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TOOLS FOR HOME BAKERS & SMALL BUSINESSES

Know your recipe costs before setting your price.

Baker’s Margin Lab is an editable Excel workbook that helps you organize ingredients, inspect estimated cost and margin, and test different pricing scenarios. It is built for practical decisions, not guesswork.

See the bakery calculator

Actual Baker's Margin Lab Excel dashboard showing sample recipe costs, prices and estimated margins
Actual Excel dashboard preview. Sample data are illustrative; enter your own costs and prices.

Understand your costs

Track ingredient costs and review estimated costs for individual recipes before choosing a selling price.

Compare scenarios

Explore the effect of changes in ingredient prices, expenses and selling prices in your own workbook.

Own the file

Download an Excel workbook and an English PDF quick-start guide. No recurring subscription.

First release: Bakery Pricing & Profit Calculator — $9.90 USD through Payhip.

See features and what’s included

All estimates depend on your inputs. The tool is not accounting or tax advice and does not guarantee profitability.