Cost of Cakes

The number of people that have taken cake decorating classes has, it seems, "flooded the market". There are so many people selling their cakes for $30 or $40 that it seems difficult to get a reasonable amount of money for making a cake. Not many people understand the amount of materials and time that go into making a cake. If I were to sell a cake for $30 I may only make $5 from it even though I would spend hours doing it. That would end up working out to a profit of about $.05 an hour. I think that even in third world countries people make more than that. People need to understand that you get what you pay for. Someone that is going to only charge that little would most likely be using sup par ingredients in the cake or may not understand the amount of work that would be involved in creating a custom piece of art. It will be a cake alright but if you want a quality piece of art you have to pay for it. I wish more people knew how much work really goes into making a beautiful cake. Take Ace of Cakes for example. Sure they make it look fast and easy but that's because they are highly trained, practiced and skilled. You would pay for that skill though. The base cost of a cake from Charm City Cakes (the name of the bakery on Ace of Cakes) is $1,000. Yes I got the coma in the right place. That's just the base cost as well. If you wanted something elaborate or involved it could be quite a bit more than that. You need to take into consideration the costs involved. Not only is there the materials for the cake there is paying the staff, rent and upkeep for the building, purchase of tools, hydro and insurance just to name a few. So next time you are thinking of getting a cake and look for the lowest possible price just remember it might just look and taste like the lowest price!