I've been asked to do a wedding cake to serve 300 people. I've only done a few wedding cakes, as I'm somewhat of an amateur decorator, and none have been this big. What size round cake pans should I use to accomodate 300 servings?
here is a chart to help you figure the pan sizes:
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
I had looked at that, but it didn't have the serving sizes for an 18" pan. The fewer tiers, the better, so I was thinking of using the 18" pan and going from there.
Oooh, a big one! I've done a few 6-8-10-12-14-16 (295 close enough) Very impressive size!
You can use this website to help you calculate
http://shinymetalobjects.net/cake/calculator/cakulator.cgi
...so I was thinking of using the 18" pan and going from there.
I wouldn't use the 18" pan... if you have the 18" x 3" half round pan, bake two layers for a 6" tall cake (which 18" and larger tiers should be taller to look more proportionate) with a board in the middle to serve 1"x2"x3" servings, it serves 254 by itself.
I'd do what AZCouture recommends... 6-8-10-12-14-16 for 296 servings (or 308 if cutting the top tier).
I did a wedding for 350 this fall...... she didn't want a large cake, so we did a three tier ...12' 10', and 8''.......... I made them a SURPRISE grooms cake,( a cruise ship) but the majority was decorated kitchen cakes.... it was SOOO easy to cut and serve. They also got to have as many flavors as they wanted...... Just a thought.....
Sizes like this make me want to double barrel tiers and half tall tiers though too. This much cake gives you a lot of possibilities.
...so I was thinking of using the 18" pan and going from there.
I wouldn't use the 18" pan... if you have the 18" x 3" half round pan, bake two layers for a 6" tall cake (which 18" and larger tiers should be taller to look more proportionate) with a board in the middle to serve 1"x2"x3" servings, it serves 254 by itself.
I'd do what AZCouture recommends... 6-8-10-12-14-16 for 296 servings (or 308 if cutting the top tier).
Also, if you are just an amateur, chances are you don't have a commercial oven and you'll need one to bake an 18" round. Most home ovens (if not all) are only deep enough for a 16" pan. The half pan works good, but you need to bake it 4 times to get a standard height cake.
You might also want to think about transport of such a large cake....... even if you set it up at the venue, that torted 18" cake is going to be HEAVY.......
Because you don't do thing normally, save your poor arms and your nerves and do a normal size cake with sheetcakes as backup.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I've been so stressed about this cake, I hadn't even thought of doing sheet cakes. That is definitely what I'm going to do!!
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