Selling Cakes in a Small Town
People don’t want to pay for my cakes. I live in a small town and can’t get those high prices in my area. Does location…
Charge for Cake Tastings: Yes or No?
Charge for Cake Tastings to Not? One of the most common struggles cake business owners face is whether or not they should charge for tastings. As a cake business owner, this is one thing that I have struggled with over the years and I have gone between charging and not charging,and back again, for various reasons. This is the business of baking and you will find there is no one perfect solution. Charging for cake tastings is something that you will need to experiment with so you can find out which method works best for you and your business. Below you will find three common options when managing cake tastings for your business. Charging for Cake Tastings Option A – Charging for a cake consultation and tasting. This scenario works well because you are compensating for the cost, time, and effort you are putting into preparing for the tasting. Free Cake Tastings are not Always the Better Option Option B – Not charging for the tasting. This method will keep your calendar booked because who doesn’t love free cake?! The problem with offering free consultations is that you will see many people that are just going around the cake circuit…
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Your Guide to Pricing Cake Pops
Cake pops, cake balls, or cake truffles, are small, bite-sized treats that have made a name for themselves amongst brides, party planners, and guests. They are cute, trendy, colorful, and delicious bite-sized treats. However, despite what the general population might think because of their miniature size, they are not exactly cheap. If you have ever tried to make one of these miniature treats, you know they are time-consuming to create. When it comes to establishing business pricing for cake pops, the same strategies and techniques that you would use to price cakes, cupcakes, and cookies apply–time, materials, supplies, expenses, and labor. Tips for Pricing Cake Pops Correctly In order to make them a worthwhile product to add to your menu, we have compiled the following tips in order to create your guide to pricing cake pops. List out your supplies. Like all of your other products, you will need to know all of the supplies that go into create an order of cake pops. This includes the cake–and all of the ingredients that go into making the cake, chocolate melts, sprinkles, flavorings, etc. List out remaining materials. This includes display trays, plastic bags, ribbon, packing boxes, cake pop roller,…
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