Hello everyone! This is my very first post to this site & I hope someone will be able to help answer this question for me. I'm new at cake decorating and I'm a little confused about pan sizes. I've never baked a cake larger that a 9x13 & I've always thought that size was considered 1/4 of a sheet. I also thought that a half sheet would be a 18x13 & a full sheet would be a 36x26 (by just doubling the cake size each time). I've been looking at a lot of different cake web sites lately a lot of them are calling a 9x13 cake a sheet cake. I was wondering if any of you could let me know what an actual 1/4 sheet, 1/2 sheet & full sheet cake is. Thanks!!
Most refer to the retangle size cakes as sheet cake. You will also sometime here them called slab cakes.
As far as which size is which you will get different answers.
To me they are:
13x9 1/4 sheet
11x15 1/3 sheet
12x18 1/2 sheet
A full sheet woudl be two 12x18s together.
I'd like to get a 11x15 sometime, that away I can make a cake inbetween. My grandma gave me a 12x18 years ago, that I've only used a few times, but I have. I'm not sure I'd ever want to make a full sheet. I just couldn't see how I could transport it anywhere.
Another thing that may help, is instead of refering to them by 1/4 or 1/2 sheets is to use the pan size and/or the amount of servings. That way if you are thinking a 1/2 sheet is one thing and your customer is thinking it is something different you can have another clarifacation on it.
Most of my customers want an 11x15. It takes two cake mixes. It feeds 28+. A 12x18 takes two and a half cake mixes, so it's a little more confusing to make. That feeds 36+.
Thanks for the replys! The idea on going by the number of servings is a good one. I remember ordering an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins several years back and it was refered to as 'half a sheet' so I'm thinking it's at least 12x18 or so. Was I in shock when I went to pick it up & it was half of a 9x13!!! I had to rush to the grocery store right away to buy a cake so there would be enough for everyone!!
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