What Would You Charge For A Cake This Size?
Decorating By sweettreat101 Updated 17 May 2016 , 3:51pm by sweettreat101
The cake in the picture is a 8" square cut into four pieces stacked. Would you use a dowel down the center I'm afraid of it falling when the lady transports it home. I'm contemplating between using the 8" square or using a 10" square. I'm afraid that if I go bigger it's going to not look as good as the one pictured. She used MMF to cover and paint the picture on the cake board. Would it be okay to use any fondant or do I need to stick with MMF? My experience with fondant as one you get it wet it gets really sticky not sure if the addition of the marshmallows helps slow the water absorption when painting. Thank you.
A 10" would be fine. It will give you a 5" square cake. I would put supports in anything over 6" tall. If it goes 8", you'll want to put a cardboard and dowels after 4". It will make it easier for the client to cut the cake that way as well.
You can use any fondant.
Yes, I certainly would, so it doesn't fall over or the top layers slide off, especially if its traveling.
the dowel down the middle and/or the ones place on each corner should be firmly planted into foam built into the base under the bottom board -- in fact for a cake this tiny i use skinny straws cut the height of the bottom tier -- then i slide bamboo skewers into the straws which go through to the foam underneath the cake and back up through the board up through the top tier to help keep it all secure -- with minimal displacement of cake
oh and i'd charge about $300 -- my pricing is kind of old though but that's a sculpture so kaching kaching
but is that a copyright snafu? so whatever if it was a regular phone booth $300 or more
I purchased the frosting sheets signs online so I'm not to worried about copyrights. The cake is for a friend so I'm only charging for materials and 25.00 to cover my gas for driving around to pick up the items needed. I was told if you don't make anything then it is okay it's when you make a profit on something then it counts. I needed the distraction so I was happy to take on the challenge.
Sorry I was just curious on how much something this small would cost from a professional baker.
a lot -- it's not about size -- it's expertise -- it's easy for that to fall over
copyright is copyright no matter the path you take so if it was me, i would not display the cake online -- it don't know how voracious that owner is about their property and maybe you bought from their source idk
best to you
.......I was told if you don't make anything then it is okay it's when you make a profit on something then it counts.........
Who told you that? Because it's wrong. When ANY monies change hands it is considered 'selling'. In fact, even bartering (exchanging goods, labor etc) is considered 'selling' by the government/copyright laws.
Thank you for the info im not concerned about a phone booth with a couple of signs. The cake decorator has a tutorial online for the last three years with pictures and she's had no problems. You know how many pictures of Disney cakes I see online or how about the ninja turtle cake pictured on cake central yesterday.
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