Cash from Baking??

forever_optimistic

Just passing through here, but thought I would add this bit of info. On Sunday I decided to take some stuff to a car-boot and thought I would entice people to my stall by selling cupcakes (40p each/3 for £1) I also came up with the idea of buying some of those little "mini-bite" things from the supermarket and offering one of those free with every purchase. Within minutes of setting up my table, the Market Manager had come up to me and told me to remove the cakes as it wasn't allowed at car-boot sales!! This particular venue is actually a market in the week! Another venue nearby has a Sunday market and car-boot combined and I've seen loads of people selling cakes & sweets. However, the mini-bites were allowed to remain as I wasn't actually selling them they were being given away free - where's the logic in that?? Wouldn't have minded so much but I made loads and it cost me a fortune in ingredients, when I was trying to make much needed cash :mad:

Haven't read through this thread, so hope I'm not the only person ignorant about such matters and this info helps

stardrops42

bezybee wrote: »

hi i was wondering if you could help me.

i was lookin to price supplies ans was wondering if you had any recomendations on where to get the coloured sugarpaste, sticks for cake pops, and the candy melts etc. i have found 250g of sugarpast for £1.49. and a think a bag of candy melts was about £3.00. could anybody recommend a good place to order such things?

Sorry I can't help either:o I buy all my stuff from my local sugarcraft shop, I'm not organised enough to order online;)

Benergy

forever_optimistic wrote: »

Just passing through here, but thought I would add this bit of info. On Sunday I decided to take some stuff to a car-boot and thought I would entice people to my stall by selling cupcakes (40p each/3 for £1) I also came up with the idea of buying some of those little "mini-bite" things from the supermarket and offering one of those free with every purchase. Within minutes of setting up my table, the Market Manager had come up to me and told me to remove the cakes as it wasn't allowed at car-boot sales!! This particular venue is actually a market in the week! Another venue nearby has a Sunday market and car-boot combined and I've seen loads of people selling cakes & sweets. However, the mini-bites were allowed to remain as I wasn't actually selling them they were being given away free - where's the logic in that?? Wouldn't have minded so much but I made loads and it cost me a fortune in ingredients, when I was trying to make much needed cash :mad:

Haven't read through this thread, so hope I'm not the only person ignorant about such matters and this info helps

I am not sure about the rules for this kind of thing but I am pretty sure that you need some kind of insurance at the very least if you are going to sell foodstuffs a public event. My friends ran a charity stall that sold cakes at our local village fair and they needed insurance before they were allowed to do this. Does anyone have any thoughts around this?

cakelover_2

Hi All

Just wondered if anyone has had any experience in dealing with Southend-on-Sea in Essex county council with regards to getting passed with Environmental Health? I really want to set up my own business but am a bit scared by all the council stuff!

Hope someone can help.

CL

Nightowl

Slight change of subject. I was looking for idea for xmas baking and packaging and came across this http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChristmasCookies.html#video . Is it me or had she been on the cooking sherry prior to the recording, not exactly well rehersed. Really made me laugh though. Christmas cookie gift giving ideas.. she basically says add a bow or buy some packaging.;)
There are actually some nice recipes further down the page however.

knithappens

hi there, was wonderign how much to charge, my daughter is a novice and only bakes for family and friends, she made some carrot cake cupcakes for her uncle for his birthday and a relative of his girlfriend wanted to order 3 boxes of 6 for chirstmas, but we are not sure how to go about charging, any adivce woudl be appreciated.

Kelly-Lou

Hi ladies, I am in the process of setting up a cupcake business and have the horrible task of working out my prices. I only bake with butter and free range eggs etc and after working out how much this costs I'm not sure if people will pay the prices I have in mind! Local competion are selling for £1 a cupcake but I really don't see how they make a profit after all you have to add in your time, cases, boxes, gas/electric etc. Also do any of you sell cupcakes at xmas fayes etc? Thanks xx

lincroft1710

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

I'm not sure if people will pay the prices I have in mind! Local competion are selling for £1 a cupcake but I really don't see how they make a profit

1. Perhaps people won't pay the prices you have in mind.

2. Perhaps £1 is all the local market will pay.

3. Perhaps they aren't making a profit, or are using very cheap and low quality ingredients, or are pricing low to deter or wipe out any other competition so that when they have a monopoly they increase the price.

I think you may just have to test the water at the price you have in mind.

Kelly-Lou

If you sell your cupcakes at fayres how do you package them if they brought a single cupcake to take away. I don't want to spend a fortune on pakaging, I have seen the pods but they will bump the price up alot!

mystic_meanie

brilliant start selling cakes at work and go 1 up every 6 months and there you go a few extra quid to treat yourself