Signature Vanilla Bean Celebration Cake

Ingredient Optimizer

Production Region

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Total Cost to Produce Batch

$211.50

$105.75 / unit2 units per batch

Suggested Premium Retail Price

$251.78

58.0% target marginper unit

Net Profit per Sale

$146.03

58.0%$292.07 per batch

Sourcing shift is saving $0.58 in ingredients per batch vs. all-retail. $38.12 more still available at wholesale.

Ingredients

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IngredientLinked storePkg costPkg wt (oz)Unit cost /ozNeed /batchLine cost

Unbleached Cake Flour

Dry goods

Regional Grocery Supermarket$4.72$12.4932$0.390$5.46

Granulated Cane Sugar

Dry goods

Regional Grocery Supermarket$1.32$6.7964$0.106$1.70

European Unsalted Butter

Dairy

Regional Grocery Supermarket$4.90$9.4916$0.593$7.12

Pasture-Raised Eggs

Dairy

Regional Grocery Supermarket$1.87$8.9924$0.375$3.75

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste

Flavor

Regional Grocery Supermarket$5.92$24.994$6.248$7.50

Belgian Couverture Chocolate

Flavor

Regional Grocery Supermarket$5.79$13.9910$1.399$8.39

Full-Fat Cream Cheese

Dairy

Regional Grocery Supermarket$5.75$5.298$0.661$7.94

Heavy Whipping Cream

Dairy

Walmart$0.52$5.1832$0.162$1.30

Fondant & Gum Paste

Decor

Regional Grocery Supermarket$5.16$18.9924$0.791$7.91

Edible 24k Gold Leaf

Decor

Regional Grocery Supermarket$2.18$21.500.5$43.000$3.44
Total ingredient cost per batch$54.50

Unbleached Cake Flour

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Saves $4.72 per batch at Restaurant Depot in your local zone! National baseline pricing.

Batch economics

Labor, packaging and target margin.

Target profit margin58.0%
Ingredients$54.50
Labor (4.5h × $32.00)$144.00
Packaging (2 × $6.50)$13.00
Total batch cost$211.50