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Serving Information |
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Please keep in mind that the typical “serving” is smaller than what you may be used to. For wedding cake the standard measurements for one serving is a 2 x 4 inch square that is 1 inch thick. After a large meal people may only want a little taste but if you are only serving hors d’oeuvres you may want to consider ordering extra cake. Also, you may want to have “to go” slices boxed up for your friends and family that were unable to attend the actual event. If you are worried that the design you have your heart set on (or the design you can afford) isn’t going to be enough, you may choose to supplement your decorated cake with a sheet cake that is cut in the kitchen. Your guests will never know the difference! You can also get more servings by increasing the size of each tier by 2 – 4 inches or by adding satellite cakes around the main tower.
Most couples like to save the top layer of their wedding cake to be eaten on their first anniversary, so its number of servings should not be counted in the number of servings you need for your guests. But keep in mind that its number of servings will be counted in the total price.
Many couples choose to have both a “bride’s” cake and a “groom’s” cake. The groom’s cake is usually a chocolate confection that is less ornately decorated (but equally delicious!).
This is the chart I use to figure out how much cake you will need to serve your number of guests.
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A
Round Pan Size
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B
Servings
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C
Brides Servings
(without the top tier cake) |
D
Grooms Servings
(using the top tier) |
E
Pan Sizes in Round layer
tiers only |
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5 inch |
6 |
35 |
40 |
11 - 5 |
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6 inch |
8 |
40 |
50 |
12-6 |
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7 inch |
10 |
50 |
60 |
11 -8 - 5 |
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8 inch |
15 |
65 |
85 |
14 - 8 |
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9 inch |
22 |
70 |
80 |
12 - 9 - 6 |
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10 inch |
30 |
80 |
85 |
13 - 9 - 6 |
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11 inch |
35 |
85 |
100 |
13 - 10 - 7 |
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12 inch |
45 |
95 |
105 |
14 - 10 - 6 |
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13 inch |
55 |
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14 inch |
65 |
115 |
130 |
15 - 11 - 7 |
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15 inch |
80 |
115 |
125 |
14 - 11 - 8 - 5 |
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16 inch |
90 |
135 |
155 |
16 - 12 - 8 |
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17 inch |
105 |
150 |
165 |
17 - 12 - 7 |
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18 inch |
115 |
150 |
160 |
15 - 12 - 9 - 6 |
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20 inch |
145 |
160 |
170 |
18 - 12 - 6 |
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22 inch |
170 |
160 |
170 |
16 - 12 - 9 - 6 |
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24 inch |
195 |
170 |
190 |
19 - 13 - 8 |
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Square Shape |
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175 |
190 |
16 - 13 - 10 - 7 |
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6 inch |
12 |
180 |
205 |
18 - 14 - 9 |
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8 inch |
24 |
185 |
195 |
17 - 13 - 9 - 6 |
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9 inch |
27 |
195 |
205 |
18 - 13 - 7 |
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10 inch |
40 |
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12 inch |
60 |
205 |
220 |
17 -14 -11 -7 |
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14 inch |
84 |
210 |
230 |
18 -14 -10 -6 |
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16 inch |
112 |
210 |
230 |
20 - 14 - 8 |
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18 inch |
144 |
220 |
230 |
18 -14 -10 -7 - 5 |
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Heart Shape |
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240 |
260 |
18 -15 -12 -8 |
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6 inch |
8 |
265 |
275 |
18 - 15 - 12 - 9 - 6 |
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9 inch |
18 |
270 |
290 |
20 -15 -11 -7 |
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12 inch |
40 |
280 |
300 |
20 -16 -12 -8 |
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15 inch |
65 |
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Oval Shape |
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300 |
325 |
24-17-9 |
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5 X 7 inch |
10 |
330 |
350 |
20-16-13-10-7 |
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7 X 10 inch |
25 |
350 |
370 |
20-17-14-11-8 |
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9 X 13 inch |
40 |
365 |
385 |
24-18-13-8 |
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12 X 16 inch |
65 |
390 |
400 |
22-18-15-9-6 |
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Petal Shape |
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6 inch |
5 |
405 |
415 |
24-18-14-10-6 |
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9 inch |
15 |
455 |
470 |
24-20-15-11-7 |
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12 inch |
32 |
475 |
495 |
24-20-16-12-8 |
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15 inch |
55 |
515 |
530 |
24-20-16-13-10-7 |
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Hexagon Shape |
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6 inch |
9 |
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9 inch |
18 |
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12 inch |
45 |
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15 inch |
65 |
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EXPLANATION:
Column A - Pan Diameters
Column B - The servings that I go by. Each serving is approximately 4-inches + tall with 2 cake layers (from 2 pans) split in half, filled in between the torted layers and then in between the full layers, with the assembled cake frosted. So each slice includes 4 layers of cake, with 3 layers of filling, with the top being frosted or covered in fondant.
Column C - If a bride wants a cake for 100 - I go to this chart and tell her I can do a cake for 95 or 115. Then she must choose which size would she like.
Column D - Grooms cake servings. The reason for the difference is the bride’s cake servings do not include the top tier. The top cake is their 1st anniversary cake. The groom’s cake serving is figured using the entire cake.
Column E - This tells you the sizes of the pans in figuring the number of servings
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