Ok, I can handle the baking and the decorating but have no idea what size pans I need to use to make a hex shaped wedding cake. I looked at a few different size charts but I can not figure this out. It has to be atleast 3 tiers. I'm will be baking in a regular size oven. Do I need to buy the special pans or cut them using square pans. Please HEP!!!!

Somebody else on here will probably be more help than me but try Wilton's website. I know they have a chart and diagrams that show serving amounts and lots of different options to accomodate those servings.

Thanks! I looked at the Wilton site and the amount they give for 4 hex (6,9,12,15) will only feed 112. I hope someone can give me another suggestion.

If you're in business or think you may be using them again, you'd be better off buying the pans. If you're having trouble getting enough servings out of hexagonal pans, imagine how many you'd lose if you cut square ones down! In a case like this, I would think seriously about adding some sheet cakes to be cut in the kitchen, but the sheet cakes would be made of the same cake and fillings and would be decorated just like the original cake. It's just my opinion, but adding in generic sheet cakes seems kind of declassé. The price per serving would be exactly the same as the main cake. Good luck with this one!

my wilton says that serves 148you would only need 50 more servings... or a 9x13 cake....

I don't know how to do the math for the number of servings, but could you make the cake shorter by making a larger bottom tier? Instead of using a bigger hex pan (although I couldn't find one) you could bake several 9 inch squares, assemble into an 18" square and then carve into a hex?

Well, she's probably not couting the top tier, since the bride and groom usually save that one. You could go the sheet cake route or you could do the 6, 9, 12, 15 with 2 12" on the side (I think that would give you around 216 servings according to the chart I have printed out) or 2 9" on the side and serve the top tier and tell the bride and groom you'll make them a fresh cake for their anniversary (I've heard of bakers doing this).

I just did the math, you could make a larger tier from 7 6" hexagon cakes as a bottom tier then the others listed in the Wilton Chart and it would yield
84+70+40+26 = 220 servings (not counting the top tier)[/code]

I was in a panic...I could not think figure this out. I didn't want to do the hidden sheet cake trick. The 2 cakes on the side would be nice. Thanks sooooo much for your help!!! I LUV this site

Hi, I just want to say that I have found it very difficult to cut a square pan into the hexagon shape and for the layers to come out balanced. It always seems one side is longer than the other. I could never get it to look right. Of course if you have someone to help you by measuring them they might come out good. I would buy the set and then try to make a bottom layer large enough to add significantly to the number of servings. Cut it into shape using the largest hex. pan as a guide.
Good Luck.

Sandeeb