AThis is a 3 tiered topsy turvy cake that will be serving 50-70 people how much shouild I charge for it? I was told by one person $120 [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3119017/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
AI suggest searching for 'cake charging' in the site search engine as there are a million threads on this. And $120 is absolutely too little. I'd charge way more than £120 in the UK. Therefore $120 seems very low.
AAnyway, for a crooked cake that will serve 50-70 and is covered in fondant with those details I'd probably charge at least $420, which would be $6 a serving. That's a little cake, but it's a crooked cake so it will take longer and be a bigger pain in the butt, so maybe even $7 a serving depending on my mood that day and what else I had booked for the date. :twisted:
APEOPLE! IF THREADS ABOUT CAKE PRICING BOTHER YOU SO MUCH, THEN STOP OPENING THEM AND GETTING ANNOYED ABOUT IT!
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PEOPLE! IF THREADS ABOUT CAKE PRICING BOTHER YOU SO MUCH, THEN STOP OPENING THEM AND GETTING ANNOYED ABOUT IT!
Easy there...you're the only one who's yelling so far. Relax...it's no big deal.
Seriously? I LOVE being irritated by pricing threads!
Easy there...you're the only one who's yelling so far. Relax...it's no big deal.
These actually help me to relax, I find them to be a fun read. It's my daily entertainment!
I agree! Sorry didn't know how to quote multiple people at once.
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Seriously? I LOVE being irritated by pricing threads!
Easy there...you're the only one who's yelling so far. Relax...it's no big deal.
These actually help me to relax, I find them to be a fun read. It's my daily entertainment!
I agree! Sorry didn't know how to quote multiple people at once.
I told you guys, just quote other people, and you're instantly an authority, with none of the effort. :D
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This is a 3 tiered topsy turvy cake that will be serving 50-70 people how much shouild I charge for it? I was told by one person $120
was that person the purchaser?
with today's higher prices for everything--bare bones minimum probably $9 to $10 a serving--somewhere up around $700 depending on your servings etc.
it's a sculpture--
why is there such a huge serving range--almost half--
servings are based on the footprint of each tier--
these cakes need to be price higher not anywhere near 120 imo
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I would like you to come work for me. It would be great, you could crank out these cakes at below minimum wage and I could resell them for double what you charge.
was that person the purchaser?
with today's higher prices for everything--bare bones minimum probably $9 to $10 a serving--somewhere up around $700 depending on your servings etc.
it's a sculpture--
why is there such a huge serving range--almost half--
This
servings are based on the footprint of each tier--
these cakes need to be price higher not anywhere near 120 imo
CCs policy on pricing threads:
http://cakecentral.com/t/764720/policies-for-posting-the-cake-decorating-business-forum
I see no indication the status of the OP, so either answer the question or get out of the thread. Members that posted snark instead of flagging this post have been either banned or their posts have been deleted.
With clear guidelines posted by Heath, there is no room for nonsense. If you like participating here on CC, you need to reconsider how you have been participating on certain topics and start choosing more wisely how you get your daily "entertainment".
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This is a 3 tiered topsy turvy cake that will be serving 50-70 people how much shouild I charge for it? I was told by one person $120
First thing to do is figure out exactly how many servings they are ordering, so you make the right sized cakes. There's too much difference between 50 servings and 70.
If you make a cake big enough to feed 70, than you should get paid for every serving. Like wise if your cake is small why should the client pay for 20 more servings than you gave them?
Second thing you must look at is, what is a reasonable price per serving? Go to a restaurant and order a piece of cake........see what they charge you. Go to your local bakery and find out what they charge per serving. If you charge them $120. for 70 servings that's $1.71 per serving. I can't think of any place in the world that would charge that little. Even a cupcake with-out any decoration on it costs more.
So start doing the math yourself.
How long did it take to make that cake? (I'd guess 8 hours for a beginner, going to the store to get the ingredients, baking and decorating.)
How much did it cost you to buy the ingredients? (I'd guess it cost you around $50.00 to make that cake)
Where does the math take you:
$120.00 minus $50.00 in ingredient costs gives you $70.00 of profit.
If you spent 8 hours making that cake, $70. divided by 8 hours, equals $8.75 per hour of payment.
You also have over head., since you can't post this question unless you are a legal business.
My guess is your overhead is $2.00 per hour.
Than ask yourself if your work was worth $6.75 per hour? Even a 16 year old gets more pay per hour than that at a minimum wage job in the US. So regardless of your experience decorating cakes, is your time really worth that little pay?
AIt depends. Is it a business transaction or is it just for a friend/relative?
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First thing to do is figure out exactly how many servings they are ordering, so you make the right sized cakes. There's too much difference between 50 servings and 70.
If you make a cake big enough to feed 70, than you should get paid for every serving. Like wise if your cake is small why should the client pay for 20 more servings than you gave them?
Second thing you must look at is, what is a reasonable price per serving? Go to a restaurant and order a piece of cake........see what they charge you. Go to your local bakery and find out what they charge per serving. If you charge them $120. for 70 servings that's $1.71 per serving. I can't think of any place in the world that would charge that little. Even a cupcake with-out any decoration on it costs more.
So start doing the math yourself.
How long did it take to make that cake? (I'd guess 8 hours for a beginner, going to the store to get the ingredients, baking and decorating.)
How much did it cost you to buy the ingredients? (I'd guess it cost you around $50.00 to make that cake)
Where does the math take you:
$120.00 minus $50.00 in ingredient costs gives you $70.00 of profit. If you spent 8 hours making that cake, $70. divided by 8 hours, equals $8.75 per hour of payment. You also have over head., since you can't post this question unless you are a legal business. My guess is your overhead is $2.00 per hour.
Than ask yourself if your work was worth $6.75 per hour? Even a 16 year old gets more pay per hour than that at a minimum wage job in the US. So regardless of your experience decorating cakes, is your time really worth that little pay?
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CCs policy on pricing threads:
http://cakecentral.com/t/764720/policies-for-posting-the-cake-decorating-business-forum
I see no indication the status of the OP, so either answer the question or get out of the thread. Members that posted snark instead of flagging this post have been either banned or their posts have been deleted.
With clear guidelines posted by Heath, there is no room for nonsense. If you like participating here on CC, you need to reconsider how you have been participating on certain topics and start choosing more wisely how you get your daily "entertainment".
Why isn't this a sticky at the top of the page?
Otherwise, someone would have to scroll through all the posts in the cake decorating business forum to know it's there and this is the policy. There are going to be a lot of people who aren't aware of this.
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Why isn't this a sticky at the top of the page?
Otherwise, someone would have to scroll through all the posts in the cake decorating business forum to know it's there and this is the policy. There are going to be a lot of people who aren't aware of this.
it is a sticky in the business forum
I see it now. Guess I didn't realize it since the title is pretty generic and doesn't refer to pricing threads.
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