My mom says I should sell them for £2 each or 4 for £10. I did this at my first baking class. I know it’s not professional level but surely it’s worth more 🙁
Had a ton of fun today in a cake decorating class and turned out better than expected.
by Outrageous-Lychee272
25 Comments
HarmonyHippieHbr
Your mom’s pricing strategy sounds like a sweet deal, but I agree—your baking skills are definitely worth more than that! It’s awesome that your cake decorating class went so well. Who knows, maybe you’ll be selling your creations for a lot more in no time!
fishyfish18
I would suggest looking at it from a purely business perspective: 1. What is the cost of your materials and time? That would give you the break even point you would have to charge before profit. You may also think about how to bring that down – perhaps buying ingredients in bulk or doing simpler decorations, etc. 2. What are similar cakes going for in your area? That should give you a benchmark of what people are willing to pay in your area. Just remember to account for the fact that some of them maybe established business and your starting out, so you may have to discount your prices to account for that. I would also pay attention to the styles and colors of cakes that sell and see if you want to adjust to more popular preferences OR do something unique that no one is doing.
Hope this helps. Good luck to you!
RingingInTheRain
You do not work for £2/hour and the ingredients surely aren’t £2 either. So yeah she’s kinda wrong on this one.
anythingthatsnotdone
£2 for a 6-inch cake is robbery! Lol
I sell cakes, and my starting price for a 6 inch is £65 now! That’s a normal starting price for my area.
catinthecupboard
What a weird, vaguely insulting, and just outright drastically incorrect assessment of costing. For my birthday I bought a box of cake mix for roughly $2 CDN on sale lol. This did not include the cost of eggs, oil, baking time, or frosting. Kindly, it’s worth more, even as a novice. Even if the ingredients are scratch and bought in massive bulk. Just no lol.
automatic_penguins
Your mom is living several decades in the past. If you are doing it for fun at least cover your materials cost at the bare minimum.
chroniclythinking
2 euros is fine if this was 1900
TwincessAhsokaAarmau
Don’t know how much that is in U.S dollars,But this is at least a $25 cake.
RubixcubeRat
That doesnt make any sense when it comes to production costs lol. The cost should be at the very least covering the expenses but even then thats abnormal. I feel like these could sell for $20, id just maybe work on your color schemes
TrueCryptographer982
Looks fantastic – what are the mushrooms, meringue?
Your Mum might be right.
If this was 1942 lol
Perpetual_Nuisance
Your mom’s out of touch with reality.
For a 9 inch (22-23 cm) this beautiful, and 2, probably 3 layers, wonderfully decorated, I would easily charge £10-15, maybe even £15-20.
TwentythreeFirework
Surely she didn’t mean 4 for £10? 4 at £2 each should only be £8 max!
Darandme
£2 a slice fine, a whole cake?? Errr no…
polarpop31
Just focus on more practicing and learning technique 😊 if you’re not looking to sell professionally just enjoy yourself and have fun and learn
amy_amy_bobamy
$20 minimum. This is much cuter than a grocery store cake and those go for $15-$20
4Ever2Thee
Lmao do not sell these for that. Your time and talent are valuable.
dragonfliesloveme
Wait if you buy 4 for £10, that’s £2.50 each. Like you’d be paying more to buy in bulk. Lol
Your mom is not mathing real well here. Selling them for £2 makes no sense anyway, since that doesn’t even cover the cost of the stuff.
littlemoon-03
2 dollars? Did you get the ingredients from a dollar store that only magically requires 2 items no you did not. Always the cost of the ingredients plus time and effort like making the butterfly etc and then what is similar to other bakers around you
It never matters if it’s family or a friend they all pay the same they do it at any bakery or grocery store
Exact_Roll_4048
Something like that would start at £20 here.
WellThatsJustObvious
You said in a comment that your mum’s now trying to order these off you for her friends, honestly just makes me think her and them are trying to take advantage of you, or they’re being cheap.
Sure, it’s your first attempt, but if you enjoy it and keep practising you’ll get better. In no way is 2 quid appropriate….
At least make sure your pricing covers the cost of the ingredients.
Laffenor
Yea, “one for £2 or 4 for £10” pretty much tells you everything you need to know about your mother’s credibility at pricing.
Diela1968
You can’t even buy the eggs for that for 2£, much less the rest of the ingredients. And then there’s your time, electricity, etc.
Your mom is tripping.
xvVSmileyVvx
About 20£, at least, from what I see at work, in a bakery. Piece of friendly advice, less is more sometimes.
beautysleepsodom
2 each or 4 for 10??
Your mom can’t do math.
earlwarwick16
My mom is constantly giving me poor advice on how much to sell my goods for, and I’ve been a culinary professional for nearly 15 years. I duno if she undervalues the skills/training or if she’s just totally outa touch with “this economy” but I’ve learned to just not consult her opinion on financial matters across the board, and to ignore it should she provide it unsolicited.
Welcome to adult relationships with your parents! Huzzah.
25 Comments
Your mom’s pricing strategy sounds like a sweet deal, but I agree—your baking skills are definitely worth more than that! It’s awesome that your cake decorating class went so well. Who knows, maybe you’ll be selling your creations for a lot more in no time!
I would suggest looking at it from a purely business perspective:
1. What is the cost of your materials and time? That would give you the break even point you would have to charge before profit. You may also think about how to bring that down – perhaps buying ingredients in bulk or doing simpler decorations, etc.
2. What are similar cakes going for in your area? That should give you a benchmark of what people are willing to pay in your area. Just remember to account for the fact that some of them maybe established business and your starting out, so you may have to discount your prices to account for that. I would also pay attention to the styles and colors of cakes that sell and see if you want to adjust to more popular preferences OR do something unique that no one is doing.
Hope this helps. Good luck to you!
You do not work for £2/hour and the ingredients surely aren’t £2 either. So yeah she’s kinda wrong on this one.
£2 for a 6-inch cake is robbery! Lol
I sell cakes, and my starting price for a 6 inch is £65 now! That’s a normal starting price for my area.
What a weird, vaguely insulting, and just outright drastically incorrect assessment of costing. For my birthday I bought a box of cake mix for roughly $2 CDN on sale lol. This did not include the cost of eggs, oil, baking time, or frosting. Kindly, it’s worth more, even as a novice. Even if the ingredients are scratch and bought in massive bulk. Just no lol.
Your mom is living several decades in the past. If you are doing it for fun at least cover your materials cost at the bare minimum.
2 euros is fine if this was 1900
Don’t know how much that is in U.S dollars,But this is at least a $25 cake.
That doesnt make any sense when it comes to production costs lol. The cost should be at the very least covering the expenses but even then thats abnormal. I feel like these could sell for $20, id just maybe work on your color schemes
Looks fantastic – what are the mushrooms, meringue?
Your Mum might be right.
If this was 1942 lol
Your mom’s out of touch with reality.
For a 9 inch (22-23 cm) this beautiful, and 2, probably 3 layers, wonderfully decorated, I would easily charge £10-15, maybe even £15-20.
Surely she didn’t mean 4 for £10? 4 at £2 each should only be £8 max!
£2 a slice fine, a whole cake?? Errr no…
Just focus on more practicing and learning technique 😊 if you’re not looking to sell professionally just enjoy yourself and have fun and learn
$20 minimum. This is much cuter than a grocery store cake and those go for $15-$20
Lmao do not sell these for that. Your time and talent are valuable.
Wait if you buy 4 for £10, that’s £2.50 each. Like you’d be paying more to buy in bulk. Lol
Your mom is not mathing real well here. Selling them for £2 makes no sense anyway, since that doesn’t even cover the cost of the stuff.
2 dollars? Did you get the ingredients from a dollar store that only magically requires 2 items no you did not. Always the cost of the ingredients plus time and effort like making the butterfly etc and then what is similar to other bakers around you
It never matters if it’s family or a friend they all pay the same they do it at any bakery or grocery store
Something like that would start at £20 here.
You said in a comment that your mum’s now trying to order these off you for her friends, honestly just makes me think her and them are trying to take advantage of you, or they’re being cheap.
Sure, it’s your first attempt, but if you enjoy it and keep practising you’ll get better. In no way is 2 quid appropriate….
At least make sure your pricing covers the cost of the ingredients.
Yea, “one for £2 or 4 for £10” pretty much tells you everything you need to know about your mother’s credibility at pricing.
You can’t even buy the eggs for that for 2£, much less the rest of the ingredients. And then there’s your time, electricity, etc.
Your mom is tripping.
About 20£, at least, from what I see at work, in a bakery. Piece of friendly advice, less is more sometimes.
2 each or 4 for 10??
Your mom can’t do math.
My mom is constantly giving me poor advice on how much to sell my goods for, and I’ve been a culinary professional for nearly 15 years. I duno if she undervalues the skills/training or if she’s just totally outa touch with “this economy” but I’ve learned to just not consult her opinion on financial matters across the board, and to ignore it should she provide it unsolicited.
Welcome to adult relationships with your parents! Huzzah.
Love your little mushrooms btw.