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03-04-2014, 04:07 PM | #1 |
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Cupcakes
I have decided to see if i can develop a little business with cake making etc. Over here cupcakes are the bees knees at the moment, so that will be my marketing focus, with offers to do full sized cakes available.
Here are some i did yesterday.
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03-04-2014, 05:26 PM | #2 |
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So pretty! Yum!
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03-04-2014, 05:39 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, I read the cupcake thing is happening here too. The big cities have cupcake trucks which have a route where they park at several locations at different times throughout the day.
Of course they are constantly trying to come up with new gimmicks like flavors, colors, or decorations. They are expensive to, commonly $5. But I'd expect anything delivered, any convenience, in the big cities to be pricey.
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03-04-2014, 06:14 PM | #4 |
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Cupcakes are the rage here in the U.S. Here's my take on it as a consumer. It must taste good. Sounds like a joke, but I'm actually serious. Some are too sweet, not moist enough, good but I can make it too, etc. Although it's $3, $4 a pop, I would buy it if it's something it's something extremely good that I can't easily make at home. Don't underestimate a very good chocolate or strawberry cupcake. And as Bruce said, presentation is also important although I notice that many people don't even eat it.
Yours, by the way, are pretty. Too bad I don't live nearby otherwise I'd give you a taste test review. |
03-04-2014, 05:30 PM | #5 |
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They are pretty popular here too. Yours look good!
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03-04-2014, 10:06 PM | #6 |
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I will sell those ones 6 for $10. They are just vanilla, but i am going to do some easter themed ones soon. I will post pics when i come up with a design.
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03-04-2014, 10:49 PM | #7 |
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I meant that many don't eat the frosting.
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03-05-2014, 07:22 AM | #8 |
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6 for $10 sounds too reasonable to me. If you charge more, people will think they are special and desire them more. I'd go 6 for $15.
And I just looked up Georgetown Cupcakes prices to compare. $2.75 each • $15 half dozen • $29 dozen |
03-05-2014, 11:56 AM | #9 |
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You have seen people buy a cupcake and then don't eat the frosting? Are you sure they're not just scraping it off and taking it home to add to the zombie apocalypse privation preserve (zapp!)? Cuz... that's nutz.
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03-05-2014, 07:37 AM | #10 |
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Ali they look gorgeous, and I don't even like cake much.
Good luck. As well as pretty (as people buy with their eyes) how about including some of the things which are inexplicably popular, like peanut butter and bananas. I would personally make me run a mile, but that sort of weirdness seems top go over well with most people.
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Yeah, they eat the cake then throw the frosting away. Well, this is what I saw from people who ate at the shop. Don't know about those who take them home.
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03-05-2014, 05:31 PM | #12 |
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I never eat the frosting. Grim. Only on ones I've made myself where the frosting is chocolate buttercream, but even then, I'm usually not into it by the time they're done because I've inhaled so much sugar during preparation.
When I send cupcakes in for Birthdays or team parties etc, I always include some unfrosted ones and they always get eaten. How saturated is the market there, Ali? Here there are cupcake stores and home bakers everywhere and some are struggling. ...Maybe a "half-healthy" platter where you provide two layers of cakes with only the top layer frosted could be a gimmick to make you different? Emphasizing that people can choose this option and pay less because they are not paying for frosting that will be left? That way you will still provide they pretty that attracts the buyer, but also value to undermine the competition. And/or Nut-allergy-Friendly might be a good direction to go in,, I know a lot of people worry about that when providing cakes for a large group. Good Luck
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I don't particularly like most frosting (especially what they put on most commercial sheet cakes), and I'll avoid the extra frosty bits if I'm cutting my own bit of sheet cake, but I haven't thrown away the frosting from a cupcake.
Though, now that I think about it, eating something that is bad for me and I don't really like seems even more nutz.
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We've been doing the cupcakes for a couple years at work for our department parties. My boss loves them, so she orders dozens and dozens. I stopped eating them since I decided to be healthier. I just didn't enjoy them enough to make it worth the unhealthy factor. But back when I did eat them, I'd often only eat about half the frosting. Kind of taking bites from the bottoms and the sides and leaving a big bite of frosting at the top for last to toss in the trash.
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03-05-2014, 01:10 PM | #15 |
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For an office party, I should think they would make way less mess than cutting/serving a cake. Makes sense as a market target, Not for Ali, but if you have the capability of big orders on short notice.
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