Hi! I was asked to make 30 individual mini cakes for a bridal shower. customer requesting tiffany blue boxes with white bow. I am thinking 3x3 square with fondant. I have 2 questions. will it be easiest to cut each box to size or get mini pans? And does $3 per cake seem like its enough? I live in ne ohio and charge $2.50/slice for my fondant cakes. Havent been asked to do anything like this before! TIA!
I agree with the others. I haven't made them myself, but I hear the smaller the cake, the more painful it is to decorate. I would definately say $10 each, and I would probably cut the cakes out a larger cake myself. Good luck, it sounds very pretty!
Yup..Those mini's are a PIA...I charge $15.00-$20.00 each when I am doing the small two tiered ones so I would say more like $8.00-$10.00 also for the boxes...Cut from slab cakes..it is much easier than baking several mini pans...
Yup..Those mini's are a PIA...I charge $15.00-$20.00 each when I am doing the small two tiered ones so I would say more like $8.00-$10.00 also for the boxes...Cut from slab cakes..it is much easier than baking several mini pans...
I don't charge, not legal, but I do gift the cakes. I did the minis once and PIA is nicely put. I would really have to be quite good friends to do that again. I did cut my cakes out and found that to be the best route.
hi there!
I find that it's easiest to make a sheet cake, frost/torte the entire thing, then just cut it to size either with a knife or cookie cutter.
This will probably cut down your prepping and you can just "assembly line" it.
ACK! So cheap for the cakes. Depending on your locale, I would think $5 min/cake, no?
LUCK TO YOU!
Individual mini cakes are the biggest PITA. Minimum $10 each. Be sure to explain how time consuming and labor intensive they are to the client so that she "gets" it.
Not to mention you need 30 boards, 30 boxes, places to store 30 little cakes, as well as transporting 30 little cakes...
I have to make 36 for a friends wedding. I purchased the Wilton pan from Walmart that makes 12 small square cakes (2-1/3"). I've already tried the pan and it works beautifully. I have to cover mine in fondant (approx. 2 ounces to cover them). The cakes I'm making are only one layer, covered in buttercream, then covered in fondant with a custom decoration. I would charge at a minimum $5 - $7 each for the one layer cake. These cakes are very labor intensive. The Walmart pan is really nice to use, and I don't think I paid more than $11 for it. I placed parchment in the bottom of it and the cakes came out lovely.
Good luck,
Teenycakes
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