How Many Cakes In A Sheet Cake
Decorating By acookieobsession Updated 11 Feb 2006 , 1:44pm by stephanie214
Ok, call me confused! I am baking a cake this weekend for my FIL's 60th. When I volunteered I thought it was a family thing...no big deal. Now I hear there are 40 people coming..UGH! Cookies I can do...cakes? Well..I guess we will see. Only week 3 of my wilton class!
Anyway....The wilton book says a 11x15 pan serves 60. But it says that is based on 2 3 inch layers. Now my question is....are all sheet cakes two layers? I thought they were just one solid cake? Wouldn't a 6" tall cake be huge? If I went to walmart or something and asked for a sheet cake...what would they give me??
Help...do I need one or two?? Thanks a bunch. Julia
OMGoodness, did you say Wal-Mart? I'll pretend not to have read that and help you out anyway....Are you sure you didn't read 2 2-inch layers?. Anyway, I always do 2 layer sheet cakes, I find it has a more of a "presence." And a 2-laer piece looks better on a plate!
Ha! 
I did not, of course, mean I was actually GOING to get it from Walmart, but I was looking for a comparison. 
Have no fear, the reason I don't know is because I have never bought a cake...anywhere. I just stumble along with my pedestrian attempts.
And yes you are right, I checked and it does say 2 inch layers. Thanks for the info...I always just thought it was one...who knew!?!
Now I guess I just need to see if I can get the 2nd big cake on top with out breaking it...any hints??
Julia
Others DO do only one layer....and I am not insulting them, I prefer the look of 2 layers!
It's not as hard as it seems to stack them. If you feel insecure about handling that big a layer you can always put it on a cardboard so it'll be supported as you slide it off onto layer #1! but anyway, if it cracks a little who'll see it?
Relax, it'll be gorgeous Dahling!
Some people do two layers on sheets, some people do one layer, some people do both depending. Neither is right or wrong.
I usually do one layer, torted with filling. But the time you fill and ice it is is close to 3ins.
Hello Cookie,
Well here on the base I have to make a lot of sheet cakes for reenlistments. So I make a 12 x 18 which I use 3 cake mixes. Once you level it you still have plenty cake. Now this will feed 54 people with a 2 x 2 piece. Now I have torted (SP) a 12 x 18 it wasn't easy but I did and filled with a strawberry filling. The 12 x 18 is what I sale as my half sheet. So depending on how large you cut the cake pieces you could get more. If you didn't want to stack your 11 x 15 you could also stack a small round on top of the sheet in a corner for extra cake. Decorate it all together as one large cake. Hope this helps!!!!
Thank you guys for the Help...I had to get my Dh to help me lift the 2nd layer on, but it only cracked a little. I was able to cover it as someone said. Thanks for the help....I posted a picture in my photos....
THANKS AGAIN! you guys rock.
Julia
When I use two layers, I use my large cookie sheet to transfer the second layer onto the first.
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