I am still very new to this, and so far I have done all my cakes for free. But, I am getting approched to do more and more and I don't know what to charge. I have a wedding shower cake due this weekend ( I am doing free) but if I get any inquiries I would like to have a price sheet made up. What do you some of you charge for 9x13, 1/2 sheet, 3 and 4 tiered both filled and unfilled. I really appreciate all of your help CC is great I couldn't do it without you !!!!!

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I am just starting out too, so I really haven't set a concrete list. I have just made an excel spreadsheet that I can use for each cake to figure out my costs, and then I roughly double it to give the customer their estimate (example: I'm doing a cake Friday that will cost me about $22 to make, so I quoted them $40). I know this is lower than I should be fetching, but it's still just a hobby for me and I'm doing it for friends.

i just asked the same question yesterday--i'm still lost b/c most told me to charge by the slice (# of slice a cake serves) like 2-3 dollars a slice--welllllll here that isn't going to work b/c NO ONE will pay those prices where i live--so alot of your prices will reflect where you are---so good luck & i'm gonna bump you so someone else might can help

I think you can charge less for standard size cakes (sheets, rounds etc), I'd work out what it costs you in ingredients and multiply that by 2, 2.5 or 3 depending on the level of work that'll be required for a certain cake, don't forget to then add on a bit more for utilities. For tiered cakes (of any sort!), I always charge by the slice - they involve more work, more non-consumables (boards, dowels etc), and more time for setting up & finishing.Hope that helps!