Quick Question About Layers!

Decorating By RaRaRobyn Updated 13 May 2006 , 2:38pm by lilthorner

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RaRaRobyn Posted 10 May 2006 , 3:55am
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Alright so, I did a gallery search for "sheet cakes" because the sheet cakes I've been doing always look taller than the others I see on here. Well, it looks like most of the sheet cakes on here are only 2" high. I thought technically it should be 4" high? Which way should I do it for a customer? Especially when they don't have a specific request for height?

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AmberCakes Posted 10 May 2006 , 3:59am
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I wanna know this too. So, i'm giving you a little jump up.

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kelleym Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:00am
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It's my understanding that sheet cakes are by default one layer (2"). That's what a grocery store would give you. It's what I make for my customers (sometimes torted with filling) and no one's ever complained!

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egarman Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:17am
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I've never filled or torted a sheet cake. Always been just a 2" layer. Never had any comments/complaints.

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dandy207 Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:34am
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Mine are usually about 2 1/2 -3 inches high, i overfill my baking pan. How many boxes to you guys use of cake mix in you 11x15 pans? I use about 3.

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AmberCakes Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:38am
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The most I have used was 2 and that baked all the way to the top. You use 3? Wow, that is a tall cake!

~Josie

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TJSCAKES Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:40am
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Mines are 3-4 inches......I like baking 2 layers instead of torting one....

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fmandds Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:42am
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Before I discovered this site my sheet cakes were always 2in with no filling. I pop it out, or sometimes left them in, the pan and just frosted away. Had no decorations because I didn't know how to do any. Now that I've come here and discovered sooooo many recipes for fillings I always bake one sheet cake and torte with a filling so they are only 2-2 1/2in tall. Any other cake I bake two and layer them with a filling.

Dandy207, an 11X15 cake gets about two and half cake mixes for me. Do you collar pans then to fit three mixes in there?

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egarman Posted 10 May 2006 , 4:53am
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I just use 2 boxes but lately I've been having a problem with the batter not rising to the top of the pan around the sides; thus I'm having a problem with the middle!

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RaRaRobyn Posted 10 May 2006 , 6:12pm
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Thanks for the help! I just changed the size on my website..icon_smile.gif That significantly less work for me LOL

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nicksmom Posted 10 May 2006 , 6:20pm
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I always use 3 mixes for my 11x15 becuase I love the hieght. glad to see I'm not the only one!

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lilthorner Posted 13 May 2006 , 2:23pm
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jumping in here.. when u say 2 mixes or 3 mixes. is that the equivalent for scratch cake? I guess I should look up the cup amount for batter

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lilthorner Posted 13 May 2006 , 2:38pm
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i just looked at DH website and one of their recipes yielded a 2-9 inch layer cake.. SOOOO the recipe I use yeilds the same, I guess I could call that equivalent huh?

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