How Much Would You Charge For This Cake?
Decorating By savannah1986 Updated 11 Nov 2014 , 10:11am by DeliciousDesserts
So I recently made this cake for a friend of mine for her daughters second birthday. I did the cake for free in exchange for her husband helping me out with fixing my car lol So I'm just curious, what would a cake like this normally cost? I know to get an accurate answer you would need to know what the cost per serving is, cost of ingredients, etc. but I'm not looking for an accurate answer. just for fun because I'm curious. Thanks! pay no attention to my number 2 not being lined up with the emblem on the top tier haha!
AWell over $2000. But I don't understand why you would need to know that. Her husband helped me a great deal and making their daughters birthday cake was the least I could do. I was only curious how much this kind of cake would normally go for.
anywhere from $4 to $8 per serving so if that's an 8x6 then about $200 give or take -- but of course you got a ton of copyright issues being a disney cake but somewhere around $200 for 36 servings -- i really like the two little pleasant piles of bows all kicking out there -- it's a well done happy looking cake
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anywhere from $4 to $8 per serving so if that's an 8x6 then about $200 give or take -- but of course you got a ton of copyright issues being a disney cake but somewhere around $200 for 36 servings -- i really like the two little pleasant piles of bows all kicking out there -- it's a well done happy looking cake
Everyone was telling me this was probably a $200 cake too! lol :) thank you for the compliment. I haven't done very many cakes so I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out :) I am a bit alarmed though... What about these copyright issues?
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Well, I'm sorry. You wrote, "just for fun..." and then I wrote "just for fun..." I don't understand why you got so upset. I certainly won't do that again. My apologies.
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Originally Posted by [B]savannah1986[/B] [URL=/t/780446/how-much-would-you-charge-for-this-cake#post_7560081][IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG][/URL]... just for fun because I'm curious.Well, I'm sorry. You wrote, "[COLOR=404040]just for fun..." and then[/COLOR] I wrote "j[COLOR=404040]ust for fun..."[/COLOR] I don't understand why you got so upset. I certainly won't do that again. My apologies.
My Apologise if in fact I took you the wrong way, but you came across as rude.
ARude? If your intent was asking a general pricing question, it was hidden within a barter question.
Mimi was not being rude at all. Although not pertinent to a question about illegally selling a cake, it was certainly Germaine to the topic.
ARude would have been to ask if we should also ignore the nicks in the buttercream and the slightly askew copyright protected plaque of ears or the missing border balls or a hundred other tiny, not picky flaws.
Actually, the cake is adorable.
It's not uncommon for hobbyists to be curious what their talent is worth. The hard, sad answer is what the market will bare. What I would charge may be very different from what someone in your area would be willing to pay.
I completely disagree! I have read Mimi's posts for years and she has never been rude. I don't understand your post after Mimi apologized to the OP and the OP apologized to Mimi, you're just stirring up trouble.
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Actually I find your comment rude- and the OP's response too.
the OP said she traded that cake in exchange for mechanic work on her car and asked what the value of the cake would be...a person then asked what was the value of the car work...totally logical question. Not rude at all.
I find it rude that all these sensitive, uptight people get so 'offended' by a rational question. cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it.
Hmmm - not sure how this got blown so out of proportion.
Kazita, sorry to say it but I think that you need to pull your head in. I agree that Mimi's comment did come across as rude - but she clearly didn't mean for it to be so and had already apologized before you put your two cents worth in.
To the OP I really like your cake and think it is super cute, loving all those bows on the side of the cake. You are lucky to have such a great friend that offers you a trade that is clearly more beneficial to you than them. We should all be so lucky to have friends like that :-)
I also totally disagree that Mimi comment was anything but rude. I was actually wondering the same thing. The OP stated she traded the cake for his service so however much the service total was is really what the price of the cake would be (which is what the whole bartering systems is about) based on what was said in the OP first comment.
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I also totally disagree that Mimi comment was anything but rude. I was actually wondering the same thing. The OP stated she traded the cake for his service so however much the service total was is really what the price of the cake would be (which is what the whole bartering systems is about) based on what was said in the OP first comment.
I am glad that you wrote this as it does make it clear what Mimi (haha poor mimi, we are all speaking for her) meant. To me it came across as - 'well I bet the mechanic bill was a lot higher than the cost of your cake so go away and just be grateful that you got off so lightly'.
It is all in the perspective and because you can't use facial/body language on the internet it can make it very easy for something to be taken in many different ways.
5/23/14 at 10:46pm
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I think what I'm going to do is visit the nearest bakery (we don't have one here, in surrounding towns we do though) and order a few things from them based on things I can make and see what their costs are. Pricing is so difficult, I feel I bit off more than I can chew
apparently these other previous threads started by the OP here, have not appeared to provide any cost/pricing comprehension for the OP a half year later.
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776305/pricing-help-am-i-charging-too-much-or-too-little#post_7522794
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776458/little-pricing-advice
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776605/different-types-of-frosting-prices#post_7522887
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apparently these other previous threads started by the OP here, have not appeared to provide any cost/pricing comprehension for the OP a half year later.
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776305/pricing-help-am-i-charging-too-much-or-too-little#post_7522794
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776458/little-pricing-advice
http://www.cakecentral.com/t/776605/different-types-of-frosting-prices#post_7522887
Interesting.....verrrrrrrry interesting. What is the point of all the posts??
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[SPOILER=Warning: Spoiler!][SIZE=14px]Yes! you have bitten off more than you can chew, you can't choke down the truth, and now your spitting it out at a good-hearted, very knowledgeable successful well respected business owner and teacher who is a long time member of CakeCentral.com. Cheers to MimiFix and thank you Mimi for all of your outstanding valued contributions to this forum. [/SIZE][/SPOILER]
[SIZE=14px]apparently these other previous threads started by the OP here, have not appeared to provide any cost/pricing comprehension for the OP a half year later.[/SIZE]
Oh girl, you are so good! I just got frustrated and angry on behalf of MimiFix, and fumed away quietly on my own, but you, with all your get up and go, managed to blow this one wide open. Well done!
And Mimi, I loved your first comment - I thought it was spot on, and it was precisely what I was thinking after reading the OP's question.
ARoflmao. Bahahahaha!
I do heart My Alaska friend.
[@]Ducky316[/@] copyright is an issue for barter.
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Rude would have been to ask if we should also ignore the nicks in the buttercream and the slightly askew copyright protected plaque of ears or the missing border balls or a hundred other tiny, not picky flaws.
Actually, the cake is adorable.
It's not uncommon for hobbyists to be curious what their talent is worth. The hard, sad answer is what the market will bare. What I would charge may be very different from what someone in your area would be willing to pay.
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Original message sent by MBalaska
[SPOILER=Warning: Spoiler!][SIZE=14px]Yes! you have bitten off more than you can chew, you can't choke down the truth, and now your spitting it out at a good-hearted, very knowledgeable successful well respected business owner and teacher who is a long time member of CakeCentral.com. Cheers to MimiFix and thank you Mimi for all of your outstanding valued contributions to this forum. [/SIZE][/SPOILER]
[SIZE=14px]apparently these other previous threads started by the OP here, have not appeared to provide any cost/pricing comprehension for the OP a half year later.[/SIZE]
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