Hi all!
I just got asked to make my first wedding cake and I have no idea how many servings come from each tier. The bride needs to feed between 175-200 people. She is wanting to keep the top tier for their 1st anniv, so there will probably be 2-3 more tiers under that. Could you please tell me how many people 8", 10" and 12" cakes feed. I would make each about 4" high.

Also, she wanted to know if it would help with cost to make either a sheet cake or cupcakes for the extra servings, but seeing as how I have no idea how many the regular cake would feed I thought I should ask around first.

Thank you so much for any help you can give!!!

Breanna

I am making a wedding cake to serve about 200 and they are keeping the top tier as well. I am using 18", 14", 12" and 8" for sizes. And that could probably serve about 225 not counting the top tier. I am using Earlenes chart.

If you count all the layers together 8", 10" and 12"
You would be looking at about 90 servings using Earlenes chart and 118 servings using Wilton's chart.

THis will give you a general idea...

http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/cakedata.cfm

I would do a 16/14/10/8, not counting the top tier.

When I do a wedding cake, I don't do cheaper sheet cake pricing, but that's because my price includes me staying to cut and serve the cake .... sheet cakes prices do not even include delivery, let alone cutting. I tell brides "you are buying cake to serve 200, no matter what pan I bake it in. Same baking time, same icing, same decor, same delivery, same cutting service."