Round square and heart shaped cakes each produce different numbers of portions.
Round wedding cake sizes.
Everything you need to know what s the history behind wedding cake tiers.
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So what size wedding cake should you order.
1 choose a cake slice size.
These are usually added as a sweet treat when your venue or caterer will offer tea and coffee to round out the evening.
This can impact the number of servings included below.
Pans are based on a one layer cake which is torted and filled to reach 3 in.
Cakes cut for parties are normally 1 5 inches wide.
44 of couples opt for coffee portions of cake at their wedding.
Cake size shape and type.
A square cake will yield more portions than a round or heart shaped cake.
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An average 2 layer cake mix yields 4 to 5 1 2 cups of batter.
7 tall 15 20 ppl 8 feeds 12 15 ppl.
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While this is a small difference in size it s important to note that a slice of cake at a party is bigger.
Deep pans should be filled only 1 2 full.
Cups icing to ice decorate.
Neither cake size chart is wrong.
Strangely enough the size of a cake serving for a wedding is smaller than a party cake serving.
Cakes on the chart are for pans 2 3 full of batter.
The figures for 3 in.
Available as a quarter sheet half sheet full sheet round 1 layer and round 2 layer.
Pan shape size party servings wedding servings cups batter 1 layer 2 in baking temp baking time minutes approx.
It is likely that whoever made the chart used their experience to determine the number of servings for each size cake.
But this doesn t help when you need to place an order for your wedding cake.
Unusual shapes octagonal or hexagonal cakes for example yield a similar number of portions as their square counterparts.
Use this chart as a guide when baking wedding cake tiers.
Wedding cake tiers sizes and servings.
6 feeds 5 7 ppl.
6 tall 8 10 ppl 7 feeds 7 10 ppl.
For large cakes always check for doneness after they have baked for.
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Obviously dessert portions will require more cake so could.
The stacked wedding cake tier delicacy originated in a medieval tradition whereby individual cakes were stacked up as high as possible and the bride and groom were asked to kiss over the top of it.
Batter amounts for the 2 in.
Fill pans 1 2 full.
