in traditional servings it'd feed just over 70 -- but yes for the most part it's the footprint that determines the number of servings -- you could get a few more narrower servings out of one that's 6" tall but then they barely fit on a dessert plate --
http://www.wilton.com/wedding/wedding-cakes/wedding-cake-data.cfm
it's plenty big enough -- it's oversized at 6" tall -- people don't realize how much cake there is in a 1x2x6 (traditional is 1x2x4) inch serving -- it's a well sized serving --
and you'll want to consider using the wedding cake chart -- it's never let me down --
a 12x12x4 is a perfect size for 50-60 servings -- if they want to serve oversized portions they buy more cake from you -- but a lot of time we do 5" or 6" tall tiers too --
but see for it being taller it's not really more servings --
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it's plenty big enough -- it's oversized at 6" tall -- people don't realize how much cake there is in a 1x2x6 (traditional is 1x2x4) inch serving -- it's a well sized serving --
and you'll want to consider using the wedding cake chart -- it's never let me down --
a 12x12x4 is a perfect size for 50-60 servings -- if they want to serve oversized portions they buy more cake from you -- but a lot of time we do 5" or 6" tall tiers too --
but see for it being taller it's not really more servings --
I've made this size once, my first wedding cake, and it was HUGE!!! agreed with @-K8memphis.
Recently I made a 12"x12"x4" cake for our Pastor's retirement. I did the cutting in the kitchen and got exactly 72 (1" wide x 2" deep x 4" tall) servings! TA DA! (I was very pleased with myself.)
Make sure your cake is on a VERY sturdy cake board! These are heavy. I used 1/2" foam core for my cake and it was sturdy enough not to flex or bend when lifted.
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Recently I made a 12"x12"x4" cake for our Pastor's retirement. I did the cutting in the kitchen and got exactly 72 (1" wide x 2" deep x 4" tall) servings! TA DA! (I was very pleased with myself.)
Make sure your cake is on a VERY sturdy cake board! These are heavy. I used 1/2" foam core for my cake and it was sturdy enough not to flex or bend when lifted.
Demonstrating extreme discipline and mathematical skills with the cutting knife. Brava!
Non-cake people have no concept of sizes. They can't envision what a 12x12 square looks like. In the future I would ask how many servings they need and whether they want round or square tiers and then tell them what size cake they need.
For example:
Client tells me they want a cake for 20 people.
I tell them an 8" round cake will serve 15-20 or a 9"round serves around 25. I let them pick which one they want. If the choose the 8" round they get charged for 20 slices. If they choose the 9" round they get charged for 25 slices even though they only need 20.
A couple of year's ago, a fellow CC member, schwammrs, posted a fabulous tutorial on how to make paper/cardstock "pretend" slices of cake. These are priceless to show a customer how large a slice actually is on a plate.
"templates for Sample Serving Sizes of Cake that you can simply print on paper or cardstock, cut out, fold, and tape or glue. The templates include 4 sizes:
1"x2"x4" (wedding size serving)
1.5"x2"x4" (party size serving)
2"x2"x2" (standard sheet cake serving)
2"x2"x4" (to show how large a piece that actually would be!)"
the template can be downloaded as a pdf from this web address:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d32aeq3vabk2bzz
Here is a link to the entire thread:
http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=142470&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=
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A couple of year's ago, a fellow CC member, schwammrs, posted a fabulous tutorial on how to make paper/cardstock "pretend" slices of cake. These are priceless to show a customer how large a slice actually is on a plate.
"templates for Sample Serving Sizes of Cake that you can simply print on paper or cardstock, cut out, fold, and tape or glue. The templates include 4 sizes:
1"x2"x4" (wedding size serving)
1.5"x2"x4" (party size serving)
2"x2"x2" (standard sheet cake serving)
2"x2"x4" (to show how large a piece that actually would be!)"
the template can be downloaded as a pdf from this web address:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d32aeq3vabk2bzz
Here is a link to the entire thread:
http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=142470&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=
Someone also cut a 1 inch piece off a 2 by 4 from the lumberyard and then marked where the filling would be as a visual. I think there is a photo in the templates gallery.
Here is the link to the CC's photo of wood samples painted to look like various sizes of cake servings.
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