Starting up

Pricing cakes is interesting. You must remember to add in your time too. I find that a lot of cake decorators simply take the cost of the ingredients and perhaps forget about all the time they spent designing and shopping and cooking and clearing up the kitchen! So decide on how much you would like to earn from your craft as well as learning aspects of pricing and how to scale up cakes. Keep in touch.

-- Karen MacFadyen - London UK - http://www.facebook.com/cakecoachonline http://www.cakecoachonline.com

Hi Karen, thanks for your reply.
I am sorting my recipes and am pretty comfortable with costing them out, the only thing that is confusing me is how to increase price for different sized cakes? Also how to adjust the recipe for bigger tins. If anyone can offer some suggestions on how they adjust their prices/recipes for sized cakes it would really help alot. i want to bake from scratch as well, no packet mix. The other thins is what is the best serving guide for cakes? I’m hoping to sort my pricing out soon, as I have no idea what to say when asked how to quote a cake.

i started out covering costs and adding a little for my time.. I made it very clear to my customers that the price is usually much higher but i need to get a portfolio of pictures for my website so if its something new and interesting that i havent yet done i charge less. If its something i have done before i charge the “full price” most customers are happy to let you do something a little different to get the discount and it gives you the chance to build your folio, skills and good relationships as people think you valued them as you offered them a discount… It worked for me.. i started less than 4 months ago and i am busy busy busy already… good luck :)

-- Susan, Adelaide, www.facebook.com/wwwcakes

Having made the Cake Calculator, I am now working on another calculator to size up recipes which is easy to use, so exactly this – adjusting recipes for bigger tins, as well as serving guides. So watch this space – or facebook space to be more precise! Good luck everyone…..:) Kx

-- Karen MacFadyen - London UK - http://www.facebook.com/cakecoachonline http://www.cakecoachonline.com