Having a quick way to calculate how much you are going to charge for a cake order will save you so much time when it comes to running your business. Cake pricing is the source of stress, headache, worry and sometimes even disagreements with clients!
If you have a solid method for pricing your cakes you will be able to shake off that doubt and be confident when quoting a new order. Even if your potential customer challenges your pricing, if you’ve done the research and calculations you won’t think twice about justifying your price.
Baking quality cakes takes skill, time and a lot of dedication. You deserve to be paid well for your hard work!
So today I’m going to walk you through creating an Excel spreadsheet version of my Cake Pricing Calculator - just like the one pictured above! This will give you the freedom to tweak the calculations to suit your specific cake pricing issues and your cake business.
To learn about the breakdown of the figures used to calculate your cake price, check out my post on How To Price Your Cakes.
I’m going to use Google Sheets to create this spreadsheet as it’s a free spreadsheet service available to all, but the principles and methods will work just the same in Microsoft Excel, or any other spreadsheet software. It’s really quick and easy - so let’s get started!
