Question About Full Sheet Vs Half Sheet
Decorating By daydreamer7477 Updated 29 Aug 2006 , 2:32pm by aobodessa
Hi,
I am new to the forum, and have just finished Wiltons Basic 1 Course. I am interested in decortating cakes full time but I am just getting started. I had someone call for a cake order last night for enough to feed 130 people. Is a FULL SHEET Cake two 11x15x2 cakes put together? And then a half sheet would be just one of those? Also what do the full sheet cakes sell for? Half Cakes? I am kinda lost on those things but hate to pass up this order as it will be good advertisement for me.
Thanks for the info
Nicole
The sizing depends on what scale you use for your sheets, some people use a 7"x11" for their 1/4 sheet so that would mean the 11"x15" would be a half and two would be full. Other people start at a 9x13 and use a 12x18 for a half.
What you charge for it depends on your area and your feelings on it. I haven't sold many cakes but I charge $35 for a 9x13. I have to drive 4 hours to get to a Michael's so the cost of getting my supplies is higher and our grocery stores charge almost $2 a cake mix so my basic costs are also higher than if I had a Walmart around.
Welcome to CakeCentral!! I can't help you out with your question because I want to know the answer as well. I'm pretty sure a 9x13 is a quarter sheet, then 11x15 is a half, but after that I'm at a loss!
This place is awesome though and someone will come along that will know and be more than willing to fill us in. 
*quarter sheet=9x13(b/c I don't own an 8x12)=28 servings
*halfsheet=12x18=54 servings
*full sheet=18x24 (2 12x18's side by side, unless you have an oven that will hold a huge 18x24 pan)=108 servings
*I refer to my 11x15 as 1/3 sheet=40 servings
These are my guidelines for what its worth. The serving sizes are 2x2" square pieces. Hope this is helpful!
fat-sissy, are your serving sizes based on a single layer, double layer, or torted?
12x18 is a half sheet. When I make the full sheet which is two 12x18s put together and frosted as one, it is pretty big. I have a strong cake board which I have covered in contact paper then I also had to "make" a custom box to fit it! The box is also covered in contact paper. I put freezer paper over the cakeboard. I ask customers to peel off the freezer paper and return both the cake board and the box to me. Myself, I charge $60 for this size cake.
12x18 is a half sheet. When I make the full sheet which is two 12x18s put together and frosted as one, it is pretty big. ... Myself, I charge $60 for this size cake.
I also do this size cake, mostly for graduations and donations to the local High School Band's annual Spaghetti Supper. I charge $75.00 for my paying customers, but I always customize it ... sometimes these cakes take as much time as a wedding cake!
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