{"id":616607,"date":"2024-04-12T22:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-baker-goes-viral-after-charging-1000-for-a-childs-birthday-cake\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:49:27","slug":"texas-baker-goes-viral-after-charging-1000-for-a-childs-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-baker-goes-viral-after-charging-1000-for-a-childs-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas Baker Goes Viral After Charging $1,000 For A Child&#8217;s Birthday Cake!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>One birthday cake for a child\u2019s party in Texas sparked a massive debate online! Why? The baker who made it charged the parents a WILD amount!<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc52b-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s break it down. <strong>Pamela Wooten<\/strong>, the owner of <strong>PamCakes Bakery<\/strong>, posted a video to <strong>TikTok<\/strong> earlier this week showing her making a three-tiered, avengers-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d cake for a kid\u2019s 7th birthday party. She explained that each tier featured three superheroes \u2014 Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain America. Don\u2019t worry! She didn\u2019t forget to include some of the other Avengers! The Hulk\u2019s green hand rested on top of the sweet treat. And resting alongside the cake, she put Thor\u2019s hammer and Captain America\u2019s shield. Cute!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: French Montana Claims Taylor Swift Declined $9 Million Deal For Private Show In The UAE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Pamela explained each tier had a different flavor with different filling between the layers. She then covered them in American buttercream and used fondant or rice krispies to make decorations. So a ton of work went into the cake! No reason she shouldn\u2019t charge for her work. But \u201cvery close to\u201d $1,000?! Yeah, you read that right! Pamela said she charged her \u201crepeat client\u201d almost GRAND! For one cake!<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc534-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For a child\u2019s birthday party, that\u2019s pretty outrageous! That\u2019s way more than most couples spend on huge, fancy wedding cakes!<\/p>\n<p>Sure, she put a lot of time, effort, and detail into it, but it is just a cake at the end of the day. We can\u2019t believe someone willingly spent this much for a 7-year-old! Check out the results of the cake (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pamcakescb\/video\/7355223106753006890\" data-video-id=\"7355223106753006890\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@pamcakescb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pamcakescb?refer=embed\">@pamcakescb<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>If only every birthday order was like this!!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"baker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/baker?refer=embed\">#baker<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cakedecorating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cakedecorating?refer=embed\">#cakedecorating<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"caketok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/caketok?refer=embed\">#caketok<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"bakery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bakery?refer=embed\">#bakery<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cakegate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cakegate?refer=embed\">#cakegate<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cake\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cake?refer=embed\">#cake<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"cakedecorator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cakedecorator?refer=embed\">#cakedecorator<\/a> <\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc53b-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - BadAssBaker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7355223207550421803?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound \u2013 BadAssBaker<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wow! It is an amazing cake! But no matter how good it looks, many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> users couldn\u2019t believe how much Pamela asked for it! They called her out for charging way \u201ctoo much!\u201d See the reactions (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt turned out really good. But for a $1000 I would expect a whole of a lot more detail to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc544-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cno, sorry. maybe $200\/$250\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah for a thousand I\u2019d expect the decorations to not be something my roommate and I could make\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo it\u2019s not worth that money but it is a cute cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc54a-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDamn for 1k I was expecting 10 tiers am I the only one thinking this is more in the 600-750 range cause other than the faces design seems pretty basic\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Not everyone is bashing Pamela for the price, though! Others feel that the cake is worth nearly a thousand dollars between the cost of ingredients, the detail that went into the cake, and the time it took to make it:<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc550-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople saying that this cake should cost $300-$400 have absolutely no idea the cost of ingredients or the time it takes to make a cake like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are pressed about the price but thats a lot of work and her customer paid and she\u2019s a returning customer so obviously price is not a problem for her customers\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRemember for every one not saying worth a 1000$ you\u2019re paying for her skill materials time and other factors. It was well worth the price.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc555-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople are getting upset yet a 3 tiered plain wedding cake would cost around this much. Beautiful and worth the price\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"highlight\">Hmm\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>What does Pamela have to say for herself? She defended the price in an interview with <em>People<\/em> on Thursday, saying a lot more goes into custom cakes like this than what you find in the grocery store. In fact, she said it took roughly 15 hours to complete the superhero confection. Damn! The baker continued:<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc55b-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis includes the time spent on drafting the client contract, shopping for the ingredients and materials, baking the cakes, making fillings and buttercream, icing all the tiers, sculpting the 3D pieces, and adding final decorations. Not a lot of people are aware of the time it actually takes to put these types of custom cakes together. It takes forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Normally, Pamela would have charged exactly $1,000 for the cake. However, she ended up giving her client a $200 discount, making the total $810. Wow. As for how she calculates the pricing of her creations? Pamela broke it down. She explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy formula is Materials + Ingredients + Labor + 30 percent. This gives me the least amount I should charge for my cakes. I then round up that final number.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc561-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sorry, but how much is she rounding up?<\/p>\n<p>When it came to the superhero cake, the materials cost around $35 and the ingredients were $85. The labor came in at around $450, which is $30 per hour. Factoring in an additional 30 percent and a $60 delivery fee, the bill came to $810.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>So where does the extra $200 come from?? She said that was a DISCOUNT!<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc567-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That still seems pretty high for a child\u2019s birthday cake. However, Pamela pointed out this item \u201ccould feed\u201d a good amount of people \u2014 \u201canywhere between 50-60 people if cut correctly.\u201d Before anyone argues a wedding cake doesn\u2019t even cost that much, Pamela has a defense for that! She pointed out those are often simpler than a birthday cake that has a theme and more detail:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMost people think wedding cakes are the most expensive cakes but actually it\u2019s anything involving intricate decorations, especially the ones made out of fondant (which most birthday cakes are made out of). A naked wedding cake of the same size [as the superhero cake] would\u2019ve cost $495 and would\u2019ve taken about half the time to complete.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Hmm. We still doubt many people would spend this much on birthday cake for a child \u2014 no matter how you break it down! But we guess as long as her client was happy with it, that\u2019s what matters the most! Charge what you figure you\u2019re worth, huh?<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-66199058cc56c-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What are YOUR thoughts, Perezcious readers? Would you ever spend that much money on a kid\u2019s birthday cake? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pamcakescb\/video\/7355223106753006890\">Pamela Wooten\/TikTok<\/a>]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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