How Much Does A 12 Inch Cake Weigh?
Decorating By nicoleleecosta Updated 5 Aug 2014 , 5:15am by JustBakedSLO
AHi everyone,
Would you be able to help me with this one pls? I have someone asking me for a wedding cake. She wants a four tier cake (from the pic she sent me I believe it's a 6-8-10-12 inch). She wants only the bottom layer cake(10 kg) and the rest fake layers. Would the 12 x 4 inch bottom tier weigh 10 kg? I haven't baked such a large tier before so i'm not sure about the weight.
Thanks Nicole
What kind of cake is it going to be?
There's a world of difference between a sponge cake and a fruit cake for example! :)
I'm not sure if it would weigh 10kg, I once made (and weighed for giggles) a 12 inch Chocolate Mud cake (very dense and heavy cake), torted with chocolate ganache filling and If I recall correctly it weighed around 8kg. But honestly I could be wrong in that, I don't generally weigh my cakes other than when I stagger out with them to the final display and say sheeez that was heavy!
Why is the weight so important to the bride I wonder? Surely sufficient servings would be of more importance than the actual weight of the cake, unless she is buying it by the KG 
I know I am late to the party here, but I made a 3 tiered square cake this past weekend. I use SMBC on my cakes, and I know for sure I used just over 17# of buttercream alone, plus the weight of the cake. If it had been stacked beforehand, there is no way I would've been able to carry it on my own! It's a 6", 10" (hindsight, should've used a 9") and a 14". Here's a photo of the finished cake.
Hope your cake went well nicoleleecosta!
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