Hello all thanks for helping me.
I have to make baby blocks for a baby shower that has to feed around 100 people. I have seen some pics on this site but I would like to know what size pan should I use to get a good height for the blocks. Would it be easier to just use a cake mix (its for family) and add some filling to it. I was thinking some ganache and something else. HELP! LOL LOL LOL LOL 
Thanks Again-
I would either do 4" square pans 4" high, or 6" pans 6" high, I think that if you go any larger, you are only going to need 2 blocks or so. I guess it depends on what look you are going for.
As far as for a baby shower, if you are doing pastels, I think the best choice would be buttercream or fondant.
Cake mixes work great, there are some recipies on here on how to doctor them or check out the cake doctor books, they are great too!
Good luck!
I have done a cake where there was a show peice and then a basic sheet cake was in the back for serving. then the mother to be can take the show piece home and do what she wants with it. I have had a mother save some of the edible decorations to put on the babys 1st birthday cake. As far as the rest of it do what you have the time for. I like box mixes. I think they are just fine.
Are planning the blocks on top of a sheet cake or just big blocks?
Since you have to feed 100, what about making 5 blocks that were each 4 8 inch square cakes? That would give you a good square, plus would feed 100!
You could even stack them 3 on bottom with the two ontop!
I always use mixes with the extender recipe ganache is yummy, so is bavarian cream and peanut butter ganache!
Stephanie
I made blocks a while back for a first birthday, using stacked sheet cakes. The stack was about 3.5" high so I cut it into 3.5" cubes, set them on 4" boards and crumb-coated them. I use only buttercream (I've never even touched fondant) so it was a real chore to ice, decorate and stack them. If I ever decide to do blocks again, I will seriously consider using fondant because I was constantly needing to repair damage from my fingers. My client wanted 10 blocks, and that served 20-30 easily.
As ErinOBrien said, you could use 4" or 6" pans, but your blocks will be a lot bigger. It just depends on the look you want and how many servings you want from each block. I do like the idea of doing a top tier of blocks and a 2 layer sheetcake on the bottom, decorated as blocks around the sides. There is at least one cake here on CC like that.
Oh I almost forgot, I sometimes use cake mix with the extender recipe, or more often, WASC (White Almond Sour Cream) Cake. It holds up great for stacking.
Pitiful creation that it is, here is my Stacked Blocks.
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