so thank goodness i have time to make more, but i just got off the phone with my husband and i had to get your opinion.
i'm doing a graduation cake for my husbands' former boss. he wanted no frills sheet cake for around 70 people. he drew me a picture because i subscribe to biggger and better. So it has congrats blah, blah, blah and a picture of the school logo, school colors, chocolate and yellow. so this morning i made 2 11x15 sheet cakes to put side by side. they dropped by because i had my husband bring the contract to work with him so the boss could look at it and ok it but my husband never brought it home. well i had some cupcakes from left over batter and gave them some. so the boss saw the cakes cooling and they left. i've been dreading going anywhere with my two little boys because they we so awful yesterday at the store so i called my guy and asked him to get me a cake box and food coloring. he says that cake is going to be two layers right? um no i had asked if he wanted filling weeks ago and he said no. i was willing to torte or give him a second layer because he's a friend, normally i don't ask sheet cake buyers. i assume a sheetcake is one layer unless otherwise mentioned. if you've gotten this far thanks. are your sheets one or two layers?
my sheet cakes are one layers, unless they request a filling, then I torte it for an additional charge.
Some people say "sheet cake" and don't realize difference in sizes. Perhaps the boss saw two cakes sitting there and assumed that they would be layered together instead of sitting side by side? Could just be an innocent misunderstanding. Just make sure and educate him what a full sheet cake is.
my sheet cakes are one layers, unless they request a filling, then I torte it for an additional charge.
Some people say "sheet cake" and don't realize difference in sizes. Perhaps the boss saw two cakes sitting there and assumed that they would be layered together instead of sitting side by side? Could just be an innocent misunderstanding. Just make sure and educate him what a full sheet cake is.
Hmm... I'm the odd ball then because all my sheet cakes are 2 layers. I personally don't like the height of a 1 layer cake.
mine are usually 1 layer unless otherwise specified. If he wants it layered, can't you just put the two cakes together on top of each other? The pieces would be smaller because of the height, but you would still have the same # of servings as the two smaller sheet cakes. Right? Maybe I am misunderstanding. Good luck though.
I'm with the majority.. all my sheet cakes are one layer... unless otherwised asked by the client. And, even then, I don't like to do it.. I find it very diffucult to tort it and remove the layer w/o breakage.. any tips on how to do it????
Depends on what the client wants to pay for.
I have my pricing structure as follows
-One layer cake w/buttercream icing
-Two layer cake w/buttercream filling and buttercream icing
-Two layer cake w/one layer filling and buttercream icing
-Two layer cake w/three layer filling and buttercream icing
All of these can be any shape someone wants (rectangle, square, round, etc...) so it all comes down to what they want and how much they want to pay.
For me I use 1 layer torte and fill. I have never had a cake without filling to me thats the best part.
All my cakes have some sort of filling. I haven't ever had a client ask for cake without fillings its part of my price. Of course if they don't want the filling I will do what they request but the price is still the same.
One layer and rarely filling unless requested. I personally like the cake part the best...icing is way too sweet and many fillings are too sweet as well, but that's just MHO haha.
I do not like the look of a tall sheet cake because you end up losing the design on the top by either having plain or on the other hand, overdecorated sides...unless the theme warrants that.
Hmm... I'm the odd ball then because all my sheet cakes are 2 layers. I personally don't like the height of a 1 layer cake.
DITTO!!
1-layer unless filled is requested. But I like the look of two better!
We offer both - we have the name listed, then size the price single layer or double layer:
1/4 sheet (9x13) Single layer $25 Double layer $35
1/2 sheet (11x15) Single layer $35 Double layer $45
You get the point. Our regular, single layer no filling, not torted is almost 3 inches high after icing, it always rises above the 2in pan and then add the icing.
It just depends on what your customers are used to. 
I always assume they want some sort of filling -- and we make a big deal of discussing it. I've never had anyone want just cake, so mine are always 2 layers.
This is probaly because I'm more of a filling person than a cake person, so I really emphasize it! 
S.
I use to do 2 layers but had a few people comment on how much cake that is and how tall they look. (not complaining, just making comments)
So now I do 1 layer for a sheet cake and if they want 2 layers then they can pay a little extra. (I still will torte and fill a 1 layer though if requested) Everyone around here wants something different. 
thank you all for your replies. i didn't think i was crazy. come to find out, my husband initiated the "i think it should be 2 layers thing" i wanted to slap him for cutting into my profits. i broke it down to him how much it costs for "just" one extra layer. i said you just doubled the amount of cake and frosting i have to make. i may as well have given him a buy one get one free coupon. Butter is $2 a lb. i have to use 1 lb for each 11x15 so that is 4 lbs for a double layer 22x15. i would have gotten 90 for the cake but i gave a military discount. i do have to say that i like the way it turned out and the boss was extremely happy with it. my husband is back in his rightful position of taster and idea confirmation.
I usually torte - but I do not bake one big layer cake, I bake 3 or 4 thin ones.
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