Help- How Much Sheet Cake Feeds 45?

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Mrsmoude Posted 30 Jul 2018 , 4:24pm
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My mom turns 80 in a few days, and we want to celebrate with her at the facility she lives in.  How much sheet cake is needed to serve 45 people?

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Freckles0829 Posted 30 Jul 2018 , 4:44pm
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Freckles0829 Posted 30 Jul 2018 , 4:48pm
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As I was saying before my reply posted randomly by itself...

A 9x13 sheet cake serves up to 50 people if you cut it "correctly", meaning cut it using a cutting guide.  Here is one from wilton (https://www.wilton.com/party-cake-cutting-guide.html) that shows cutting a 9x13 into 45 pieces which would be perfect for your celebration.  You could always stretch it a bit more if you need to.

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kakeladi Posted 31 Jul 2018 , 7:06pm
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It is easy to figure out servings for a sheet cake :)  What size pan are you baking in?   When cutting sheet cakes into 2" sqs you divide each side of the pan by 2 ....... so if it's a 9x13 you would get 24 servings, each 2"x2"x2"  That's a rather large piece for elderly people so figure the facility will probably cut them smaller - maybe even as much as in 1/2!   In order for a 9x13 to serve 48-50 it needs to be 2 layers or 9x13x4. 

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