Wow, I just read the thread there and commented. Everyone there are complete total crazytown.
Not sure what you quoted her, but I would stick to my guns if I were you. Prices are a combination of the ingredients and supplies you use, time it takes, and then I also try to stay comparable to the BEST places also making cakes within 100 miles of myself.
I live in Michigan in a really poor area, so cake serving prices range from $2.00 a serving to like $5.00 a serving. I do “base” prices. $3.50 a serving for buttercream cakes. $4.50/s for fondant. $0.50 cents/s for fillings. And so on and on. I have set prices for sugar flowers. Brides provide the real flowers and all non-edible materials for their own cakes (ribbon, lace, etc) so I don’t get the wrong stuff. I charge extra for SPS systems, $10 to $15 a tier. For non-regular requests I just try to estimate… in my town small boxes of fruit are usually around $2.50 a box. So, to get enough good pieces I would charge at least $30 for the fruit unless the bride provided it for me.
Still, I always end up feeling like I didn’t get enough money for some of the cakes I’ve done and contemplate moving somewhere where I could charge more. :/
Leslie Bruckman, Owner of Nom Nom Sweeties
