Hey guys,

I wanted to ask some advice on what sizes to use for a 4 tiered cake that needs to feed around 300 people. Any suggestions? I am hoping I can talk the bride out of saving the top tier for their anniversary! Reason 1: YUCK and reason 2: I need the servings! lol

Will it be round or square? You could use an 18, 14, 10, and 6 rounds and that will yield about 275 1"x2" servings (counting the top tier).

Round! Sorry I forgot to mention that

Round:
6/8/10/12/14/16 serves 12/24/38/56//78/100 = 298

Square:
6/10/12/16 serves 18/50/72/148 = 288 (throw in an 8" and it goes to 320)

Why are you limited to four tiers? A big pet peeve of mine is when a bride tries to dictate the number of tiers and has no idea if it's workable. ("I'd like a 5 tier cake to serve 50 please!" or "I need cake to serve 600 but only want 2 tiers. And no sheet cakes.")

Doing a 6 tier is no different than doing a 3 tier or a 4 tier. you stack or assembled them all the same way, one tier at a time.

One tier at a time. That's all there is to it. One tier at a time.

I LUV doing big giant tall cakes!! hate doing 3 tier dinky stacked cakes. (but they pay the rent, so I'll do 'em! )

Depends on the design. I usually assemble on site (doesnt' take long ... the most I ever have to add is a border, so I'm in and out in under 15 minutes). But I've been doing more and more assembled ones lately. Had a 5-tier cake that looked like a wedding gown that needed totally assembled on site.

Here's some photos of how I transport some of the unassembled ones. (scroll down to Daisys Pink Center: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55969028@N00/ ). I had this one assembled and decorated in about 15 minutes.

My biggest concern on those is whether I can lift it or not. Had hubby on stand by in case I needed help, but I carried it fine ..... across the parking lot, thru the lobby, across a ballroom and out the door to the patio in the back. Made it. Had arms of jello when I sat it down, but I made it!