10 Inch Sq Yields How Much???!!!!

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tptmom Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:49pm
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icon_eek.gificon_sad.gif I am in prep for my first wedding cake. My Wilton 10 inch square pan says it has 50 servings. Is this true?? Seem like slivers of cake to me. Advise or thoughts are greatly appreciated!! thumbs_up.gif
-Tee

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tobycat Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:53pm
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I don't have my chart with me, so I don't know if that's exact. BUT, remember, it is a 4" cake usually, and the servings are 1"x2". That's what they're counting a serving as. So, yes, they are slivers of cake.

S.

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lisap Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:54pm
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That is probably for two layers of cake cut into wedding size servings which are 1 in wide by 2 inches deep by 4 inches high. Not that big of a serving! I use the chart on earlenescakes.com website which are slightly more generous servings.

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reese04 Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:54pm
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I think that if it is 2 layers then it serves 50. That sounds right!




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arosstx Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:54pm
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For me, a 10" square 2-layer frosted and filled cake feeds 40. After posting this, I went back and checked Earlene's chart, and she agrees. 10" square serves 40.

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tptmom Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:55pm
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Thank you! So do allcake servers supplied by the venue generally know about the serving size rule. I surely do not want them to run out of cake, but do not want half left over either. -Tee

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reese04 Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 7:57pm
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You can print out a serving chart for them. I've heard of a lot of people doing that!

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indydebi Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 8:06pm
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Figuring the servings on a square cake is simple....just do the math.

A wedding cake piece is 4" high by 1x2" width and depth. So on a 10" cake, you would be cutting 5 rows (2") by 10 rows (1") = 50 pieces of standard wedding cake sizes. In my pics there is a photo of a torted strawberry shortcake piece ... this is the 4x2x1 size.

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tptmom Posted 5 Apr 2007 , 8:13pm
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thanks to you all!! I am over my "worry" slump now icon_biggrin.gif

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cambo Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by indydebi

Figuring the servings on a square cake is simple....just do the math.

A wedding cake piece is 4" high by 1x2" width and depth. So on a 10" cake, you would be cutting 5 rows (2") by 10 rows (1") = 50 pieces of standard wedding cake sizes. In my pics there is a photo of a torted strawberry shortcake piece ... this is the 4x2x1 size.




I concur with indydebi....a two layer 10" = 50 wedding servings. If you have a piece in front of you, it's a really nice size piece of cake, although 1x2x4 sounds small! If it were only 1-layer for a birthday party or something, then I would use the 2x2" party serving sizes and you would get 25 servings.

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indydebi Posted 9 Apr 2007 , 2:47pm
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In my photos are 2 pics of a cut piece of cake....1st page is one of a torted strawberry shortcake and on page 3 (bottom) pic #5 of the cake cutting demo pics. These will give you an idea of what 4x2x1 looks like. Remember at a wedding, the cake is not intended to be a meal. It is a symbolic sharing of the wedding cake with the couple.

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