Cake For 150 People - What Do You Suggest?
Decorating By cakesbycorey Updated 7 Jul 2007 , 9:26pm by melysa
I have been asked to make a cake for my friend's bridal shower. This will be my largest cake order so far (I am still fairly new to this). What sizes of pans do you suggest I use .... I need the cake to be 150 servings.
Depends on what you are doing. Do you want round, square, rectangle, heart and how many tiers?
This chart from CC shows the number of servings for different size/shape pans: http://www.cakecentral.com/article14-Cake-Baking-Cutting--Serving-Guide---2-in-Deep-Pans.html
If you are doing 2-layer rounds, I use 14/10/6 for weddings for 100, using the Wilton Wedding cake chart (1x2x4 servings). I don't count the 6 as part of the servings.
For 150, I use 16/12/8, again not counting the top tier.
If you use the 14/10/6, you could have a 12x18 sheet cake (single layer, serves 54, 2x2" servings.
Here is the Wilton chart to help you with other combinations....
http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/cakedata.cfm
rounds
4 makes 6
6 makes 12
8 makes 24
10 makes 38
12 makes 56
14 makes 78
16 makes 100
an 8,12 and 16 " round (double layers equaling 4" high) will serve 156 according to wilton (saving the top 8" tier for the anniversary- if serving, it would serve a total of 180). is this a wedding reception cake or a bridal shower cake prior to the wedding?
wow. 150 person shower? I don't even KNOW 150 people!
I know 150 people, but I don't know 150 people that would be willing to buy me gifts!!!
Can you imagine the wedding!? They're going to spend as much on the shower as I did on my WHOLE wedding!
HoosierMomOf5, we both have to bake a cake for 150 people. I have to bake for a wedding a she have to bake for a shower.
So, if the 14 is hard to work with and to heavy...can I think that I should persuade the person towards a design that I can use smaller size because it will be less heavy and easier to work???
HoosierMomOf5, we both have to bake a cake for 150 people. I have to bake for a wedding a she have to bake for a shower.
So, if the 14 is hard to work with and to heavy...can I think that I should persuade the person towards a design that I can use smaller size because it will be less heavy and easier to work???
you can look at the list i posted above on number of servings and pan size and come up with several options, and recommend to the bride the one that is most asthetically pleasing as well as what works best for you . (remember that if you are working on something that you are not pleased with or inexperienced in , you may not offer your best work). i would recommend choosing smaller pans and more tiers instead. asthetically, its nice having a taller cake, and working on cakes a tad bit closer to "normal" size is easier.
Forgive me. I must have forgotten my "have a clue" pills this morning. Never mind what twisted thoughts were racing through my brain. 
Melysa, how can I see the cake you have on display as your pic? That's a nice an tall cake! Beautiful!Thank you very!
thank you ! here is the direct link
http://cakecentral.com/modules.phpname=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=389023
or you can also click on photos under my postings. its down towards the bottom on page one.
it was very tall. each tier was 6" high (one foot total) . the sizes were 4" and 6" rounds. i also did a mini cake to match (in my photos too) that was 4" tall. the sizes on that were 2" and 3" rounds - single layers torted and filled. it was cute. thanks again for the compliment.
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