Guides for people who make cakes for money
Reference tables and worked examples — costing, portions, quantities and structure. The figures come from the same engine that prices cakes in the designer.
Pricing & costing
What a cake costs you to make, and what to charge for it.
Cake Costing Guide for Bakers
How to work out ingredient, labour and overhead costs per cake, so your prices are built on real numbers instead of guesswork.
2026-07-27
Wedding Cake Pricing Guide
How wedding cake pricing works: per-serving rates, what tiers and sugar flowers really add, plus deposits, delivery and setup fees.
2026-07-27
How Much to Charge for a Cake
How to charge for a cake using a simple, defensible formula: cost plus labour plus margin, with worked examples and awkward quotes covered.
2026-07-27
How much do I need?
Buttercream, fondant and batter by tier size — worked out from the same geometry the designer uses.
How Much Buttercream to Cover a Cake
Buttercream quantities by tier size, with coating and filling worked out separately — so you can weigh out one batch instead of guessing and making two.
2026-08-03
How Much Fondant to Cover a Cake
Fondant quantities by tier size, in packs rather than grams — plus why you always roll out substantially more than ends up on the finished cake.
2026-08-03
Cake Batter Calculator by Tin Size
How much batter each tin size takes, as batches of your own recipe rather than someone else's cups — plus how flavour density changes the answer.
2026-08-03
Sizes, servings & weight
How many a cake feeds, and what it weighs when it's finished.
Cake Serving Chart & Size Guide
Cake serving charts for round, square and sheet cakes, with party and wedding slice sizes side by side — plus how many each tier size actually feeds.
2026-08-03
How Much Does a Cake Weigh?
Finished cake weights by tier size, built up from sponge, filling and covering, plus the densities behind them and why the board is excluded.
2026-08-03
How Many Servings in a Kilo of Cake?
Portioning and quoting cake by weight rather than by diameter — how many servings a kilo gives, and why the board must never be in the number.
2026-08-03
Building & stacking
Keeping a tiered cake standing, from dowels to delivery.
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