Starting a Cupcake business from home - advice on Insurance

1ubthrifty

HPricing is the hardest thing of all to do. Don't forget the liners, boxes, piping bags, gas/electric....I've got my mother, the excel genius to make me a spreadsheet that has EVERYTHING on it. (which she now sells to other sugarcrafters lol) I was drastically undercharging until I sat and worked it out.


Hi Laurajayne, I know the above post was posted a long time ago but could you give me a guide on how much you would charge for your cupcakes?
At the moment I'm charging £1.00 each, not sure if its enough really although I think by some people's reaction it must seem a bit dear, what do you think?

paulwf

Hi Laurajayne, I know the above post was posted a long time ago but could you give me a guide on how much you would charge for your cupcakes?
At the moment I'm charging £1.00 each, not sure if its enough really although I think by some people's reaction it must seem a bit dear, what do you think?

There is a thread called Cash For Baking (or something like that) on the Up Your Income board which is well worth a read and you'll probably get a better response if you post on that thread.

Charging will depend on what sizes your cupcakes are. Cases in supermarkets tend to be either too small or too large, sort of fairy cake or muffin size. Professional cupcake cases appear to have the diameter of fairy cakes but are much taller. I think this is because if you used a large diameter muffin case it would end up with far too much icing on them.

Round my way decent sized cupcakes are £1 wholesale and £1.60 retail with offers for retail boxes of 4. For more intricate cakes such as for weddings £2 seems to be around the going rate but it depends on quantity. I know a cupcake maker with a thriving business who charges £2.50 a cake at markets, although not overly intricate her quality is very high.

Allthatglitters

Hello - am in the infant stages about contemplating setting up a small cupcake business. Aside from the reams of other info/rules/insurance issues that I know I need to delve into we do have one definate stumbling block - treated natural wood worksurfaces. If I purchase a large sheet of marble to cover the intended worksurface for use, is this likely to be acceptable to Env Health?
Thanks in advance

Savvy_Sue

The best people to ask would be ... EH. I don't know if the regulations are fixed in stone or vary from one area to another. But it may depend on the size of the work area to be covered, storage when you're not cup cake making etc.