How much would you pay for a dozen cupcakes?

*BabyMaMa* · #1 June 8th, 2011, 02:07 PM

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Lilly Bella · #2 June 8th, 2011, 02:41 PM

probably 3-4 a cupcake.

GinaOfAllTrades · #3 June 8th, 2011, 02:43 PM

I think the pricing is about right. She is charging $2.25-2.75 a cupcake and I was going to suggest $2 a piece.

Lilly Bella · #4 June 8th, 2011, 02:44 PM

haha i was way off

*BabyMaMa* · #5 June 8th, 2011, 04:16 PM

So $30 for a dozen cupcakes isn't bad. I think I'm going to need about 60 cupcakes. That's $150...am I crazy, or is that just nutty to spend that much on cupcakes.

I've debated making my own, but I know they'd suck...hard. DH wanted funfetti cupcakes the other day, and I burnt them...so....yeah....what's a mom to do???

GinaOfAllTrades · #6 June 8th, 2011, 04:51 PM

Well, honestly that is about how much you would pay for a cake if you had it done professionally. Unless you went to a grocery store. There cupcakes/cakes would run about 30. (24 cupcakes that is).

Hollybear · #7 June 8th, 2011, 09:02 PM

Definitely $2,000

Alison79 · #8 June 8th, 2011, 09:07 PM

That's pretty reasonable for custom cupcakes. I tend to do cupcakes if most of the guests are kids and a full cake if there is a good mix of kids/adults coming. I've also been known to get the cheap grocery store cupcakes for the kids and a better, more expensive cake for the adults because I know they will eat it all and not just lick off the frosting, take one bite and throw the rest in the grass

dinamommy · #9 June 8th, 2011, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollybear

Definitely $2,000

Hollybear · #10 June 8th, 2011, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alison79

That's pretty reasonable for custom cupcakes. I tend to do cupcakes if most of the guests are kids and a full cake if there is a good mix of kids/adults coming. I've also been known to get the cheap grocery store cupcakes for the kids and a better, more expensive cake for the adults because I know they will eat it all and not just lick off the frosting, take one bite and throw the rest in the grass

I am seriously laughing out loud, haha

hsmaldo · #11 June 9th, 2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by *BabyMaMa*

So $30 for a dozen cupcakes isn't bad. I think I'm going to need about 60 cupcakes. That's $150...am I crazy, or is that just nutty to spend that much on cupcakes.

I've debated making my own, but I know they'd suck...hard. DH wanted funfetti cupcakes the other day, and I burnt them...so....yeah....what's a mom to do???

Okay, I might be odd person out here, but there is no way that I could ever justify that. They're pretty, but for $150 you could take a baking and cake decorating class, buy a pastry bag and a few tips and have the knowledge for life.

But I'm totally with Alison regarding the kids taking one lick and throwing it on the grass!

#12 June 9th, 2011, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by hsmaldo

Okay, I might be odd person out here, but there is no way that I could ever justify that. They're pretty, but for $150 you could take a baking and cake decorating class, buy a pastry bag and a few tips and have the knowledge for life.

But I'm totally with Alison regarding the kids taking one lick and throwing it on the grass!

And

what Alison said too.

Daffodil · #13 June 9th, 2011, 09:10 AM

I was going to say $30 but ONLY if I was getting a dozen...if I needed to feed 60 people I'd probably get a costco birthday cake, they are delicious!

nat1970 · #14 June 9th, 2011, 10:05 AM

I'm making my own. Even with box cakes you can do different things to make them taste so much better. For chocolate cupcakes I use coke instead of water and always add in a pkg of chocolate instant pudding mix. They taste sooo good. With vanilla cupcakes I add buttermilk instead of the water and add a pkg of vanilla instant pudding mix. Frosting is so easy to make and there are tons of decorating videos on youtube.

shockandawe · #15 June 9th, 2011, 10:24 AM

I'm with Shannon, Hannah and Alison. I've bought a super decadent cake for the grown ups (I only have 3 kids coming to her party) that's costing me a couple hundred and believe me this isn't normal, and I'm getting a flat of supermarket $5 for 6 cupcakes from the grocery store for her to smash and for the kids to enjoy.

*BabyMaMa* · #16 June 9th, 2011, 11:45 AM

There will be mostly adults there. Maybe 5-6 kids max. My Mom swears by these cupcakes, and she said she'll pay for half. That makes me feel a lot better about my decision. Now I just need to choose which ones to get. I'm kinda glad I'm going with cupcakes so I can choose lots of different flavors.

I think if I made the cupcakes on my own, I'd be super stressed out about it, and would most likely screw them up horribly