Help On Cake Size Please

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nanascakes Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 3:26am
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I am making a 2 tiered cake for a family baby shower to serve about 35-40 people. This is strictly a personal project. No payment involved/considered. I would like to put aside all the serving charts and ask you what size you would make if you were doing this project for yourself. Heavy hors'Dourves are being served also.

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andreamen1 Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 3:49am
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If it were for my family i would do a 6and 9 there not to fond of cake anymore since i make one for every birthday,holiday ect... lol

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nanascakes Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 4:06am
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I was thinking of a 6 and10 inch, but afraid it wouldn't be enough. I considered buying 7 and 11 inch pans, but didn't want to spend the money on pans I probably wouldn't use much.

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andreamen1 Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 4:11am
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thats a good combo too

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suzannette Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 4:22am
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I would use a 10 and 6

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CWR41 Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 5:43am
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6x8 would be enough, if you don't want leftovers.

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indydebi Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 5:53am
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Originally Posted by andreamen1

If it were for my family i would do a 6and 9 there not to fond of cake anymore since i make one for every birthday,holiday ect... lol


agree with this. I'd use a 6/10 simply because I dont' own any odd size pans (all of mine are even number sizes). Wilton chart shows this will serve 12/38 = 50 servings. More than enough, even if you cut them bigger.

My family eats like cows and this would be more than plenty, especially if there are other foods there.

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nanascakes Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 2:55pm
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Thank you everyone for your comments. Now I feel more comfortable going with 6 and 10 and not buying the odd size pans.

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numberonebun Posted 10 Oct 2010 , 3:41pm
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my first thought was 6 and 10 too

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