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For bakeries & confectioners
Do you know the true cost
of each cake you make?
Flour, butter, eggs, fillings, packaging, your time — PriceCalc adds it all up precisely, applies your markup and VAT, and tells you the price you should be charging. In seconds.
🎂 Example: Celebration cake, 1.2 kg
Cost breakdown
Flour, butter, eggs€3.42
Cream & chocolate€2.18
Fruit & decoration€1.85
Packaging & box€0.90
Labour (2h @ €12)€24.00
Cost price (ingredients + labour)€32.35
Markup 45%€14.56
Selling price excl. VAT€46.91
VAT 21%€9.85
Selling price incl. VAT€56.76
The real problem
Most bakers are
undercharging — without knowing it
When ingredient prices change every month, guessing your cake price from memory means you're often selling at a loss. PriceCalc gives you the real number every time — no spreadsheets, no guesswork.
Ingredient prices keep rising
Butter up 20%, chocolate up 35%. When did you last recalculate your menu prices? PriceCalc updates your cost the moment you update a purchase price.
Excel gets out of control
Spreadsheets break, formulas get overwritten, files get lost. PriceCalc is a dedicated application — your recipes and costs are always there, always accurate.
Forgetting packaging costs
Box, ribbon, cake board, labels — small items that add up to 15–20% of real cost. PriceCalc tracks every component separately so nothing gets forgotten.
Labour is invisible in pricing
How many hours does a three-tier cake actually take? PriceCalc includes a labour cost calculator with hourly rates so your time is never given away for free.
Features
Everything a bakery
owner actually needs
No subscription to a cloud platform. No paying for features you'll never use. PriceCalc runs on your Windows PC and does exactly one thing brilliantly — tells you what your products actually cost.
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Ingredient cost database
Enter all your raw materials once with purchase prices. PriceCalc tracks stock using FIFO (first-in first-out) and calculates the weighted average cost automatically.
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Saved recipe library
Save each cake or pastry recipe with all ingredients and quantities. Load it in one click next time — no re-entering anything. Adjust one ingredient and all prices update instantly.
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PDF & Excel costing sheets
Export a professional cost breakdown to PDF or Excel. Useful for VAT records, customer quotations, or simply keeping a paper trail for your accounts.
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Markup, VAT, discount
Set your default markup percentage and VAT rate. Override them per calculation. See the selling price excluding and including VAT side by side.
How it works
From recipe to selling price
in four steps
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Enter your ingredients
Add each raw material — flour, butter, flavourings, packaging — with the purchase price and quantity you bought. Do this once; update when prices change.
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Build your recipe
Select ingredients from your database and enter the quantity used per batch. Add labour time with your hourly rate. Save the recipe for future use.
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Set markup & VAT
Enter your target margin and the applicable VAT rate. PriceCalc calculates the correct selling price and shows you exactly where the money goes.
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Export & use
Download the costing sheet as PDF or Excel. Use it for pricing decisions, VAT returns, or customer quotes. History is stored automatically.
Pricing
One honest price.
No surprises.
One annual payment — no hidden fees, no mandatory upgrades, no data sent to any cloud. Full version, unlimited recipes. Try it free for 30 days with no credit card required.
Get the Free TrialPriceCalc
Production cost calculator for bakeries & confectioners
€89
per year / per computer
✓ 30 days free — no credit card
- Unlimited ingredients, recipes & calculations
- FIFO stock accounting with weighted average cost
- Labour cost calculator (hourly rates)
- Recipe library — save and reload in one click
- PDF and Excel export
- Markup, VAT and discount calculation
- Full calculation history
- Works offline — no cloud required
- Email support
Privacy & Security
Your recipes stay
on your computer
Your recipes are your business secrets. PriceCalc stores everything locally — no cloud, no subscription account, no one else can see your data.
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Local database only
All your ingredients, recipes, and pricing history are stored in a local database file on your own PC. No recipe ever leaves your computer.
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Licence verification
The application checks your licence online once every 3 days. Without internet it continues working for up to 14 days — no interruptions during busy periods.
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Easy backup
The database is a single file you can copy at any time. Back it up to a USB drive, move to a new PC — your data is always yours to keep.
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Windows 10 / 11
Simple installation — one file, no technical setup required. Runs on any Windows 10 or 11 computer, including older business laptops.
Frequently asked questions
Questions bakers ask us
I bake from home — is this too complicated for me?
No. PriceCalc is designed for small producers, not accountants. You enter ingredients, quantities, and purchase prices — the application does all the maths. Most users are up and running within 20 minutes.
Can I calculate by batch or by single piece?
Both. Enter the recipe for a full batch (e.g. 12 cupcakes) and divide the result, or enter the recipe for a single item. You choose how you work.
What happens when ingredient prices change?
Update the purchase price in the ingredient database. All recipes using that ingredient immediately show the new cost — no need to edit every recipe individually.
Does the 30-day trial include all features?
Yes — the trial is the full application with no limitations. Enter your real ingredients and recipes, run real calculations, export to PDF and Excel. No credit card needed.
Can I use it for drinks, chocolates, and other products too?
Yes. PriceCalc works for any product made from raw ingredients. Many users calculate costs for drinks, chocolate boxes, gift hampers, and seasonal specials alongside their main cake range.
What if I need help getting started?
Email support is included. We respond on business days and can arrange a short demonstration session before you commit to purchasing a licence.
Try it free for 30 days
Full version — no credit card, no commitments. Enter your own recipes and see your real costs today.