How many people does a 12 inch and an 11X15 feed? I looked at the Wilton chart and they say that a 12 inch round serves 56 people. This is for a birthday party. Who is going to eat a 1 x 2 piece of cake at a birthday party? Not me!! Does anyone have a chart of their own that I could look at?
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That is the wedding cake serving (1" x 2"), Wilton's party size (2" x 1 1/2") says that it would be 40 servings. But that is also for a double layer 12".
Now if it were my family, it would probably serve 30 if I was lucky, but they have never heard of portion control if you know what I mean.
I would say if you like a hearty piece, you could definately get 30.
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Now if it were my family, it would probably serve 30 if I was lucky, but they have never heard of portion control if you know what I mean.
I would say if you like a hearty piece, you could definately get 30.
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I always tell people that my 11 X 15 (half sheet) feeds 30 people.
I would also think that the 12" round (double layer - 4" high) would feed about 30.
I would also think that the 12" round (double layer - 4" high) would feed about 30.
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Well Sunflowerfreak,
I do 12 Inch x 3 inch most of the time for a B-day of my family.
It reach for about 30 to 35 people.
and I never go by the chart my family is cake eaters...hahaha
I do 12 Inch x 3 inch most of the time for a B-day of my family.
It reach for about 30 to 35 people.
and I never go by the chart my family is cake eaters...hahaha
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According to the chart I use, an 11X15 serves 35 2x2 slices (single layer). HTH
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Unfortunately I do a lot of cake squares (I guess I shouldn't complain,at least it is work!) When I precut the 11 x 15 I get 35 2x2 inch squres. When I do a 12 x 18 I get 54 2x2 inch squares. It also depends on who cuts the cake.
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I just noticed you ment round. I looked on the paper that comes in the 2 inch deep round pan and it says 40. Hope this helps!
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I just noticed you ment round. I looked on the paper that comes in the 2 inch deep round pan and it says 40. Hope this helps!
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I looked at the chart ... very accurate ... 11x15 doesn't sound like much at 1 layer but at 2 layers it serves way more people than you would expect! I told a lady 40 and for a cake she and she got well over that amount (over 70) ... and I had not told her to cut 1x2 inch pieces (she did that on her own!) My cakes are really tall though my 11x15 are about 4 inches. HTH
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I've been having this same problem, was never really sure how many servings you would get and the Wilton charts seemed so far off for "real" servings. So I finally traced all my standard pans onto paper and then marked it according to how I would cut servings. So now I'm much more comfortable telling someone how many pieces they can expect to get. My numbers are pretty close to the chart mentioned above.
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Factor in how many kids will be eating this cake. At my granddaughter's 5th birthday last month, I was kinda making a mental note of how many pieces I was cutting. Since I cut wedding cakes every weekend, I was cutting them wedding cake size, almost out of habit, but I wanted to see how it served at a party. however, this turned out to be the perfect size for 4 and 5 year old kids (my daughter had ice cream for them, too). The parents who wanted more, just took a 2nd piece.
I made a 10" and a 6" (2 layers each) tiered cake for 25 people and after serving everyone once, there was plenty of cake left over for anyone who wanted seconds. Once I had all the kids served, I cut the next few pieces a little bigger, and we still had plenty.
But bear in mind that little kids don't eat big pieces of cake.
I made a 10" and a 6" (2 layers each) tiered cake for 25 people and after serving everyone once, there was plenty of cake left over for anyone who wanted seconds. Once I had all the kids served, I cut the next few pieces a little bigger, and we still had plenty.
But bear in mind that little kids don't eat big pieces of cake.
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