Realistic Budgets: Graduation Cakes

Recently, I wrote a blog about realistic budgets as part of my tip tuesday series. It was by far the most popular blog! I have decided to make this a regular blog with different focus themes. This week we are going to take a look at three graduation cakes and once again it will be your turn to take a guess at what these cakes cost. At the bottom of the blog you will see price estimates for the cakes. When it comes to graduation cakes there is the traditional diploma and cap, to a cake with their favorite hobbies, to the over the top! Take a look at these three options and take your best stab at pricing out the cake.

1. The first cake is a one tier buttercream base cake with a cut out logo and some funky polka dots for West Chester University. This cake serves about 15-20 people- can you guess the price?!

2. This two tier fondant cake with grad cap serves about 90 people and has basic paw prints to represent Penn State college. What do you think the ballpark price is?

3. Our last cake is probably one of our most requested cakes! This cakes serves about 35 people. It is a fondant covered cake with both flat and 3D fondant decorations.  Can you guess the price?!

1. This single tier 8" buttercream West Chester graduation cake would cost about $55-65. The logo is hand cut and a bit time consuming.

2. This two tier fondant cake with a graduation cake would cost in the ballpark of $300. Even with simple decorations this cake will serve about 90 and the cap takes multiple days to prep.

3. The last cake although only serves 35 takes few hours to create the decorations alone. This cake would be in the ballpark of $225-$250.

How close were your guesses?!