to ask how much you would pay for homemade Christmas cake

[TheHopefulBaker]

I am looking into ways to easily earn a bit of extra cash. I make a christmas cake every year just for myself and family as I love doing it, so I'll be putting in the money and time regardless. Every year I get feedback that my Christmas cake is lovely and I should sell them.

I'm wondering if it would be worth it to invest a bit more time and effort to make a few more, and maybe make a bit of money. I was thinking I could take them along to my local car boot sale in October and November.

I'm just wondering how much to ask. I usually make medium round cakes and decorate them with marzipan and royal icing. Then add a few simple decorations on top. Nothing fancy.

I'll try add a photo of last year's

How much do you think people would pay for a cake like this at a car boot sale?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

No way would I buy homemade food off a car boot sale.

I'm confused - what happened? 😂

Regrettably probably it would go for less than the cost of the ingredients and the electricity. People think cakes cost about £10 to make.

Cupcakes are probably a better bet.

Exactly. They tight bastards would offer you 50p

So did I.

And I never understand why people start threads on behalf of “friends”

It isn’t like the process of signing up to mumsnet is particularly onerous!

That poster began a thread, about her friend who’s had to terminate her cake baking business because wasn’t making money, posting loads of (identifying) pictures of her friend’s cakes and asking how much we would pay for them. In AIBU of all places.

"AIBU of all places"? Do you honestly think if it had been posted elsewhere on MN the nastiness wouldn't have happened? Bitchiness is all over MN.

RTT regarding identifying the cakes. So much drama.

New to mumsnet?

no way would I have posted a load of identifying cakes on AIBU that my poor friend had made who’d had to fold her business.

and clearly for good reason given you pulled the thread. As loads of posters were suggesting.

maybe you’d be better off sitting down with your friend and telling her how to join mumsnet. It’s very straightforward.

It's beyond me why you're so invested in this. I pulled the thread because instead of answering the question asked, people chose to be mean. Not necessary. Please move on

A couple of posts and “it’s beyond” you how “invested” I am 😆

Very invested since you seem to know all about the original thread.

It was quite memorable… posting about your friend’s failed business and loads of identifying photos.

But thankfully you listened to posters saying that was not on

Yawn

Boring that your friend ended up being upset by comments on her failed business?

🥱

And stop stalking me on other threads @Tummyrum . Actually finding you quite intimidating

What on earth? Ok the good news is you saw sense and withdrew the thread and hopefully your friend isn’t too upset

I posted on one of your threads. One.

Hardly stalking.

You have searched my threads. Posted. Goaded, tormented and still you continue.

It takes a second… pop in name and press search.

I wanted to see whether someone who had been this thoughtless with a friend had posted about other similar matters. 🤷‍♀️

goaded? Tormented? Sweet Jesus

Please stop stalking me

Oh goodness and now you’ve stalked me on one of my threads!

heavens, I think I’ll bow out.

💐 for your friend