i looked at the cake serving guide, and i dont understand it! i need to do a wedding cake for this saturday, and the tiers (ROUND) need to be 4 inches tall, and the top tier saved for the anniversary. also, there will be a grooms cake which will be square.

so my queston is...what size cakes do i need to equal ABOUT 200 servings? i am in serious need of help! TIA.

which cake serving guide?

Here's Wilton's 2" wedding cake preparation and servings guide:

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/cakedata.cfm **

**Each tier requires two cake layers

Here's a link to Wilton's complete wedding cake help:

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/index.cfm

If you need 200 servings (with out the top layer) you can use this cake configuration guide:

200-300:

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/choosing/200_300.cfm

Is the groom's cake in addition to the 200 servings or part of the total?

If the groom's cake is part of the 200, then your wedding cake needs less servings:

150-200:

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/choosing/150_200.cfm

HTH

for what it's worth....
i always ask how much 'other' food there will be......if they are having a sit down dinner, i use a conservative estimate....
if they are having cake/punch/mints, they expect to serve bigger pieces.

and if MY family is coming, those darn folk are gonna have a slice of both the groom's cake and wedding cake....so i fudge back UP.

how's that for confusing?!?!?

Sally

Well, there are a few questions you will need to answer....

How many tiers do you want? (Including the one that is for saving)

How many inches difference do you want between the tiers? (How much of a lip do you want on the top of the lower cake before you get to the upper cake)

For example....
6" - 12 servings (one to save)
9" - 32 servings
12" - 56 servings
16" - 100 servings
(total of 188 servings) (3" difference in tiers)

- or -
6"
8" - 24 servings
10" - 38 servings
12" - 56 servings
14" - 78 servings
(total of 196 servings) (2" difference in tiers)

- OR -

You could do a nice three tier cake and then make a sheet cake that you cut and serve from the kitchen - much less work decorating and stacking.