How Big Tiers Would You Make For This Whimsy Cake??

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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 12:48pm
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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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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 2:57pm
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adven68 Posted 11 May 2007 , 4:08pm
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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?

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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 4:14pm
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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

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Horselady Posted 11 May 2007 , 6:13pm
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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.

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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 6:14pm
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Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

LOL

Rachel

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paolacaracas Posted 11 May 2007 , 6:30pm
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Rachel, is too big for a wismical, you are right. keep it safe

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mgdqueen Posted 11 May 2007 , 6:39pm
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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! icon_wink.gif

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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 6:42pm
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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

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adven68 Posted 11 May 2007 , 7:04pm
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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!!!

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MacsMom Posted 11 May 2007 , 7:08pm
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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

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mrsright41401 Posted 11 May 2007 , 7:08pm
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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

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