I’ve never charged for a cake before. I make them for family and friends. Thought it would be cool to do little bento boxes for Valentine’s with a decorated 5in cake and 2 cupcakes with white chocolate and sprinkle decor.
Do you think $40 is too high/low to charge? Thanks!
by chamoi
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Definitely wouldn’t be overpriced at $40/pc.
Feel like even $55 wouldn’t be crazy.
Meticulously decorated.
Packed with so many charming details.
It’s beautiful, but I wouldn’t pay $40 for a small cake and two cupcakes. I hope you find all the people who will! 💞
These are so cute. Do you ship to San Diego?
I would pay that.
$40 seems completely reasonable for the detail on these. If I was looking and saw them I wouldn’t think twice about that price.
It’s the max I’d pay but I would pay it! It’s only because I couldn’t afford more for Valentine’s Day and I’m sure others don’t have a big budget either, but I’d definitely pay that, they are beautiful 😍 and you’d still get orders if you charged more but realistically I think you’d get more orders at 40. Well done, they are fantastic 💕
So cute! 😍 That price sounds about right for my area. You may even have some wiggle room to go a bit higher. People tend to splurge for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Too low for my area. If someone wants a cheapo cake they’ll go to the discount supermarket. You could easily charge $50+ here and no one would bat an eye.
I would pay that, but I don’t like crunchy sprinkles and normally the tiny balls are crunchy soooo maybe make 2 without?
I would so pay that much for this, it’s a gorgeous box
Depends on how good they taste honestly!
This would probably sell for $50-$60 at a reputable bakery in my HCOL city. But I think calling it a “bento” is a bit of a head scratcher; I don’t think it serves a purpose and feels a bit culturally appropriative.
I think at least $50 would be reasonable. That’s a lot of work. Looks great btw.
I would pay $50 without even thinking about it. It looks time consuming, and expensive for materials alone. How long does it take to make? Consider how much your time is worth per hour, and factor in the price of materials per box. $40 seems low to me.
How big is the small cake? It looks really small (less than 6″?) to me and only as tall as a cupcake, so a single layer? Single cupcakes in my area go for $3-6. The cake is harder to price since I don’t know the size or if it does have any filling. If there’s no filling and it’s 5″ I’d say $10-15? As a set, I’d guess $30-40.
I feel like where I’m from, $40 is a STEAL! These are gorgeous and there’s so much beautiful work done in here. If someone wanted something cheap they should go to the grocery store lol. These are beautiful and more than worth $40+.
Such a cute idea. $40 sounds like a fair price for all that effort.
Omg gorgeous! Where did you get the stamp/cutter/whatever you used to make the white heart on top of the cake? I’ve seen this specific heart design a few places but can’t get an answer on what they used to make it.