The REAL Cost of Custom Cakes Explained For Buyers

Ever wonder why cake prices are rising? Join me for a realistic look at how inflation is directly impacting cake artists and bakeries in 2025. In this "Watch Me Work" video, I'll take you on a trip to Restaurant Depot, your go-to for bulk baking supplies, to reveal the shocking price increases on essential cake ingredients and materials compared to last year. See firsthand how the cost of flour, sugar, butter, and more has surged! While navigating the aisles and discussing these rising rates, I'll also be creating a beautiful wedding cake for a real order, showing you the full process from start to finish. This is a transparent look at the challenges new cake artists, established bakeries, home-based bakers, and business owners are facing. Understand the real cost of goods sold and how inflation affects cake pricing for both professionals and clients. If you're a cake artist struggling with increased expenses, a client curious about cake pricing, or an entrepreneur in the food industry, this video provides valuable insights. Learn about the economic realities of the cake business in 2025 and why those delicious creations cost what they do. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ℂℍ𝔸ℙ𝕋𝔼ℝ𝕊 00:00:00 Introduction 00:14:22 Filling Cake Layers 00:29:14 How Inflation EAfects Cake Pricing 00:44:02 Rising Cost of Chocolate 00:59:15 Rising Cost of Heavy Whipping Cream 01:20:11 Rising Costs of General Sweets 01:24:20 Restaurant Depot Pricing 04:00:20 Covering Cakes with Ganache 04:53:24 Importance of Candid Budget Conversations with Your Cake Artist 07:00:23 Please Listen, Fellow Cake Artists! / Covering Cakes With Fondant ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Music By: TikTok: @byrdmanpro | IG: byrdmanpro | YouTube: @timbyrdmusic FB: timbyrdmusic https://play.reelcrafter.com/timbyrdmusic/mimi ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ If you are new to our channel, we're happy you clicked on our video! Please show your love💓 and support🤝 joining "𝐌𝐢𝐦𝐢'𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬" community now by subscribing and press (🔔) to join the Notification Squad and stay updated with new uploads✨ 🔴 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 : https://www.youtube.com/@Mimismochatreats?sub_confirmation=1 👍 Like the video (it helps a ton!) 💬 Comment below to share your opinion! 🔗 Share the video with anyone you think might help :) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 📲 Stay Connected : 📷 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/mimismochatreats/ 📷 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: https://www.instagram.com/mimismochatreats_learning/ ⚫️ 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@mimismochatreats 🔵 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/MimisMochaTreats/ 🌐 𝗪𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.mimismochatreats.com ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎬𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐒 Don't forget to watch 📽 Our other videos. Please check them out : ▶️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 - 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 & 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 ✅ https://youtu.be/OAuR_fpdlh0 ▶️ 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐘 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐤𝐞 ✅ https://youtu.be/a0OXNiXa4ng ▶️ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 : 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐲 & 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! ✅ https://youtu.be/SfOhXdDsh6U ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue and images that are the property of Mimi's Mocha Treats, LLC. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my YouTube channel is provided. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🔎𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: #CakeInflation #CakePrices #BakingCosts #RestaurantDepot #CakeBusiness #WeddingCake #BakingIngredients #CostOfGoods #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneur #CakeArtist #Bakery #HomeBaker #Inflation2025