I am doing a whimsical cake to feed 200 for a wedding cake. Follow Keith Ryder's serving formula, the cake I need to make is 16-15-14, 14-13-12, and a 12-11-10 size tiers. This gives me 216 servings. The cake is just going to be massive and I've had someone suggest that I take the size of the tiers down some and do a regular shape and size cake underneath it.

So, what size whimsy tiers would you make?

Rachel

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I'm not understanding your question. Were you planning on making All of those cakes? That would feed a lot more than 200, going by Earlene's chart....the 16" alone feeds 90. I'm sure I'm misunderstanding....could you clarify?

According to Keith Ryder's suggestions, for a whimsy cake, you take the middle cake layer servings, multiply it by 1.5 to get the servings at a 6" and multiply that by .85. The 16 inch would be carved anyway.

Rachel

I believe she is saying the 16-15-14" cake is one tier, and the size of each layer in the tier is different to increase the whimsy look.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

LOL

Rachel

Rachel, is too big for a wismical, you are right. keep it safe

I just did a 12,11,10 and 10,9,8. I don't think I would want that bottom tier larger than a 12. That is really large when you have to carve, flip it over, and cut it up! PLUS, you'd be making cake balls for weeks with the scraps!

So if I did a 12,11,10 - a 10,9,8 - and a 8,7,6 which would give me 98 servings, would a 16 inch round on the bottom be too big?

Rachel

Ok...I think I understand what you are saying. I have never done it this way so I don't want to tell you the wrong thing. That will be one massive cake!!!

My first topsy turvy cake had a 14-12-10 as the largest, 8" middle that I carved, and 6" as the third (top) tier. The photo is in my profile page, the one with Mackenzie cookies around the base. I guess since it was my first it didn't seem so bad - just very heavy!

Stacie

Yeah... it will. They want an out of the box wedding cake.

I only wish I was making them pay as much as they should be.

As you all are my witness, I will never cut myself short again!

Rachel