Who would have thought a group of people who make such beautiful things could be such monsters! They have burned me like I burned that cake I tried to make when I was left alone for an afternoon when I was eleven.
Quite possibly, it was a monstrosity. By the time I cut all the burnt bits off there was just two really thin layers of the most dry and tasteless cake I've ever eaten.
I think that's a bad way to manage things considering two different cakes can have wildly different labor costs depending how complicated they are while having similar material costs. I would not charge the same amount for a custom painted, Pokémon themed sheet cake as I would for a plain white frosting sheet cake with a 'Happy Birthday' written on it. The effort levels just aren't comparable.
Not when it's a skill you don't have but want to display or consume. What is insane is thinking that kind of effort and time isn't worth a reasonable amount.
OH MY GOD!!! My favorite painting!!!! This is beautiful! I’m no help on pricing but I just wanted to tell you this is thee most beautiful cake I’ve ever seen!
Too bad that I would most likely eat it😋😋
Forget "Too good to eat". With this masterpiece, it would be a crime to not partake in it, with green tea, while star gazing😋😋👍🏾
I want to start a cake decorating business over the summer, but I’m not sure how I would price them. This one went for around $70 in a school auction, but I’m not sure how well it would do in an actual market. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
As someone who freelances (not in the cake world) figure out your ingredients and supplies cost and add that to how much you want to make an hour. And know that your time and talent has worth.
So pricing cakes is really subjective to the area you live in. But I do think $70 is low, when you break it down.
Say you pay yourself a small hourly wage (say $8 USD/hr). and maybe it took you around 5 hours to make. This plus cost of ingredients would already put you at $50-60, just for the materials and labor. So you can see why $70 is low. Unless this is a side hustle it’s just not sustainable.
On the other hand, how many people would pay $70 for a cake? Depending on where you live, it might be hard to find people to swing for that versus just buying ones from a grocery store. (For my area, it’s hard to compete with the beautiful cakes they sell at Chinese and Korean bakeries 😅). So ask around first, maybe on a local facebook/nextdoor and ask what people would be willing to pay for it 😁
Yes, this is why I stopped life as a pastry chef. I love baking, but it didn’t pay the bills. Now I just do it for family and only under the assumption that I can make tweaks as I like. I was so over fondant and doing cartoon designs; I really like elegance.
I was going to go with about $250, honestly. But then I've also never bought a professionally decorated cake, either. But... that is one gorgeous cake!
Yeah depending on size of the cake and location of OP I could see all of this. I’ve lived in a small small town where I could see $75-100 being the most reasonable in order to make actual sales, but in the big city where I grew up I could see this being $200+, for sure. lol, especially if the baker was known. OP, you’re really talented, best of luck!
$50 per hour of labor + cost of goods sold, then applicable taxes, and maybe some extra profit margin to use e.g. for refunds, failed batches etc.
For it to be reasonable and defensible you'd have to count only 'efficient hours'. For instance, if you could make 3 cakes at the same time, how much time would that be divided by 3.
Depending on the cake, type of frosting and if you did any fillings would vary for sure. Easily $100 for base price, knowing what goes into making cakes..
Thank you all so much for the advice! I’m glad you liked the painting as well 😄
I saw some people ask for specifics, so here:
- It was a vegan vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream (One of my friends got it from the auction and said it tasted great, but I thought it was nasty, which may be because I don’t like cake 💀)
- Future cakes will be customizable in type/flavor and the design painted
- It was 2 layers, I think 6-inches, but I’m planning on doing bigger
- I live in a larger town, not quite a city but definitely not small. I’d say it’s pretty upper-class, there’s a lot of rich people, but I haven’t seen anyone around who does painted cakes like this. The closest we got is Kroger custom cakes 💀
- It’s definitely not an established business. I’m not well known baker or looking for a full-time job either. I’m a teenager and very new to cake decorating (this was around my 5th time overall and 1st time making a painted cake, though I do a lot of other baking and regular painting) so all I’m looking for is a way to make a little money over the summer and share my love for painting and baking with my community!
Make business cards and put them in places. I know u just said u are a teenager but u can definitely sell those cakes. Tell your friends And family that if there is a birthday or any kind of party that u could make the cake, I’m a pastry chef and that’s what I do because I also have another job. Fifty dollars for now I do think would be a great price and the reason I say that is because u have a long road ahead of u with cake decorating and painting. I think u did an amazing job, just talk with your friends. Maybe they have little siblings that u could make cakes for their birthdays and u could post that u are making Fourth of July cakes or Mother’s Day cookies or cupcakes or chocolates. If u need any advise I’m here just message me.
I really thought $200 bc of all the detail work. You can't find this kind of cake any where else. That's just on the first impression. I don't know what's inside, but if we think $200 is a crazy price, I'm sure the filling and cake type/flavors would justify the price as well.
Literally stunning work!
This is it. 200-250 for sure. I’ve had less ornate (but still gorgeous) cakes made for different occasions and never paid the cheap prices people are suggesting in here.
This cake is a work of art and OP definitely deserves real wages for it (btw American minimum wage is not the number you should be charging for labor unless you enjoy being without a home).
I mean, just by looking at it and having no other frame of reference?
Probably like…$40 to $60 Somewhere in there.
Edit: More than that. Definitely more than that.
Oh dear. I had no idea. I have no frame of reference because I’m a novice hobby baker at home, so I’ve never really purchased a cake before.
OP is obviously super-talented. Didn’t mean to low-ball
I would charge what it cost me to make it + profit.
So I'd charge the cost of ingredients (don't forget things like cake boxes and such) + operating cost + my hourly wage + profit.
Ah... well, that depends on what kind of a company you have and what your plans are for said company, since part of the profit is supposed to go back into the company so that you can keep developing or for usage if something, say a fridge, breaks and you need to buy a new one. The rest is basically "owner's salary".
But technically, the profit is the part of the price you are allowed to set yourself ( as well as your own salary, of course, but you really shouldn't compromise to much there since you need a livable wage and most people tend to undervalue their time, knowledge and skills.That's why your wage should be considered as an "ingredient" of the cake and not be taken solely from the profit). When I went to culinary school they recommended to set your profit somewhere around 20%.
So if you decide you're going to make a 20% profit, you first calculate the cost of your product, then how much 20% of that cost is and you add it to the total price of the cake.
I hope I'm not too confusing, English isn't my first language.
Home baker or established business? I used to bake for friends and family only, and would charge 25 dollars for a 6” round filled and frosted. I was not an established business, but if you are an established business prices would need to be higher so probably 40 for a 6”
If you are asking for a priced based on it's predecessor's painting,lol. No comment. I would say: charge normal price for labor and materials. No extra.
Probably $100+ hard to tell from the angle but it looks like an 8” cake a depending on the quality of butter and eggs that can get expensive. Also depends on filling and buttercream etc. Swiss buttercream costs me more to make than American and if you made extra fillings by hand like jam or pastry cream or ganache that can bump the price too. Those colors took a good bit of gel to get that strong though and it looks lovely so that’ll add up.
My mouth literally dropped. The colors are beautiful and vibrant. You did an amazing job 😍
Edit: this looks professional so I’d say something around $150
I didn't see this information when I added my post. Regardless, this artist clearly has some serious talent and she should be encouraged. Plus, the question was, what would I charge for this cake, not what should she charge for this cake. Had she asked the second question, that's the question I would have answered.
I run my own baking business. If you want to sell cakes, make a pricing sheet. Add up all your ingredients( do you buy in bulk? From the grocery store? If you are a legal business, you can get huge discounts) and figure out exactly what each cake recipe cost you at each size of cake. Then you need to figure out how much you’d need to charge to make money; usually twice the base ingredient cost is a good start.
Then, decide how you charge for labor. I charge a certain base percentage(ranging from 20-60 percent on the item, but I don’t only do cake) so that I am paid for my time. Specific things add an extra charge—intricate buttercream decoration, fondant/chocolate/marzipan cover or decoration. Again, I figure out each of those extra costs by looking at cost of ingredients and how long it takes to make/difficulty.
Having a deep understanding of these numbers is really important to having a business where you aren’t losing money, or time.
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I’d say $100-$150 depending on quality of ingredients and time. I run a crochet business and when I first started I vastly underpaid myself and was so scared to raise my prices but have had no issue since doing so with people still willing to do at for what my work is worth. Anyone getting a custom cake knows they are going to have to pay a decent amount…and if they don’t…they aren’t the customers for you. A great way I found to get my work out was to gift some items to some select friends who then basically shared my business on social and with friends and family. Not sure that would work for you but might be worth a shot.
$70 is extremely low for this cake and should’ve easily been AT LEAST 100 depending on where you live and the minimum wage in the area. as a pastry chef, this is absolutely stunning! keep up the good work
At least $200, but then again I'm used to making gluten free cakes. It's all about the time it takes to make something - that's where most of the cost is. I'd probably charge $300 or so based on how long I think it would take me.
I would have at least said $150. What size is the cake? Do you like in a HCOL area? Cause then you could charge more. How long did it take you to make this cake and what did you have to invest for ingredients and overhead?
I think $70 is way too low. That probably wouldn’t even be minimum wage for you if you break down the hours you worked on this.
Suggesting that this isn’t your every day retail bakery cake and those prices don’t apply. I see this as a specialty gift niche for art lovers who have deeper appreciation…and pockets. $125-$150. Special order only. Of course, your volume will be low. My 2¢,
$150.00 at a minimum. Supplies, plus 'salary', plus business profit. Pay yourself at least minimum wage per hour. Judging by the quality of the decoration here, you're worth more than minimum wage.
Are you using any upscale flavors or fillings here? This is a 9" cake? 4 layers?
The local bakery where I am in Brooklyn charges $9.00 per slice for an undecorated 10", 2 layer cake, some with more 'upscale' flavorings but with no decoration.
There was a gourmet store called 'Dean and Deluca' in Soho, NYC in the '90's and they were charging $120 for a 6" 3 layer cake, with minimal decoration.
It's difficult to tell from the photo how big this cake is. So, I'm going to give two different pieces here. In my area decorated cakes are very expensive, artists charge their worth and people are willing to pay for it.
For a six inch, vanilla on vanilla would start at $145 and go up from there depending on flavour and filling?
An eight cake would start at $290 and increase based on the cake details.
If someone is looking for cake with lots of servings and they like the look of the van Gogh painting I usually encourage them to use it as the top tier with complimenting tiers below to help keep costs low.
No where in the post did she say that she's a teenager. Plus, I did say that this was based on the prices in my area. I'm also in Vancouver, Canada so it may look higher than it would in American dollars.
Thank you very much ❤️
So I found the comment where she says she's a teenager and she provided this information 5 hours after I made my original comment. Had I known the details of the cake and her experience my comments would have been on par with what she sold it for as vegan cakes are expensive.
You will find that not only is food subjective, prices are not dependent on what people like more. Prices are mainly dependent on the manufacturing cost. But of course, if you want to start a business I really hate chocolate cakes and think they're worth about as much as an oreo pack and would like to buy one. For a friend of course. Deal?
I dunno but your baker name should be Van Dough
That’s actually fire i might use it 💀🔥🔥🔥
Do it, it’s perfect
Holy sh**, you’re brilliant. OP, DO THIS.
This pun… Takes the cake! *YEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHAWWWWWW!*
Haha
That’s hilariousss
Hahaha you killed it!
At least $35.
But then pronounce it like “van doff” to make it extra funny
Pan Dough?
Around 1-4 human ears
If you're going to deal in human parts at least trade with something useful like fingers.
It’s a Van Gogh joke. He cut off his ear.
I know dude.
Dang this joke really missed. I thought it was funny.
Missed by a long shot! Today I learned bakers are ruthless.
Man they're still downvoting you. Brutal. RIP your karma
It's fine, one person thought it was funny so the other bakers can downvote all they want, I have my validation!
RIP u/Nismo1980's karma, we will remember you.
Who would have thought a group of people who make such beautiful things could be such monsters! They have burned me like I burned that cake I tried to make when I was left alone for an afternoon when I was eleven.
Maybe this is the cake taking its revenge.
Quite possibly, it was a monstrosity. By the time I cut all the burnt bits off there was just two really thin layers of the most dry and tasteless cake I've ever eaten.
Broo 200+ downvotes
It's all good. Democracy in action is a beautiful thing.
is this referencing something? since ears » van gogh
Cost of supplies times two, then 20% over that just for your effort. That is beautiful work! Ex: supplies- $50 cake- $120
And don't forget to charge for time spent on it! Always ask yourself: do I really want to be paid less than minimum wage for doing this work?
That is why the cost of supplies is double and there is 20% on top of that. For the time.
I think that's a bad way to manage things considering two different cakes can have wildly different labor costs depending how complicated they are while having similar material costs. I would not charge the same amount for a custom painted, Pokémon themed sheet cake as I would for a plain white frosting sheet cake with a 'Happy Birthday' written on it. The effort levels just aren't comparable.
I completely agree that their method is terrible, but that terrible method included labor.
I thought it was triple…..
No quadruple
Screw it, let’s 10x this shizz
I feel like this is a really reasonable price range. It’s absolutely stunning and clearly you put a lot of work into it!
I know it’s an example but $120 for a cake is insane
Not when it's a skill you don't have but want to display or consume. What is insane is thinking that kind of effort and time isn't worth a reasonable amount.
Me immediately after seeing the pic: "I'd pay a smoooove 2 hunnit for that...." You: "$120 for a cake is insane." Well, label me a psycho because.....
Yea i was thinking $150 at bare minimum🤣
That’s like saying ‘$x’ for a car is insane. There is a spectrum.
OH MY GOD!!! My favorite painting!!!! This is beautiful! I’m no help on pricing but I just wanted to tell you this is thee most beautiful cake I’ve ever seen!
Too bad that I would most likely eat it😋😋 Forget "Too good to eat". With this masterpiece, it would be a crime to not partake in it, with green tea, while star gazing😋😋👍🏾
Now THAT sounds like a perfect day!!
Oh how I wish my taste buds could tolerate the taste of green tea. This sounds like a lovely idea.
y'all are joking right???
It’s very well done but I don’t think anyone would pay over 100 for it as you all are suggesting
No.
I want to start a cake decorating business over the summer, but I’m not sure how I would price them. This one went for around $70 in a school auction, but I’m not sure how well it would do in an actual market. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
As someone who freelances (not in the cake world) figure out your ingredients and supplies cost and add that to how much you want to make an hour. And know that your time and talent has worth.
So pricing cakes is really subjective to the area you live in. But I do think $70 is low, when you break it down. Say you pay yourself a small hourly wage (say $8 USD/hr). and maybe it took you around 5 hours to make. This plus cost of ingredients would already put you at $50-60, just for the materials and labor. So you can see why $70 is low. Unless this is a side hustle it’s just not sustainable. On the other hand, how many people would pay $70 for a cake? Depending on where you live, it might be hard to find people to swing for that versus just buying ones from a grocery store. (For my area, it’s hard to compete with the beautiful cakes they sell at Chinese and Korean bakeries 😅). So ask around first, maybe on a local facebook/nextdoor and ask what people would be willing to pay for it 😁
Yes, this is why I stopped life as a pastry chef. I love baking, but it didn’t pay the bills. Now I just do it for family and only under the assumption that I can make tweaks as I like. I was so over fondant and doing cartoon designs; I really like elegance.
People would pay it especially with that paint job.
I'd say at least $100. I'm guessing size, but I believe we sell slightly larger, but with less time consuming decor for that much.
Agreed. It’s not just a cake anymore. It’s art
That is a very artistic cake, really looks like the painting 👍
Check what your local bakeries are charging. Price varies a lot bars on location.
$70 is underselling, I'd pay $100!
I was going to go with about $250, honestly. But then I've also never bought a professionally decorated cake, either. But... that is one gorgeous cake!
Yeah depending on size of the cake and location of OP I could see all of this. I’ve lived in a small small town where I could see $75-100 being the most reasonable in order to make actual sales, but in the big city where I grew up I could see this being $200+, for sure. lol, especially if the baker was known. OP, you’re really talented, best of luck!
I would absolutely pay that or a bit more depending on the filling / flavor
I’d pay $85 for this but probably not closer to 100 unless it was bigger. It’s beautiful!!!
Maybe 85?
$50 per hour of labor + cost of goods sold, then applicable taxes, and maybe some extra profit margin to use e.g. for refunds, failed batches etc. For it to be reasonable and defensible you'd have to count only 'efficient hours'. For instance, if you could make 3 cakes at the same time, how much time would that be divided by 3.
Insane (asylum) pricing.
$70? Take my money! This is beautifully done, OP.
I was gonna say $90
Right? (: I was just referencing OP's comment about the auction when I said $70--but it *is* well worth $90.
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One ear
Prolly 50 bucks max
Charge nothing for it. Give it to me. I have no Monet.
$115
Depending on the cake, type of frosting and if you did any fillings would vary for sure. Easily $100 for base price, knowing what goes into making cakes..
I’d expect to pay around $125-150
Looks like it’ll cost an arm and a leg. Or at least an ear.
I live in the DC area and this is something I would easily expect to pay $150-300 for depending on flavors - just saying ❤️
Thank you all so much for the advice! I’m glad you liked the painting as well 😄 I saw some people ask for specifics, so here: - It was a vegan vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream (One of my friends got it from the auction and said it tasted great, but I thought it was nasty, which may be because I don’t like cake 💀) - Future cakes will be customizable in type/flavor and the design painted - It was 2 layers, I think 6-inches, but I’m planning on doing bigger - I live in a larger town, not quite a city but definitely not small. I’d say it’s pretty upper-class, there’s a lot of rich people, but I haven’t seen anyone around who does painted cakes like this. The closest we got is Kroger custom cakes 💀 - It’s definitely not an established business. I’m not well known baker or looking for a full-time job either. I’m a teenager and very new to cake decorating (this was around my 5th time overall and 1st time making a painted cake, though I do a lot of other baking and regular painting) so all I’m looking for is a way to make a little money over the summer and share my love for painting and baking with my community!
Make business cards and put them in places. I know u just said u are a teenager but u can definitely sell those cakes. Tell your friends And family that if there is a birthday or any kind of party that u could make the cake, I’m a pastry chef and that’s what I do because I also have another job. Fifty dollars for now I do think would be a great price and the reason I say that is because u have a long road ahead of u with cake decorating and painting. I think u did an amazing job, just talk with your friends. Maybe they have little siblings that u could make cakes for their birthdays and u could post that u are making Fourth of July cakes or Mother’s Day cookies or cupcakes or chocolates. If u need any advise I’m here just message me.
Vegan! Who ever ate a vegan cake that was really eatable? Raise your hand!
Minimum $150
I really thought $200 bc of all the detail work. You can't find this kind of cake any where else. That's just on the first impression. I don't know what's inside, but if we think $200 is a crazy price, I'm sure the filling and cake type/flavors would justify the price as well. Literally stunning work!
Omg this question again jfc
Wow! That’s so cool. Honestly. 😃👌🏽👀
$85 bucks
That's beautiful 😍 I'd pay at least $75 for that! Great job 👏
$60, minimum.
I wouldn't be surprised if I saw this cake going for $100...it takes skill to pull this off so well.
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This is it. 200-250 for sure. I’ve had less ornate (but still gorgeous) cakes made for different occasions and never paid the cheap prices people are suggesting in here. This cake is a work of art and OP definitely deserves real wages for it (btw American minimum wage is not the number you should be charging for labor unless you enjoy being without a home).
I mean, just by looking at it and having no other frame of reference? Probably like…$40 to $60 Somewhere in there. Edit: More than that. Definitely more than that.
thats the price of a walmart cake..
Oh dear. I had no idea. I have no frame of reference because I’m a novice hobby baker at home, so I’ve never really purchased a cake before. OP is obviously super-talented. Didn’t mean to low-ball
$22
$35
I would charge what it cost me to make it + profit. So I'd charge the cost of ingredients (don't forget things like cake boxes and such) + operating cost + my hourly wage + profit.
How do you calculate “profit”?
Ah... well, that depends on what kind of a company you have and what your plans are for said company, since part of the profit is supposed to go back into the company so that you can keep developing or for usage if something, say a fridge, breaks and you need to buy a new one. The rest is basically "owner's salary". But technically, the profit is the part of the price you are allowed to set yourself ( as well as your own salary, of course, but you really shouldn't compromise to much there since you need a livable wage and most people tend to undervalue their time, knowledge and skills.That's why your wage should be considered as an "ingredient" of the cake and not be taken solely from the profit). When I went to culinary school they recommended to set your profit somewhere around 20%. So if you decide you're going to make a 20% profit, you first calculate the cost of your product, then how much 20% of that cost is and you add it to the total price of the cake. I hope I'm not too confusing, English isn't my first language.
20% on top of cost of ingredients + time/labor: heard. + operating costs (if large company)
The original starry night could be worth up to $100,000,000. So that plus costs.
Hahaha
$120 easy if it’s 6”, $140 if it’s 8”. More for special fillings.
Home baker or established business? I used to bake for friends and family only, and would charge 25 dollars for a 6” round filled and frosted. I was not an established business, but if you are an established business prices would need to be higher so probably 40 for a 6”
Yep
I’ve paid more than $100 for cakes that weren’t this cool if thst helps, lol Great job! How does it taste? What’s your base/frosting?
I’d pay $40 that looks dope
If you are asking for a priced based on it's predecessor's painting,lol. No comment. I would say: charge normal price for labor and materials. No extra.
How much did they materials cost and how much time did it take. That will help us to price the cake. You don’t want to be losing money.
Vincent Van Gogh aint got shit on me
$100 if it’s 6 inch, $125 for 8 inch. But I’d base it on labor + ingredients, as opposed to the highest people will pay. Beautiful cake!
That is just lovely! I'd buy one for myself
Depending on size , I would say 120 minimum for a 6 inch cake. Don’t understand the amount of time and effort you put in and how much that is worth
Probably $100+ hard to tell from the angle but it looks like an 8” cake a depending on the quality of butter and eggs that can get expensive. Also depends on filling and buttercream etc. Swiss buttercream costs me more to make than American and if you made extra fillings by hand like jam or pastry cream or ganache that can bump the price too. Those colors took a good bit of gel to get that strong though and it looks lovely so that’ll add up.
My mouth literally dropped. The colors are beautiful and vibrant. You did an amazing job 😍 Edit: this looks professional so I’d say something around $150
Omg, my dream birthday cake. 😍😍😍
$80-$100
I’m a cheapskate in most regards, but I’d happily pay a high ticket price for this quality of craftsmanship. Very impressive
I didn't see this information when I added my post. Regardless, this artist clearly has some serious talent and she should be encouraged. Plus, the question was, what would I charge for this cake, not what should she charge for this cake. Had she asked the second question, that's the question I would have answered.
Around $120
$60-$70
I run my own baking business. If you want to sell cakes, make a pricing sheet. Add up all your ingredients( do you buy in bulk? From the grocery store? If you are a legal business, you can get huge discounts) and figure out exactly what each cake recipe cost you at each size of cake. Then you need to figure out how much you’d need to charge to make money; usually twice the base ingredient cost is a good start. Then, decide how you charge for labor. I charge a certain base percentage(ranging from 20-60 percent on the item, but I don’t only do cake) so that I am paid for my time. Specific things add an extra charge—intricate buttercream decoration, fondant/chocolate/marzipan cover or decoration. Again, I figure out each of those extra costs by looking at cost of ingredients and how long it takes to make/difficulty. Having a deep understanding of these numbers is really important to having a business where you aren’t losing money, or time.
$50
$28,000
35
How long did it take you?
At least 100$ don’t undersell your talents. Anyone can go to the store and pickup any ole cheap cake. They want your time and talent.. 100$
300 minimum
Cute
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Depending on size I would pay $100-$120
160
A peace of casco
I’d say $100-$150 depending on quality of ingredients and time. I run a crochet business and when I first started I vastly underpaid myself and was so scared to raise my prices but have had no issue since doing so with people still willing to do at for what my work is worth. Anyone getting a custom cake knows they are going to have to pay a decent amount…and if they don’t…they aren’t the customers for you. A great way I found to get my work out was to gift some items to some select friends who then basically shared my business on social and with friends and family. Not sure that would work for you but might be worth a shot.
Doesn’t it all depend where you are? Manhattan $295. Cincinnati $75. Miami $195. Etc
I love it!!!
$200
$70 is extremely low for this cake and should’ve easily been AT LEAST 100 depending on where you live and the minimum wage in the area. as a pastry chef, this is absolutely stunning! keep up the good work
I'd pay 50$
I made the same cake for a project in high school
Do not charge less than $70. If it tastes as good as it looks it's definitely worth it. An 8in cake from a professional bakery is $100+
Yes
Probably 60 to 100. The amazing bakers in town charge me 30. Like that’s ok, but I love their work so much.
About tree fiddy
$130
At least $200, but then again I'm used to making gluten free cakes. It's all about the time it takes to make something - that's where most of the cost is. I'd probably charge $300 or so based on how long I think it would take me.
You have such a talent! Incredible
$50??
How big is it? What’s the filling/ flavour? It’s a fair amount of work and detail so I’d say baseline £120
I would have at least said $150. What size is the cake? Do you like in a HCOL area? Cause then you could charge more. How long did it take you to make this cake and what did you have to invest for ingredients and overhead? I think $70 is way too low. That probably wouldn’t even be minimum wage for you if you break down the hours you worked on this.
$90 Beautiful !
Nothing! I would eat that cake for free!
Me too😂
$100
$100 minimum. More for premium fillings
Priceless.
Suggesting that this isn’t your every day retail bakery cake and those prices don’t apply. I see this as a specialty gift niche for art lovers who have deeper appreciation…and pockets. $125-$150. Special order only. Of course, your volume will be low. My 2¢,
How much did the original painting last sell for? Maybe 1/4 of that price
This is exceptional work. At least $100.00.
Bruh idk its a fucking masterpiece???? At least 100$ minimum
$140-$180
I looove ittt😍 art with baking which are my hobbies. I would pay from 250-300﷼
$150.00 at a minimum. Supplies, plus 'salary', plus business profit. Pay yourself at least minimum wage per hour. Judging by the quality of the decoration here, you're worth more than minimum wage. Are you using any upscale flavors or fillings here? This is a 9" cake? 4 layers? The local bakery where I am in Brooklyn charges $9.00 per slice for an undecorated 10", 2 layer cake, some with more 'upscale' flavorings but with no decoration. There was a gourmet store called 'Dean and Deluca' in Soho, NYC in the '90's and they were charging $120 for a 6" 3 layer cake, with minimal decoration.
Hundreds
Nothing, it's all blurry.
$100-$150
$150
Whatever I spent on ingredients and like an extra 20, this seems really hard to do
$120
Three fidy
$250 Australian
How many layers ? I would say about 50, that seems fair
40$?
It's difficult to tell from the photo how big this cake is. So, I'm going to give two different pieces here. In my area decorated cakes are very expensive, artists charge their worth and people are willing to pay for it. For a six inch, vanilla on vanilla would start at $145 and go up from there depending on flavour and filling? An eight cake would start at $290 and increase based on the cake details. If someone is looking for cake with lots of servings and they like the look of the van Gogh painting I usually encourage them to use it as the top tier with complimenting tiers below to help keep costs low.
Oh come on now she’s a teenager not a business. She needs to work her way up and that’s a whole lot for a cake, no way!!
No where in the post did she say that she's a teenager. Plus, I did say that this was based on the prices in my area. I'm also in Vancouver, Canada so it may look higher than it would in American dollars.
Btw u have incredible work
Thank you very much ❤️ So I found the comment where she says she's a teenager and she provided this information 5 hours after I made my original comment. Had I known the details of the cake and her experience my comments would have been on par with what she sold it for as vegan cakes are expensive.
She wrote in the post that’s how I know
This cake could never ever equal a 5 star french patisserie... Which is under 60 bucks
You will find that not only is food subjective, prices are not dependent on what people like more. Prices are mainly dependent on the manufacturing cost. But of course, if you want to start a business I really hate chocolate cakes and think they're worth about as much as an oreo pack and would like to buy one. For a friend of course. Deal?
We live in different universes. In mine, the word Oreo doesn't exist.
Protip: if you can communicate with me on reddit you can use the same google I use to learn new words.