Layer cakes
Price the cake, filling, frosting, board, tall box, active decorating time, and any custom topper or piping work.
Cake quote worksheet
Cake Pricing Calculator
Build a profitable cake quote from package costs, servings, decorating labor, packaging, delivery, overhead, and margin. Start with the two-layer preset, or switch to sheet cake, cupcakes, or tiered cake before editing the worksheet.
Cake presets and pricing guidance
Match the preset to how the cake will actually be sold
Sheet cakes
Use servings as the anchor, then include board, box, color, message work, and setup time that often gets missed.
Cupcakes
Quote by dozen or batch, including liners, boxes, frosting labor, flavor changes, and label or delivery needs.
Wedding and tiered cakes
Add support materials, delivery buffer, setup time, tasting or design labor, and a higher margin for complex work.
Active worksheet
Load a preset, edit every row, or clear the ledger for a custom order.
Quote inputs
Pick a starter order, then adjust the yield, labor, overhead, add-ons, and pricing mode for this quote.
Bakery preset
Labor and overhead
Overhead mode
Packaging and add-ons
Use add-ons for delivery, rush timing, premium decoration, or packaging that is not already listed in the ingredient ledger.
Pricing mode
Margin protects a percent of the final price; markup adds a percent to cost.
Keep margin below 100%; most home bakery retail quotes land between 35% and 55% once labor is counted.
Ingredients and supplies
Enter package costs and the recipe amount used. Matching units convert directly; saved bakery densities handle common weight-to-volume rows.
6 rows6 priced
| Item | Type | Package cost | Package size | Used | Line cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.53 | ||||||
| $1.21 | ||||||
| $8.99 | ||||||
| $1.37 | ||||||
| $1.08 | ||||||
| $2.20 |
Current row totalbefore yield, waste, labor, and margin$17.38