Recipe Costing - BakeCost

See which bakes lose margin when butter rises. Cost ingredients, prep items, labor, packaging, waste, and selling prices in one focused app. Buy once, no subscription.

From ingredient costs to the price you should charge.

BakeCost is a recipe costing and pricing app for bakers, cafés, food trucks, and small food businesses.

Calculate ingredient costs, prep items, labor, packaging, selling fees, cost rates, margins, and suggested selling prices — including expected waste — all in one place.

When an ingredient price changes, BakeCost shows which recipes are affected, which products cross your safety cost rate, and what price may help protect your profit.

■ What you can do with BakeCost

・Create ingredient masters with period-based prices ・Convert units with ingredient-specific density, piece-weight, and cup-volume profiles ・Calculate recipe costs per product ・Use prep items and sub-recipes ・See unit cost, cost rate, and margin ・Include expected waste or loss ・Track packaging, labor, and selling fees ・Set target and safety cost rates ・Get suggested selling prices ・Review which recipes are affected when an ingredient price changes ・Optionally receive alerts for upcoming ingredient price changes ・Track cost and margin trends ・Manually record suppliers, purchases, and an append-only ingredient inventory ledger ・Create production plans, keep production history, and export shopping-list CSV files ・Review CSV imports before saving and recognize receipt text on device ・Back up and restore all app data ・Export recipe and ingredient master CSV files (Pro) ・Create product cards (Pro) ・Run price simulations (Pro)

■ Perfect for

・Home bakers and small bakeries ・Cafés and small restaurants ・Food trucks and pop-up shops ・Handmade food sellers ・Online food shops ・Anyone who wants to price products with confidence

■ About BakeCost Pro

You can use BakeCost with up to 3 product recipes and 1 prep item for free. BakeCost Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription or auto-renewal) that unlocks:

・Unlimited recipes ・Unlimited prep items ・Price simulation ・CSV export ・Product card export

No monthly fee. Buy once, use forever.

BakeCost is a quiet, numbers-first tool focused on recipe costing and pricing decisions for small food businesses.