Wilton's Serving Chart Vs....their Picture Diagram?
Decorating By __Jamie__ Updated 12 Jun 2009 , 12:48am by __Jamie__
Ok, unless I am a complete idiot...does this:
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/tiered-cakes/serving-amounts-all.cfm
completely go against this:
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
For example, I say a cake that is an 8" round with an 12" round serves 80. Wilton's chart clearly says this as well.
But their little picture diagram says it serves 56. 
And I see where they say it doesn't include the top tier. Ok, so let's say you add a 6" tier on top of the 8" and 12"....now you have 92.
Huh?? And keep in mind, I am a dodo with math...but I haven't screwed up a cake order yet, sooooo, again....huh??
If you look at the chart, a 12 serves 56 and then you save the top tier. Your servings they are talking about means to subtract the servings of the top tier and only use the others for wedding servings. The actual servings are the 12 inch cake serving 56 and the 8 inch cake serving 24 for a TOTAL of 80 servings. It is a whole lotta math for a simple cake thing. I get real confused.
Ahhh, yeah, still don't understand it. I will forget I ever saw that silly diagram in the first place. I have yet to have a bride she wants to save her top tier. They always opt for the "free 4" anniverysary cake" option. So all the cake I sell is actually meant to be served that night. Whew!
12" round serves 56.
8" round serves 24 (total so far: 90)
6" round serves 12 (total so far: 102)
But when you cut a cake my way, you can get about 10% more pieces (example, a 10" round serves 38 per the chart, but I an get 40-42 good size pieces when cutting it my way)
http://www.cateritsimple.com/id10.html
12" round serves 56.
8" round serves 24 (total so far: 90)
6" round serves 12 (total so far: 102)
But when you cut a cake my way, you can get about 10% more pieces (example, a 10" round serves 38 per the chart, but I an get 40-42 good size pieces when cutting it my way)
http://www.cateritsimple.com/id10.html
Nice Debi...more is gooood! Lol...I forgot about your cutting chart, very handy!
The chart states it does not include the top layer. So you are only serving the 12" which is 56 servings. If you add a 6" then you would be serving the 8" and 12" for a total of 80 servings and saving the 6" top layer. I don't know why they have to make it so complicated. HTH
Ok, I'll try to have this make sense.
The chart with the pictures shows "assembled" cakes like they would be at the reception. In the second row there is a 6-8-12 cake. Do not count the 6" that would be saved for the anniversary, pretend it's not even there, the remaining 8 & 12 is 80 servings. The one you were looking at was only the 8 & 12 two tier, so they were not counting the servings you get from the 8" as that would be saved for anniversary.
Where do I find it? I have the wilton diagram sheet and have the total # of servings not the adjusted servings. Who wants to eat a year old cake? I'll eat Sam's first! 
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