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Why Are Cakes So Expensive?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:20:00 +0100

Why Are Cakes So Expensive?

By Sherree Kruger - CEO Supacakes

So many people have the idea that cakes made by professionals are too expensive. Many factors are taken into account when a professional baker quotes a client on the cake. The biggest mistake clients make is when they see a cake that they LOVE but they only have a certain budget (in the back of their minds) and think they can get that cake for that price. Unfortunatley it does not work that way. Another big mistake is that they ONLY take (or think about) the ingredients into consideration when they think of the price of a cake:

Baking a cake is easy and many people can do it, but constructing the cake and decorating it is a skill.

My advice to clients is always to give us an estimated budget of what they want to spend on a cake, we will then source ideas and present it to them for consideration within their budget. When a professional baker quotes a client on a cake, they do not work for free. Baking is a VERY time consuming job and if you do not know what you are doing, well then it can be your worst enemy!

Most professional bakers charge an hourly labour rate to make, construct and decorate the cake - a BASIC 3D cake can take up to 6hrs to finish off depending on the difficulty and technicality of the cake, also, the fondant decorations need to be made days before the actual cake is finished. There are processes and drying times for this.

Then the rest of the costings are added to the labour as follows:

1. Main Ingredients - flour, eggs, oil, milk etc.. - (these days these are not cheap anymore)

2. Decorating Ingredients - filling, colouring, glitters, fondant etc...(these items are expensive)

3. Packaging - Cake Board and Box

4. Travel Costs - Fuel, and the time it took you to go and buy the ingredients, and deliver the cake if you offer that service

5. Electricity - we all know how much that costs these days

6. Consultation Fees - Telephone & Internet Use to assist the client with ideas and order

7. Labour - how long does it take to make the cake required, this is charged by an hourly rate

So from above, I am sure you can now see how it is justified with regards to the pricing? Remember that the professional baker runs a business and does it for a living, these expenses are just there and there is no denying it or avoiding it. If you want a professional cake, then be prepared to pay the price.

Bake for Us! The Supacakes Bakers Opportunity

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:40:59 +0100

We have introduced a stunning opportunity for anyone out there that would like to earn a passive income by baking. If you have a passion for the sweet things in life, and would like to explore the world of baking and creating Masterpieces for your clients, then this could possibly be your claim to fame!

The Supacakes Bakers Opportunity allows you to work under an Established and well loved Brand in your area.

For a Small License Fee and a monthly agency fee, you could turn your passion into a full blown business.

If you would like to explore this opportunity, please contact sherree@supacakes.co.za for more information on this stunning offer!

Please visit our website to see our stunning work!

www.supacakes.co.za

2012 Brings Abundance For Supacakes

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:41:47 +0100

With the arrival of 2012, we are focused to take the Supacakes Brand to the next level. We are looking at expanding to the rest of Africa, USA and Europe.

The brand has recently received great recognition and we played a very important part in the making of a cake for a very high profile South African personality. Amongst others, we have been featured on a very popular SABC2 show called Pasella alongside with Supakids Children's Parties (our sister company)

We are excited for what this year is going to bring, we have stunning products in development that is going to knock the socks off our competitors and create buzz everywhere!

To all our customers, we would like to thank you for all your support in 2011 and we hope that we can assist you again this year!

I also would like to thank all the current Supacakes Agents that made this brand the success it already is so far and for unselfishly contributing to growing it. THANK YOU LADIES

Please join our official Supacakes South Africa page on Facebook and you will be kept up to date with our latest designs, creations and trends.

FACEBOOK LINK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Supacakes-South-Africa/292989330747295

if you are interested to own a piece of our cake and open your own agency in your area - please send me an email for all the relevant info and pricing to sherree@supacakes.co.za

Sherree Kruger
Founder & CEO
Supacakes