"Can you do it for what she charged us?"

This is a good one..

A woman I volunteer with told me that her company does monthly birthdays and always gets a cake. The woman they were using is moving and they'll be needing someone new. She has ordered from me before and talked me up to the secretary of the company.

I call the secretary to get the informations and see what they're looking for on a monthly basis. They always order a double layer cake, half chocolate and half white that will feed 100 people. She was trying her best to explain to me how big it was (the ones they received from the woman who was moving) and from what it sounds like, they were given a full sheet and a half sheet. No box fit it, the woman would construct her own from cardboard.

So we have a double layer, double flavored, very large cake that will feed 100 people. Their workplace is about 20-25mins. from me depending on traffic. I make most of my cakes from scratch. Are you adding this all up? lol

She tells me that they were hoping that they could get the same price or about the same price that they were receiving from the former baker.......


$62.50

Am I crazy? It took everything in me to not make my gaping mouth an actual sound that she'd hear over the phone. I politely told her that I would go over some things (pan sizes, etc.) and get back with her to let her know if I'd be able to do this.

Ha! The ingredients and packaging alone would be about half of this...and much more if you want to throw in the time and gas. I was wondering if it would be worth it in the long run - potential deals from employees there, etc. But the more I think about it, it's soooo not worth it. I'd hardly be making a profit and it will be more time than it's worth. She'd be hard pressed to find ANYONE doing a cake that large for that amount.

The woman who has been doing them is either just saying she's "moving" to get out of this crap deal or her cakes aren't anything to write home about.

I'm willing to bet she's a good friend of someone there, giving them a discount. I'll have to ask my contact when I see her what the real deal is...

edcjenv, lol...I won't come after you. I was thinking the same, I'm just going to let her know that it's not feasible for me to do it at that price. The minimum would definitely be around $100. If she wants something around that price range, it would be a smaller cake than what she's asking for.

However, I won't call until Monday, after I've seen and talked to my friend tomorrow.

I've asked a few of my friends who don't know the first thing about decorating/baking what they'd expect to pay and not one person said anything under $80.

5 and dime is right! lol And MrsMissey, I would be using box cakes if I did it but even still, as well all know, there are ingredients to buy with those.

I didn't even get to ask about decorating. I'd s**t a brick if they expected anything beyond borders.

Point taken, MrsMissey!

Briansbaker, that's a good idea and I will keep it in mind. Thanks for your input.

I was also thinking the same as far as a full and a half sheet being too much for 100 people. But I asked her over and over to clarify that is what she meant and wanted. She seemed to know the sheet sizes and clearly said the cake wouldn't fit into any cake box. The woman had to have people help her bring it in in a big cardboard box.

Eh...I'll have to think about this one. Thanks everyone for your input, I can always count on getting info here.