I'm confused on figuring the sizes of tiers for a wedding cake. I looked at Earlene's chart and I just keep confusing myself more. Or maybe I'm just stressing/freaking out on doing my first big cake! 
Anyway - I have to do a cake for about 315 people. All rounds.
I will also be doing a double layer sheet cake (kitchen cake) which I figure will serve 65? So I guess the tiered cake would need to feed about 250.
Can someone please help?
Thank you!
Does the bride have a preference as to how large/how many tiers she'd like in her main cake?? That makes a difference on how your figure your sizes and how many kitchen cakes to make.
I use Earlene's chart and only go by columns A & C -- the rest confuses me too!!
If she wants rounds, according to the chart (again columns A & C), a 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 will give you 245 servings.
Or you could go with something smaller and make up the difference in kitchen cakes.
I've only had to do a couple cakes in this size range and I think the main cake served around 200 and the remainder was done in square kitchen cakes (a 14" one yields 84 servings).
I could never figure out how to read earline's chart. I always use the wilton wedding chart, because (a) that's the size most venues cut (b) more money for me.
A round 6/8/10/12/14/16 serves 12/24/38/56/78/100 = 308 servings.
A double layer 11x15 serves 70.
A double layer 12x18 serves 100.
So you could do a 5 tier (6/8/10/12/14) and swap out the 16" round for a 12x18 layer.
(Although my personal preference is "the bigger and grander, the better!" so I'd prefer the 6 tier.)
I could never figure out how to read earline's chart. I always use the wilton wedding chart, because (a) that's the size most venues cut (b) more money for me.
A round 6/8/10/12/14/16 serves 12/24/38/56/78/100 = 308 servings.
A double layer 11x15 serves 70.
A double layer 12x18 serves 100.
So you could do a 5 tier (6/8/10/12/14) and swap out the 16" round for a 12x18 layer.
(Although my personal preference is "the bigger and grander, the better!" so I'd prefer the 6 tier.)
So I dont feel alone with Earlene's chart!..It's a bit confusing to me too!
Edna 
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