Cake pricing calculator

Find out what a cake costs you to make and what to charge for it. Add your ingredients, your time and any extras, then choose your profit margin.

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Ingredients

Changing the currency does not convert amounts.

Ingredient 1

Cost$0.68

Ingredient 2

Cost$0.66

Ingredient 3

Cost$3.74

Ingredient 4

Cost$1.16

Ingredient 5

Cost$4.98

Ingredient 6

Cost$1.54

Your time

What you would pay someone else to do this work. Your time is part of the cost.

Extras

Boxes, boards, toppers and anything else this cake needs.

Profit margin

Margin is your share of the price. A $70.00 cost at 30% margin sells for $100.00.

Suggested price$123.23

Your cake price

Suggested price$123.23

Ingredients
$12.76
Your time
$70.00
Extras
$3.50
Total cost
$86.26
Profit
$36.97

Before delivery, discounts and tax.

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Suggested price $123.23

How it works

  1. Add each ingredient: what you paid for the pack, the pack size and how much this cake uses.
  2. Enter your working time and the hourly rate you want to pay yourself.
  3. Add extras such as the cake box, board and topper.
  4. Choose your profit margin. The cost and suggested price update as you type.

Questions

How do I work out what to charge for a cake?

Add up what the cake costs you: the ingredients it uses, your working time at an hourly rate, and extras such as the box and board. Then choose a profit margin. The suggested price is the cost divided by one minus the margin, so a $70 cost at 30% margin sells for $100.

What is the difference between margin and markup?

Margin is the share of the price you keep as profit. Markup is what you add on top of the cost. A $70 cake at 30% margin sells for $100 and keeps $30. A 30% markup on the same cake gives $91, which keeps only $21.

What should I count as working time?

Count the hands-on time this cake takes: baking, filling, decorating, boxing and cleaning up. Leave out time the oven works alone while you do something else. Use the hourly rate you would pay someone else to do the work.

How do I price a cake per slice or serving?

Price the whole cake first, then divide the suggested price by the number of slices. For cupcakes or cookies made in a batch, the recipe cost calculator gives the cost of each piece.

Can I measure ingredients in cups when I buy them by weight?

Yes. Choose cups for the amount used and enter what one cup of that ingredient weighs. Weigh a cup once or check the pack. The calculator never guesses cup weights, because a cup of flour and a cup of sugar weigh different amounts.

Is it free, and does it save my entries?

It is free, with no signup. The calculator runs in your browser. Bakehop does not save or receive your entries, and they clear when you leave the page. To save your ingredients, recipes and prices and turn them into quote PDFs, start a free trial of Bakehop.