Custom Cake and Cupcake Prices
Custom cake prices usually cost about $2.35 to $3.00 per serving. Just think about that for a minute, a cake large enough to serve 100 people can cost $300. Custom cupcakes can cost as much as $1.75 each, or $21.00 a dozen, for standard size cupcakes. However, a well known bakery, such as Charm City Cakes, charges $6 - $9 per serving AND this cost does not include labor. Prices like these cause home bakers to attempt making their own specialty cakes, or cupcakes, at home.
Home Baker Costs for Cupcakes
One cake mix makes twenty-four standard cupcakes. One container of frosting will generously frost about eighteen standard cupcakes. The total cost for a cake mix is about $1.00 to $1.99 each and a container of frosting is $1.19 to $2.35 each. A container of cupcake liners is another dollar or two.Using these prices, you can bake and frost 24 cupcakes for about thirty-six cents each.
Do It Yourself, Pull Apart Cakes
Novice and intermediate home bakers can bake a cupcake pull apart cake. First, you need a pattern to follow. The links below will take you to six of my favorite, pull apart cakes made from cupcakes.
- Elmo, 20 cupcakes by thatgirlang
- John Deere Tractor, 39 cupcakes by Jessie Karnes Asbury
- Butterfly, 24 cupcakes by thatgirlang
- Spiderman, 27-30 cupcakes by Sweet E's Cake Creation
So, what if I use home made buttercream how do I calculate the cost to make each cupcake?
ReplyDeleteMy basic buttercream recipe using 2 pounds of powdered sugar, 1-1/2 cup shortening/butter, and 1/2 tsp. of vanilla costs $3.40 to make.
DeleteI use a free, online baking calculator at:
http://www.pricingbakedgoods.com/ For each recipe item you will enter the amount you use, the size of the whole container, and the cost of the whole container. I find it easy to use and you can print out your recipe cost.