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)

OP did the cost include the use of your hands hence the lack of update?

Its beautiful BTW

£150+ depending on the ingredients in the actual cake (some are boozy ones that cost much more to make) & where you live

YADNBU, your friend is taking the pee, but I bet I could beat you on pee takers when it comes to cakes.

I do the same as you, I have won a few awards too & make some quite elaborate designs too

A good friends dad was having a big birthday celebration & they needed a cake, he is one of DDs GPs & he often does us favours, lets call him D, so I decided to return the favour & design & make a large, elaborate birthday cake for free - for our friend D & as a gift from us to his Dad, it was offered in passing when a group of us were out together - this included his sister F who can be a pushy mare

Next thing I know, F has taken over & is telling me exactly what the cake will look like & what will be in it really naff & telling me she will be giving me £25 for doing it as it will be a gift from her

To this day I don't think she understands why I told her to bugger off

Have to place mark now. £60? But I have learnt a lot about cakes.

to pass the time

www.cakewrecks.com/

Well played, op.

Please don't refer to it as a 'little' business. It will be your business and it will soon get bigger. Don't devalue yourself before you even start! As someone else said, I'm also a tutor and friends pay exactly the same as anyone else. You are running a business, not a charity!

Oh I love cake wrecks! that's my evening doing the accounts cancelled now!

Where did you go OP? We want to know!

Dunno OP. Tell us.

Five thousand of your English pounds?

If she's on a budget you should have made her some lovely cupcakes instead.

What the fuck? There was no cake was there?

I hope this isn't going the same way as that cunting safe!

Her first born child and a toadstool

12 pages.
Well played op!!

£150 for a ruddy cake? Tell her to get to Waitrose or Marksies.

Do not do mates rates in future. Any mate will pay you what you're asking because they know you're worth it.

Op is a baking equipment supplier and is hoping all this cake chat will boost sales.

12 pages, no big reveal and I haven't given up hope (yet)

Two groats and a chicken? (It feels we've been waiting for centuries)

Relieved I've just skimmed through the thread for OP's non existent update rather than read it all.

Cancel the fucking cheque! I mean how much was the fucking cake?

1. That isn't a photo of OP's cake, its off the interwebs.
2. OP never did the big reveal. No one knows how much was offered for a similar cake.

Thank you for your patience. In the meantime, No Ragrets!
www.cakewrecks.com/home/2015/4/28/oh-boy.html

I am just happy that after reading 6 pages I skipped straight to the end

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Fab cake on the cake wrecks website