Would you pay for this cake? And how much would you expect it to cost?

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The brief was "chocolate heaven"... would you be happy with this? And how much would you pay for it?

Greeny!

That cake would be chocolate Hell to me (as I don't like chocolate) but I paid an amateur cakemaker friend £60 for a similar cake for one of my DC about 12 years ago. It was very well done, but I almost fell over when I received the bill. I paid it without any further ado, obviously, but never had a cake made again 😬

Oh, and it’s about £75 from me.

My only note would be to use real cherries rather than glacé to provide a slight note of sourness to set off the chocolate. Maybe with a sour cherry jam between the layers as well.

Wow, you’re super talented 🤩

£50-£70

Between £60-£70

What a lovely comment! I’m no expert but it’s making me hungry and looks lovely.

What a twattish comment.

There are a number of posters on this thread who deserve a lifetime of jaggy shits.

Bet your family love living with you. They must have dead face muscles from all the eye rolling they do behind your miserable back.

It looks amazing! I have made many a cake in my time and I know the time and expense that must have gone into this cake. The person who suggested that a child might have made it is a obviously a bit ignorant so please ignore them. I would suggest £40 as mate’s rates and I am sure your friend will be very pleased!

Yeah I would, £50? Although I'm sure that's less than it's worth these days!

Read the rest of your posts, I'd do £30-35 but it's worth more if it tastes as good as it looks.

A cake like that would be £50-75 where I live, possibly more.
You definitely met the brief on it.

Whatever it cost, it should be doubled to put it well out of the reach of those who should not be eating so much sugar. The NHS is overloaded as it is, without people getting fat, diabetes, children eating too much sugar, and teenagers full of venom carrying knives and attacking people because they are high on sugar, and other things. Sugar makes drugs and alcohol effects worse. We would be healthier, kinder, more patient, and loving if there was not so much sugar available.

Look how difficult it is to find an NHS dentist? It is sugar and not caring for teeth which is creating the shortage.

Your annual birthday cakes obviously have a fun sponge in, lliizzie.

Well done ,for an 9" chocolate decorated cake I would look to pay over £100
Hourly rate , ingredients , electricity and supplies

Blows my mind how people can make cakes this well!!
Go you 👏

You're clearly talented at making cakes but the top is a bit messy, I think there's too much crammed on. It's not to my personal taste but I'd think someone who was would pay up to about £60 for it.

I wish I had a friend like you tgad make me an amazing cake like this for £20!!

I'd expect to pay over £50 tbh. You have a real talent, OP!

Ot’s not a daily breakfast portion for one person @llizzie !

You need to take a better picture. I bake cakes and a dodgy picture can make them look short. Crouch down low and take a pic

Good point.

It's a real showstopper OP. Well done! Someone is going to be delighted with that. It totally fulfils the brief.

You're good at this.

In truth the pic does the cake a disservice as you don't have any impression of 6 layers. If this pic was to sell, you should be taking it as if you were at table level. And obviously with the cake on a board.

I'd say £60.

I think your cake looks amazing! Can’t believe you aren’t doing this professionally! As for charging I like the previous comments, just charging for the materials you used if you don’t want to make money.

Wow amazingI think it’s brilliant ! You’re very clever ! X