I'm thinking I might be. I started out a little over a year ago offering buckeyes, something I've made for years for gifts for friends, etc. They really are my featured item/what I'm "known" for. When I worked my first craft fair I felt I had to offer something in addition to the buckeyes. So I dipped some things in chocolate... pretzel rods, nutter butters/oreos, peppermint sticks, and marshmallow pops. Fast forward a few months and I discovered I really liked cookie decorating, so I decided to offer that and I've actually done quite a few orders for people, especially ones done with my edible ink printer. Then I made some cupcakes for my daughter's birthday, loved them, so I'm offering those. I've done a couple of orders and one cupcake wedding. I've recently branched out on the cupcakes and I'm offering cupcakes in cups (layered with frosting and toppings) and possibly the cupcake push pops. And for my next craft fair, I'll be making pecan turtles, too. I don't offer everything at the craft fairs, just 5-6 things. I offer everything on my website, though.
Why do I keep thinking I need to offer so many things? Do you all do this, too? Is it just my need to make everyone happy and find the next thing that will increase my number of orders? Should I scale back? Help!
Thanks! Maria
I offer cakes (wedding, sheetcakes, topsy turvy, carved, 3-d cakes) and decorated cookies, as well as "normal cookies" like choc. chip, oatmeal, peanut butter, and some candies as well. cake truffles, cupcakes, etc.
I do most of my "normal cookie" orders at Christmas time and mostly do cakes with occasional cake truffles and decorated cookies. Honestly, it sounds/seems like a lot but I think my customers love having a big menu to choose from!
Only YOU can decide if you're offering TOO MUCH.
I offer a wide variety too. I have pricing down to time plus ingredients (simplified). As long as I stick to the time schedule, I can make anything. My business is "made to order" and all paid in advance. And when you think about it, most every dessert ingredient is on a short list, so I don't have any more inventory on hand for the varied menu. I make two unrelated things at once so that the down time for one recipe is filled by active time for the other recipe. The same active/inactive hourly plan applies to part time employees. This makes for a very profitable per hour rate.
re: cupcake push pop, here's a link to Sprinkles Custom Cakes Cake Shooters... mine will be similar, just different flavors...
http://www.cakeshooters.com/index.php
Wow, want to try these, where do you get the containers for these?
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