THE FREE CAKE-PRICING CALCULATOR
Price your next cake.
Work out what to charge for your cake, including the ingredients, the finishing touches and the time you put in.
No account. No upload. Just your numbers.YOUR RECIPE, YOUR NUMBERS
Start with the ingredients.
Include planning, shopping, decorating and cleaning up, not just oven time.
These are example costs. Replace them with your own before pricing a real order.
HOW THE CAKE COST CALCULATOR WORKS
Your costs are the starting point.
Add the ingredients used in the order, packaging, your time at your chosen hourly rate, and an allowance for overheads. Then choose a target margin. CakeTally divides your total cost by one minus that margin.
For example: £12.50 ingredients + £3 packaging + £37.50 labour + £5 overheads = £58 total cost. At a 30% margin, £58 ÷ 0.70 gives a suggested selling price of £82.86.
Read the full cake-pricing guide →A few good questions
What’s the difference between margin and markup?
Margin is your profit as a percentage of the selling price. Markup is the percentage you add to your costs. A 30% margin needs roughly a 42.9% markup. Use the mode buttons to compare them.
Should I charge for my decorating time?
Include all the time an order requires: planning, shopping, preparation, decorating, cleaning up and delivery. Your labour is a cost; the profit margin is what remains after those entered costs.
Can I use dollars, pounds, or other currencies?
Yes. Choose GBP, USD, EUR, CAD or AUD. The currency selector changes how the amounts are displayed; it does not convert ingredient prices between currencies.
Will my recipe be saved?
Choose “Save on this device” to keep one draft in this browser. You can load it when you return. It is not uploaded or synced to another device. Or choose “Save as reusable recipe” to import it into your bakery workspace, where you can keep multiple recipes and prepare customer quotes. Browser-only saving stays on this device; export backups before clearing browser data.
Does the calculator tell me what customers will pay?
It gives a cost-based price from your inputs. Compare that with your market, design complexity, portion size and experience. Make sure you include any relevant fees or taxes.