How Much To Charge For 120 Cupcakes

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Dottiecakes Posted 18 Jul 2017 , 6:18pm
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I live in Louisville, KY and was wondering what i should charge for 120 cupcakes. Nothing fancy, just the regular buttercream swirl. Chocolate, vanilla and red velvet are the cake flavors.

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ypierce82 Posted 18 Jul 2017 , 6:22pm
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What's the going rate in the area that you live? I live in Ohio, and a simple swirl is a $3.00 cupcake. Here, red velvet is considered a "gourmet" flavor, so I would cost a bit more. You have to breakdown all of the costs involved to come up with a price, plus an hourly wage. There are many threads on pricing here. 

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Cake-Monster Posted 19 Jul 2017 , 2:43am
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Quote by @ypierce82 on 8 hours ago

What's the going rate in the area that you live? I live in Ohio, and a simple swirl is a $3.00 cupcake. Here, red velvet is considered a "gourmet" flavor, so I would cost a bit more. You have to breakdown all of the costs involved to come up with a price, plus an hourly wage. There are many threads on pricing here. 

Where are you in Ohio? I'm just curious because I'm in Cleveland and I've seen $1.50 or $2 as the norm in my part of the 'burbs. Is $3 a standard price or a wedding dessert table price?

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aldonza Posted 19 Jul 2017 , 4:34am
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I was wondering the same. White Flower bakery in Beachwood and Solon charge $3/cupcake and they are high end. Cupcaked in Twinsburg charges $2.50 and $2 during happy hour. I would charge at the very least $2.

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ypierce82 Posted 19 Jul 2017 , 6:00am
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I live in Centerville, suburb of Dayton. There are plenty of bakeries around the area, some also outside, that start at $3.00 easily. 

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ypierce82 Posted 19 Jul 2017 , 6:00am
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The $3.00 is standard price. 

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aldonza Posted 27 Jul 2017 , 4:12am
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@ypierce82 ‍ ahh! where the pumpkin festival is! I'm hoping to go this year!

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