Do I Have The Sizes Right? (6-Tier Square/round Cake)
Decorating By designer3941 Updated 24 Jul 2010 , 12:50am by designer3941
I am working the details of my largest cake order yet. A little intimidated by the size and alternating shapes.
The size & look is similar to this Pink Cake Box Cake:
http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/bows-and-bling-wedding-cake-2010-03-06.htm
For all you wedding cake experts, can you help me by confirming whether or not I have the tier/pan sizes correct?
6" Round
8" Square
12" Round
14" Square
22" Round
24" Square
Thanks in advance!!
Good question! I forgot that important detail....at least 300.
The 24" square will practically serve that by itself!
(24" square, when cut in 1x2x4" pieces, means the cake will be cut in 12 rows by 24 columns. 12 x 24 = 288.)
14" square serves another 98 (14 rows by 7 columns).
12round serves 56; 8 square serves 32; 6round serves 12
sub total so far: 288 + 98 + 56+32+12 = 486 servings.
And I haven't even counted the 22" round because my chart doesnt' go that high, but I would guess it serves at least 150.
I don't think you're going to run out of cake!
As far as the sizes, I think you'll be ok and wont' have any of the (square cakes') corners hanging over the sides of the round cakes. If you have these size pans, you might stack them up to make sure.
I'm assuming you're making the 24" square base by baking 8 of the 12" squares, right? (four 2-layer 12" square cakes pushed together to make one 24" square).
If you don't want to make enough cake to feed a small army, you might want to think about making the bottom couple of tiers out of cake dummies.
Thanks everyone!
Yes, a huge amount of cake! I've suggested to the bride's Mom that we do incorporate a cake dummy....they are all about the look of the cake and not the fact that it is a unbelieveable amount of cake!
Do you guys think the Pink Cake Box example is using the sized I noted or something a bit smaller?
I appreciate all your insight!
I would do the bottom cake as a dummy.
Are you doing it in BC or fondant? If fondant, do you actuall have a big enough surface to roll fondant out? it will have to be 24+4+4 = 32" square (at least) to cover a cake that large
To compute the correct size for a square that's on top of a round without hanging over, multiply the side of the square by 1.3. That equals (close enough for cake) the diagonal of the square.
14" square - 14 X 1.3 = 18.2 That means the 14" square will sit pretty comfortably on an 18" round.
8" square - 8 X 1.3 = 10.4 That means the 8" square will sit pretty comfortably on an 11" round.
So your sizing is good. But the amount of cake will feed the U S Army.
And I haven't even counted the 22" round because my chart doesnt' go that high, but I would guess it serves at least 150.
The chart I use shows a 2-layer 22" round serves 228, and a 3-layer 22" round serves 342.
To me, it seems like the size look more like:
6", 6", 8", 10", 13", 16"
The two top tiers are the same, just one is a square....
I'm just looking at the length of those knives next to it on the table. Unless they are about a foot long each, or more, I don't think that bottom base is 24" square....
Thanks so much everyone! Great info!
Now I have figure out where to buy a 22" pan!
you better make sure your oven is that big first!
Won't a 14 inch square on an 18 inch round still have a noticeable overhang??? The diagonal of a 14 inch square is closer to 20.
I got a few of my cake dummies out and I think you guys are right on the sizes. They are far more manageable too....and they won't have cake coming out of the wazoo!!
Whew! Thanks all!
here is what i came up with. 6"/6"/8"/10"/14"/16" or i really think the top is 4" instead, there is more room for the bow on the corner and all the others the same as above.
i took some pics of some stacked dummies and pans to figure it out. however i cannot get them to attach, check out my photos to see them.
i forgot to add that based on the measurements excluding the top, the cake with the measurements i posted above will serve 298. I usually cut the top one and have another one for the bride's anniversary cake already boxed and wrapped with freezing directions included, so the top tier will add a few more servings.
i took some pics of some stacked dummies and pans to figure it out. however i cannot get them to attach, check out my photos to see them.
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thanks, i cann't figure out how to reduce the pixal size on my phone or camera in order to attach them, and i didn't even think about it not being cake, that's what i get for trying to be helpful i guess
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