Does the cake size - 6", 8", etc include the frosting or is it just the cake?
Thanks, I know it was a dumb question, but I've got pans that are 7 1/2" measured from the bottom and 8 1/2" from the top. With the frosting it would be about 9"... So I was left wondering, "What size cake is this?".
I'm not sure I understand the question. Maybe this will help...or not. A 6 in cake pan is 6 in, but after the cake cools, it shrinks. You put it on a 6 in cake board which is slightly larger than the cake at this point and then when you ice it, the cake will be 6 in again. Some people might add more icing (or fondant) and it will be a little bigger.
AThe cake shrinkage thing is a whole other issue I don't know how to account for! I do have a couple of sets of straight sided pans that are 5 1/2" and 9" so that seems straight forward enough, but usually when people talk about cakes they are in even numbers - 6, 8, 10. So that made me wonder if that was including the frosting. I assume they make slope sided pans just for ease of storage and cake removal. Thanks all for trying to help clarify for me.
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Original message sent by howsweet
I'm not sure I understand the question. Maybe this will help...or not. A 6 in cake pan is 6 in, but after the cake cools, it shrinks. You put it on a 6 in cake board which is slightly larger than the cake at this point and then when you ice it, the cake will be 6 in again. Some people might add more icing (or fondant) and it will be a little bigger.
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6, 8, 10, 12 are common sizes, but I also have 9-inch straight-side pans. I kind of like 6, 9, 12. A little squat but lots of room to put thingies on tops of the tiers.
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