To expect to be paid more than half? (Pic included)

[MrsA2015]

Background: I'm a home baker using decent/top quality ingredients in my cakes, friends and family buy off me for special events and am trying to kick start a little baking business from home ( after receiving loads of compliments and encouragement which I'm thankful for!) A friend has requested a cake (pictured) and offered well below the asking price knowing what quality I use and usually the one to berate others if they take the mick when it comes to price. I don't over charge and usually find I've undrecharged when adding up costs ( new to this). How much would you expect to pay for this cake? I'm just feeling a little upset really, I love her and will still make it just surprised at asking to pay less than half. I understand mates rates and all...
Before you ask
Yes she can afford it
I don't buy wholesale ingredients
No I didn't stick to my price (out of shock)

Now I love cake but fuck would I ever pay more than £50 for one. Barring a wedding cake I guess?

It's just ludicrous. It's cake. It gets cut up and eaten???

I live in London and am not familiar with cakes being so expensive?

Place marking for update.

Anyone else really fancy some cake now? Fuck it.

Oh ffs

Tell us how much the flipping cake was

If you can bake to the standard of the picture then £150 is still mates ratesby far. If you can give her something similar but maybe not as polished then charge whst you feel comfortable with over and above the cost of your ingredients and time at a minimal rate. As soon as you charge for cake it has to be perfect. I also decline a request to make a cake if I feel a few mistakes or wobbles will ruin the feel of the occasion. Also, I have been left feeling terribly flat by people who have received a stunning cake from me but paid for ingredients only and not bothered to express more than a cursory thanks . It's a minefield.
A proff cake baker would easily charge 300 for this ( in the south). X

I honestly think MN should have push messages, that all users mandatorily sign up to, that alert them when people want them to return with an answer. Especially when it's a "guess what/how much" thread

I know very little about the costs of cake making, and would have guessed £100. For an amature baker I suppose i'd be thinking 40ish for ingredients and the rest for a day's work.

Guessing friend offered £20/30.

Sorry folks, just me being me! False alarm! -how long does it take to chuck some kids into bed--

For the love of op!?

I would pay £120 if I was going by mates rates. £180 normal price!

Oh ffs.

What an odd thing to post about with no intention of coming back.

Agree with Hefzi the cake's bloody hideous anyway.

We need an update OP!!!

I've just scrolled through 10 pages ffs

Got all the way to the end and she hasn't come back :(

I would expect to pay around £200 (although I wouldn't as I don't like the design).

I bet the friend offered £35.

Didn't think I'd get to page 10 without OP coming back. I shall enter my guess so, £40.

I have just bloody scrolled through ten pages too. Come on OP

Suspense is killing me!

I reckon OP has challenged her friend and been pushed into the oven a'la Hansel and Gretel 😁

No flippin way I just read 10 pages and still no answer.
I say open the victorian safe, and shove the cake in, then cancel the cheque.

I'd love to know too

Tell her if she buys ALL the ingredients, you'll make it and decorate it for double what she's offering.

Otherwise tell her no.

The op is probably busy baking cakes

OP??? You can't leave us hanging this way. Pleeease. I beg you. Have mercy, I'm pregnant and the suspense is killing me

I need to go and do some none mumsnetty things but while we are waiting, why dont we post lovely pictures of cakes? Would help to pass the time.
Peacock cake: