I have never made a homemade cake before and I am going to make a 3 tiered paisley shaped birthday cake for my friend. First, how much cake batter will I need for the Wilton paisely pans and second, how full should I fill the pans?

Thanks for the help!!

WOW! You have never made a homemade cake before and you are starting with a 3 tier!! You go girl!!! lol. Don't forget to use dowels and cake boards. I will give you a link to help out with that. I will send you a few threads actually on cake filling, baking, cutting...etc! Hope this helps...the threads should answer all your questions. Welcome to CC!!

http://www.cakecentral.com/article15-cake-baking-cutting-serving-guide.html

http://www.cakecentral.com/article23-Teired-Stacked-Cake-Construction.html

Hi and Welcome to CC, Sixtoes.

Decoding CC acronyms:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-2926-.html

Everything you ever wanted to know about baking, making and decorating your first tiered/stacked/layer cake:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html

Above has cake, frosting/fondant recipes, as well as link to Wilton's site for help with baking (cake preparation charts give batter requirements by pan size as well as recommended baking temps. and times). Also includes links to illustrated common cake construction methods and so much more.

Look forward to seeing pics of your creation.

HTH

Hi and Welcome to CC, Sixtoes.

Decoding CC acronyms:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-2926-.html

Everything you ever wanted to know about baking, making and decorating your first tiered/stacked/layer cake:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html

Above has cake, frosting/fondant recipes, as well as link to Wilton's site for help with baking (cake preparation charts give batter requirements by pan size as well as recommended baking temps. and times). Also includes links to illustrated common cake construction methods and so much more.

Look forward to seeing pics of your creation.

HTH

I found this information about the paisley pans on another site:

9x6.....3 cups batter - 9 party/13 wedding servings

12 3/4x9.....7 cups batter - 28 party/38 wedding servings

17x12.....10 cups batter - 40 party/56 wedding servings


Be sure and post a picture! Good Luck!