Cake sizes

miss choc

I am having a birthday party for about 20/25 people I am a bit confused re what size cake to get. Some bakers/online sites say 8" is enough others say too small need 10" it will be an iced sponge one tier square about 3" in height.

Andromeda_111

The tried and trusted guide I use states that an 8" square would serve 20 party slices and a 10" would serve approx 30 party slices so a 9" or 10" would be sufficient for you providing it's at least 3" high. Hope this helps

miss choc

Thanks for that I get conflicting slice numbers on different sites. It would be a 3" height cake but I measured out the 8x8x3 and it does look a bit small isnt party slices tiny? Maybe a 10" wont look so mean looking I have 18 definates and could have 7 more people the slices might be tight

phormium

Very much depends on the type of cake. Soft fluffy bakery sponge that is usually cut in wedges and served on a plate with a fork will need bigger size portions and won't serve as many.

Heavier madeira style cake with sugarpaste icing for example is usually cut more like wedding cake portions only a little bigger, what the charts refer to as party portions, and is more like finger food where you can just pick up the neat little slices to eat and you don't need plate/fork etc.

So depending on type of cake, how you see it being served and whether there is other food being served should help decide what size you need.

Andromeda_111

Wedding slices say for a 10" could either be 1"x1" of 2"x1".....a 2"x1" would serve 50. If you up it to 2"x2" it would serve 25 and I've always found that this is a sufficient size for a party slice (unless it's my family, they're horses! lol).
I'd say you'd be grand with a 10" square

cee_jay

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