Hi all! I have someone that wants me to do a sheetcake for a wedding. They aren't doing a tiered wedding cake just the sheet cake. They want it to feed about 100 people. I have never done a sheet cake before so I was wondering if you all could help me. I am actually going to have to buy a pan if I decide to do this. What are the dimensions for 1/4 sheet cake, and 1/2 sheet cake and how many people does each serve? How much sheet cake would it take to feed 100 people? Thanks for your help.
well, a quarter sheet is around 9x13 and half sheet is 12x18
If you were to put two halves together, you'd get *almost* 100 servings (I think it's about 96). You could probably do it as a layered half sheet and then cut 1x2 slices as you would for a regular wedding cake and it would then not be too huge.
Then if you wanted more, maybe you could do a little 6" cake on top and decorate that nicely. They could slice that small cake for the official bridal couple slice
Thanks! You are awesome. I have been searching for the information and was getting confused with some people using the 10x15 for their 1/4. One other question How much do you charge for a sheet cake?
10x14 is generally the size of the cake boards/boxes that are available for the quarter sheets.
It really depends on where you're from and what kinds of decorations you're putting on what you should charge. Here, a quarter sheet goes for $20 but I'm in a rural area. Of course, Wal-mart charges less but their 1/4 sheets are also quite a bit smaller.
Will you be delivering this cake? Take that into consideration as well. At least with a sheet cake, you don't have to worry about support/construction (dowelling, etc).
Also, if you're doing a large sheet cake, you want to make sure there is a strong enough cake board beneath. A simple cardboard base won't be enough for it. Plus, it won't be as nice for a wedding cake either. You might want to get some plywood from the hardware store, cover that with wrap and it will be a nice, strong base.
I just did a full sheet cake (2 12 x 18s next to each other) - it was a double layer and I charged $100 for it. It is the one for the fire dept. anniversary in my pics. I think I could have charged at least $125 for it but I considered it a "donation" for a lot of my time since my husband works for the department.
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