Rule Of Thumb For Filling Amount?
Decorating By Ladiesofthehouse Updated 28 May 2009 , 6:44pm by whisperingmadcow
I never seem to get the amount of filling in my cakes exactly right! The last cake I made I thought there wasn't enough filling, just a small ribbon for flavor, so last night I made my daughter's birthday cake with lots of filling in both tiers to bring them up to 4" tall. It seemed like too much and it overpowered the cake. I don't measure, maybe that's the problem? Is there a set amount, like in cups, that is a standard amount for each size of cake?
So how do you know how much filling to make when planning your cake? When purchasing ingredients and figuring the cost of a cake do you have a "kind of" amount that you shoot for?
I personally just kind of eyeball how much I think it needs but I have this chart to share too. I believe it cake from Ladycakes.com
Pan shape Size Cups of filling
Round 5" 1/4
Round 6" 1/3
Round 7" 2/3
Round 8" 3/4
Round 9" 1
Round 10" 1 1/4
Round 11" 1 1/2
Round 12" 1 3/4
Round 14" 2 1/3
Round 15" 3
Round 16" 3 2/3
Round 18" 5 2/3
Pan shape Size Cups of
Filling
Rectangle 9x13 1 1/2
Rectangle 10x15 2
Rectangle 12x18 3 1/3
Square cakes take a little more than rounds.
KimAZ
Oh that helps me a bunch--thank you! I have a half sheet for this weekend and this will help me figure how much to make 
Great chart Kim! I am sure it will be very helpful to a lot of people .
Thanks for the chart Kim. I am assuming that if I torte the cake so there are three layers, I would divide that amount into 3? Please correct me if I'm wrong!
I personally just kind of eyeball how much I think it needs but I have this chart to share too. I believe it cake from Ladycakes.com
Pan shape Size Cups of filling
Round 5" 1/4
Round 6" 1/3
Round 7" 2/3
Round 8" 3/4
Round 9" 1
Round 10" 1 1/4
Round 11" 1 1/2
Round 12" 1 3/4
Round 14" 2 1/3
Round 15" 3
Round 16" 3 2/3
Round 18" 5 2/3
Pan shape Size Cups of
Filling
Rectangle 9x13 1 1/2
Rectangle 10x15 2
Rectangle 12x18 3 1/3
Square cakes take a little more than rounds.
KimAZ
Thank You so much!!! Really helpful 
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