my work before ordering something larger (and if the order is too small for a real "tasting")....and at Thanksgiving and Christmas I've been trying to promote some dessert cakes but so far have not sold too many.

Yes, I have just added dessert cakes to my menu. Choice of 8" or 10". I have done a couple of different ones in the past just by word of mouth. But they seem to be becoming more popular and they are quick and easy to turn out.

This is my favorite place to go for desserts. There are pictures here. Maybe you can get some ideas.
http://www.phillipseuropean.com/Desserts.htm

They also sell whole,10" cakes for about $55.

I cannot decide which is my favorite, the Viennese Meringue torte, the Lemon torte, or the Chocolate Raspberry torte. Mmmmm. I think I'll have to stop there on Thursday to take adcantage of their dessert happy hour and get soem treats for my husband's birthday. yum!

Someday I'd like to find some good recipes so I can make these myself.

I do and that is what I sell the most i have orders pretty much every week for those.

Good, as long as it isn't just me!