Bake Sales

[Esther]

What have you found to be your best sellers at a church bake sale?

How did you price the following:

Cakes
Pies
Muffins
Candy (fudge)
Cookies

I'm thinking if I have a lemon cake and an Italian Cream Cheese cake I would charge $10.00 for the lemon cake and $15.00 for the Italian Cream Cheese.

Same for pies, I would charge more for pecan than say a chocolate pie.

Not sure on cookies, would you sell them by the dozen?

Thanks for any input.

[coadie]

Our church has 3-400 riding buses. bake sales after worship service go well and cookies by the dozen, singles and units of less than 5 reach their price points. There can be more mark % up in 3 cookies than a dozen.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by coadie

Our church has 3-400 riding buses. bake sales after worship service go well and cookies by the dozen, singles and units of less than 5 reach their price points. There can be more mark % up in 3 cookies than a dozen.

I was thinking of going that route also.

Did you find one type sold better than another? For instance, chocolate chip, over peanut butter???

Thanks for your response.

[Sinatra]

Originally Posted by Esther

What have you found to be your best sellers at a church bake sale?

How did you price the following:

Cakes
Pies
Muffins
Candy (fudge)
Cookies

I'm thinking if I have a lemon cake and an Italian Cream Cheese cake I would charge $10.00 for the lemon cake and $15.00 for the Italian Cream Cheese.

Same for pies, I would charge more for pecan than say a chocolate pie.

Not sure on cookies, would you sell them by the dozen?

Thanks for any input.

Your cake prices look fine. For your pies, I would charge between $8.00 -$10.00 depending on type, possibly a little more if you make your crust.

Cookies - 1 large, 2 med., or 3/4 small $1.00
Bars/Brownies/Muffins - by the slice $0.75 - $1.50 (depending on size)
Breads - Whole loaf (such as Banana Nut or Zucchini) $5.00
Small loaves - $2.50
Whole Cakes - $10.00 - $20.00
By the slice - let size determine
Whole Pies - $8.00 - $10.00

Anything chocolate tends to sell, so do sweet breads and muffins. Cupcakes don't seem to sell very well; I think because of there messiness.

Decorated cookies, and decorated cookies on a stick also seem to sell. Especially w/ children. Choc. Chip cookies always sell, since the peanut butter scare, I don't know how well they will sell. Also, berry pies seem to sell.

Well.....that's my 2 cents worth.....HIH.
Sinatra

[misspresley]

Chocolate cream pies, coconut cream pies and coconut cake - if you've got someone who REALLY knows how to make them from scratch!!!!!!! Cranberry orange muffins!!!!!