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post #16 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by jason_kraft View Post


$475 is way too high for ingredients and supplies for a 250 serving cake.

Can you post a breakout of how you got to this number? It might help determine where you are overpaying.

Oh gosh a brake-out! I have it saved some where let me check. i just know it was 475.00 

post #17 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:11am
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Originally Posted by LovelyCakes4Us View Post


Yes higher then 475.00, my lowest for a cake to serve 250 is 750.00 min!
Then $750 is the number to reply with as a starting price. It's generally a bad idea to tell the customer what your cost is unless there's a very good reason.
post #18 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:22am
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$475 is way too high for ingredients and supplies for a 250 serving cake.

Can you post a breakout of how you got to this number? It might help determine where you are overpaying.

This is for a cake to serve 315 so i figure 250 would be around 450-475 i buy at Sams club cub foods Aldi and local cake store.. These are he best prices around some i have to pay a high price for other wise i won get the good stuff.

 

 

Cake to serve 315.
67 cups of batter
26 cups of butter cream
 
Fondant,
1 batch= 3lb = 48 oz.
18x4=140 oz fondant = 4batches
14"x4=70 oz = 2 batches
12x4"=48 = 1 1/2 batch
8x4"=24 = 1 batch 
 
Total fondant = 9 batch's 
Total mixes = 9 batches
 
 
PRICE
 
4 bags p-s for outer butter cream 10.00
20.00  better cream
other ingredients 100.00 puree's,chocolate etc
cake board 50.00
dummy's 12.00
dowles 15.00
taxi 50.00
 
 
 
30 dozen eggs 40.00
67 cake mixes 70.00
1 bottle oil 8.00
3 big sour creams 30.00
35lb bag sugar 51.00
35lb bag flour 25.51
salt free
2 gals of milk 5.00
vanilla 8.75
15.00 15 bags marsh mellows
24.00 powder sugar
35.00 butter smbc
20.00 high ratio shortening
 
589.00
post #19 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:25am
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Originally Posted by jason_kraft View Post


Then $750 is the number to reply with as a starting price. It's generally a bad idea to tell the customer what your cost is unless there's a very good reason.

Yeah i figured that much after i sent him the message.icon_rolleyes.gif

post #20 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:26am

I'm guessing people keep calling you for free cakes because you're giving them away! 

Cheap bakers get cheap clients.
Cheap bakers get cheap clients.
post #21 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by kikiandkyle View Post

I'm guessing people keep calling you for free cakes because you're giving them away! 

 

 

Honestly i'm not, i was just venting i clearly am not going to take this order. 

post #22 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:35am

Good for you for turning it down.

Makes you wonder, though, who he is going to get for the cake with that budget and what it ends up looking like...
 

Tact is telling someone where to go so nicely they can't wait to take the trip!
Tact is telling someone where to go so nicely they can't wait to take the trip!
post #23 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:38am
Where do you live? If there is a restaurant supply store near you, you should be able to cut down on your expenses significantly.

Is $50 for cake boards a typo?
post #24 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by cakesbycathy View Post

Good for you for turning it down.

Makes you wonder, though, who he is going to get for the cake with that budget and what it ends up looking like...
 

 

 

I suggested he go  to Walmart or Costco icon_biggrin.gif! But there are people on Craigslist who charge 1.00/serving because they are just starting out.icon_confused.gif

post #25 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:41am
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Originally Posted by jason_kraft View Post

Where do you live? If there is a restaurant supply store near you, you should be able to cut down on your expenses significantly.

Is $50 for cake boards a typo?

 

 

The cake BASE :) ya know the big fancy thing it sits on icon_biggrin.gif..

 

Minnesota.. 

post #26 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:45am
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STAND* Okay i need to get some work done lol feeling discombobulated! 

post #27 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:45am
Before you make another cake, get thee to Restaurant Depot in St. Paul and compare prices.

http://www.restaurantdepot.com/locations?Id=178
post #28 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:46am

plateau

 

but it's not on a plateau?

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

post #29 of 93
3/11/13 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by LovelyCakes4Us View Post

 

 

Honestly i'm not, i was just venting i clearly am not going to take this order. 

Clearly. 

Cheap bakers get cheap clients.
Cheap bakers get cheap clients.
post #30 of 93
3/11/13 at 11:03am
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Originally Posted by jason_kraft View Post

Before you make another cake, get thee to Restaurant Depot in St. Paul and compare prices.

http://www.restaurantdepot.com/locations?Id=178


Thank you Jason.
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