Cake Pricing
Can anyone give me some assistance on what I should charge for this cake. It was a 9" vanilla & chocolate cake with strawberry filling. The hat was a 6" cake with 40 cupcakes. I'm trying to get an idea of the pricing because I've been told that I'm selling myself short.
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Permalink Reply by Dee Miller on
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Well, I am still new at this myself and pricing is always a problem for me but, personally, I wouldn't sell that cake for anything less than $100 and probably closer to $150. The cake alone should conservatively feed 30, plus when you add the 40 cupcakes, at $100 you would be charging less than $1.50 per serving. Way too low, IMHO, but other bakers here might think $!50 is way too high. Like I said, I am still relatively new at this myself. However, I can't think of anywhere on earth you can get a yummy dessert for $1.50!!!
It is a beautiful cake and I would be interested to know what price you ultimately decide on! : )
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Permalink Reply by Heaven Sent Cakes & Treats on
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Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I charged $2.00 per cupcake and $50.00 for the cake. I collected 50percent deposit and the lady showed up to pick up the products without the balance with a sob story.
Dee Miller said:Well, I am still new at this myself and pricing is always a problem for me but, personally, I wouldn't sell that cake for anything less than $100 and probably closer to $150. The cake alone should conservatively feed 30, plus when you add the 40 cupcakes, at $100 you would be charging less than $1.50 per serving. Way too low, IMHO, but other bakers here might think $!50 is way too high. Like I said, I am still relatively new at this myself. However, I can't think of anywhere on earth you can get a yummy dessert for $1.50!!!
It is a beautiful cake and I would be interested to know what price you ultimately decide on! : )
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Thank you also on the compliment on the cake
Heaven Sent Cakes & Treats said:Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I charged $2.00 per cupcake and $50.00 for the cake. I collected 50percent deposit and the lady showed up to pick up the products without the balance with a sob story.
Dee Miller said:Well, I am still new at this myself and pricing is always a problem for me but, personally, I wouldn't sell that cake for anything less than $100 and probably closer to $150. The cake alone should conservatively feed 30, plus when you add the 40 cupcakes, at $100 you would be charging less than $1.50 per serving. Way too low, IMHO, but other bakers here might think $!50 is way too high. Like I said, I am still relatively new at this myself. However, I can't think of anywhere on earth you can get a yummy dessert for $1.50!!!
It is a beautiful cake and I would be interested to know what price you ultimately decide on! : )
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Are you serious?!?! I think that price is absolutely in the right ballpark. People!!! I cannot imagine showing up to pick up a beautiful cake like that and giving the decorator a sob story. It's not like it's her electric bill for goodness sake - you can live without cake. If she didn't have money, she should not have ordered cake. AND...she obviously knew how much the cake was going to cost because she had paid 50% of it! Oh, goodness, that makes me so angry. Wonder what she would have said if you had just cut it right down the middle, handed half to her with 20 of the cupcakes and said, "Okie, doke, then...here's 50% of your order!!! If you'd like the other half...show me the money!!!!" :))
The more I read on here, the more I think contracts are a must have.
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This is the reason I created a cake contact and she still showed up with her story. From now on for specialty cakes the balance its due three days before the order is sure.
Dee Miller said:Are you serious?!?! I think that price is absolutely in the right ballpark. People!!! I cannot imagine showing up to pick up a beautiful cake like that and giving the decorator a sob story. It's not like it's her electric bill for goodness sake - you can live without cake. If she didn't have money, she should not have ordered cake. AND...she obviously knew how much the cake was going to cost because she had paid 50% of it! Oh, goodness, that makes me so angry. Wonder what she would have said if you had just cut it right down the middle, handed half to her with 20 of the cupcakes and said, "Okie, doke, then...here's 50% of your order!!! If you'd like the other half...show me the money!!!!" :))
The more I read on here, the more I think contracts are a must have.
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Sorry that happened to you. But it sounds like you have a plan in place to prevent it from happening again. :)
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Yes thank you for all your advice
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By the way, your cakes are absolutely awesome
Dee Miller said:Sorry that happened to you. But it sounds like you have a plan in place to prevent it from happening again. :)
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Thank you SO much. I really appreciate that. And I "favorited" your Minnie Mouse cake. It might just have to be my granddaughter's first birthday cake!
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Aww I'm so flatteredbr/>
Dee Miller said:Thank you SO much. I really appreciate that. And I "favorited" your Minnie Mouse cake. It might just have to be my granddaughter's first birthday cake!
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Permalink Reply by vee vazquez on
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we all have sob story so next time they give you one .....Be crative an make one up than charge extra lol
Heaven Sent Cakes & Treats said:Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I charged $2.00 per cupcake and $50.00 for the cake. I collected 50percent deposit and the lady showed up to pick up the products without the balance with a sob story.
Dee Miller said:Well, I am still new at this myself and pricing is always a problem for me but, personally, I wouldn't sell that cake for anything less than $100 and probably closer to $150. The cake alone should conservatively feed 30, plus when you add the 40 cupcakes, at $100 you would be charging less than $1.50 per serving. Way too low, IMHO, but other bakers here might think $!50 is way too high. Like I said, I am still relatively new at this myself. However, I can't think of anywhere on earth you can get a yummy dessert for $1.50!!!
It is a beautiful cake and I would be interested to know what price you ultimately decide on! : )
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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on
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OMG!!!!
I just about passed out when I read this thread!!!! I don't know where you live, because prices vary greatly based on this. You can only charge what your market can bear. My advice I continue to give is to contact at least 5-10 bakeries...online/shops in your area and see what they would charge. Doesn't matter what advice we give about a price because unfortunately, we don't live in your area. Although it does give you a rough idea of what we think your cake craft is worth. In my area I would have charged $150 for the cake, $2.50 for each cupcake. 50% down, the rest 5-3 days before....NO EXCEPTIONS!! I can honestly say I have never been "had". Sob story indeed!! If a cutomer I didn't know came to pick up a cake without any $$$$....sorry...NO CAKE. I guess Heaven Scent it is because I dealt with bills & payments in a large office for so long....I heard every story & excuse going....and sorry to say 95% were lying. Put this down to a learning experience. It is a good teacher. Be proud of your work....your cake was lovely. Think how hard you worked, the supplies you used, your time, ...YOUR TALENT. You earned every penny. You can't run your car without gas...can you??? Don't know too many gas stations who give gas for next to nothing. :o)
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