I'm not sure if that's what they're called/spelling?? but I am wanting to make one of those cakes with the cookies all around the outside, tied with a ribbon. I was wondering if anyone knows what size cake a tin of the cookies will cover? They are kinda pricey so I don't want to buy more than I need. I'm making a small cake for a girlfriend's b-day, there will only be 3 of us eating it so I'm thinking just a 6" cake.
Melissa 
Hi Melissa,
I did a 10" round cake and it took nearly 2 cans to cover the sides. One word of advise for you, buy a good brand, the Pepperidge Farms are not nearly as good as the kind called Creme de Pirouline by company called
DeBeukelaer. They come in a 14 oz. can. They are pricey, but so much better tasting. I bought the chocolate hazlenut but they also have a white chocolate that is delicious. If you are assembling the cake the day before serving it I would suggest you carefully wrap the sides with saran wrap to keep the cookies from getting soft or stale. I use a serrated blade knife and sawed the cookies so they would all be the same heigth, about 1" taller than the cake itself. Attach the cookies while your icing is still soft, they will adhere better. You can use the sawed off extra pieces to fill in the top of the cake, or just eat them as a snack. And the cakes look really pretty with a ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow.
Thank you so much for all your advice! I appreciate it. I looked at the pic of your cake in your gallery and it is gorgeous! I am excited to try out this cake
Melissa
One word of advise for you, buy a good brand, the Pepperidge Farms are not nearly as good as the kind called Creme de Pirouline by company called DeBeukelaer.
You are so right, I'm glad it wasn't just me and my family! I bought both kinds when I was getting ready to make my Aggie Bonfire cake and I was amazed at the difference in taste. The Pepperidge Farm ones are not very good at all...very disappointed in those.
I used Royal Danish on mine and they are GREAT! Haven't tried the Pepperidge Farm. One can covered a 6" cake and I had some left over to decorate the top. It is in my photos under Manly Cake. I made it for my son's Friends Christmas Party.
Good Luck and Have Fun!
Beth in KY
i made a 5" round cake and bought a $5 can of the pepperidge farm brand. i had 32 cookies and it was EXACTLY the right amount to put all the way around.
i have not tried the more expensive brand (didnt know there was a better one) but i did buy some from walgreens ...i think they were the royal danisk kind and i did not like them. they didnt have much filling and were thinner. cheaper but not worth it because the quality was not very good.
i have a grooms cake to do 12" and an 8". i plan on using 4 cans based on my calculations for the circumfrance (sp?) of those pans based on my 5" cake...and one extra can just in case any are broken.
Thanks, glad you liked my cake. Yes, definitely plan on extras for breakage. I bought 2 cans and when I opened them one was nearly crumbs so many of them were broken. Had to return them and get a new can. Now I gently shake the can before I buy it, if it rattles I figure there are broken cookies in there. You will enjoy doing this cake, very easy and fast, but it impresses all the guests, they think you have spent days making it.
Hi Melissa,
Have missed seeing you around the forums 
...happy to see you back 
When I did my cake which was 8 inches, I brought mine from Rose's at a $1 a can. You get 30 to a can and I used 4 cans...they were the skinnier kind and they tasted good to me and none of them were broken. They also have the larger cans at $2.50 and both sizes come in either dark or light.
It's good to be back on here! Life has been so crazy the past year but I'm sure I'll be posting frequently again now. I have a lot of opportunities to make cakes around here.
Thanks for all your help everyone! Wow, 1$ per can... the only ones I have seen are at least 5$ a can.
Melissa
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