I am going to be making a 5 tier cake......square bottom tier, the rest will be round.  Suggestions on the sizes I should use?  There will be approx 175 people at the wedding.  I did explain that this cake is going to feed A LOT more then 175!!!!  She expressed understanding.Also, she wants.."FLAWLESS" BC.....ugh!!!!!  5 tiers of flawless BC....???!!!!!!!!!!!  The only decorations I will be putting on it is a pearl border around the bottom of each tier.

The flavors:

Bottom/square: Vanilla colored a purple

First round: Vanilla/Chocolate marble

Second: Chocolate with Chocolate filling

Third tier: Vanilla with a Rapberry filling

Last tier: DREADED Red Velvet

Any suggestions more then welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AIt really depends on the look you and the bride wants, I'd google cake serving charts you'll see stacked variations as well as serving sizes.

You can stack some cake dummies to have an idea of what it will look like. You can also add height with cake dummy if she doesn't want that many servings. You should also consider if they are saving or serving the top tier.

Here is a tutorial on how to get BC smooth using a paint roller

http://cakecentral.com/a/quick-easy-smooth-icing-using-a-roller-melvira-method

and here is one where you use a Viva paper towel to smooth BC

http://cakecentral.com/a/how-to-create-faux-fondant-the-paper-smoothing-towel-method-viva

Hi,

I use Cake Stacker app to calculate and design such cakes.

They have Android and Iphone apps if you are interested.

Android App Link

Iphone App Link

Hope it helps. xx

Awesome!!  Thanks everyone!!  And the iphone app.....priceless! :o)