Cake Serving Guide With Charts For All Cake Sizes Shapes

This cake serving guide with charts is a quick and easy way to reference how many servings you can get from different types of cake! With this guide you can plan the cake of your dreams for weddings or parties without worrying about having enough for everyone. From tiered cakes to sheet cakes and everything in between, we discuss it all! Easy Cake Servings Guide (With Charts) When throwing a party, you want to make sure that every single person gets to enjoy the delicious food. Especially dessert! If you choose single-serving desserts like cupcakes or cookies it is easy to know how many you will get from a batch. However, when serving a cake, it is more difficult. That is why using a cake serving chart guide can be helpful.

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Cakes are typically made for significant moments, such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. If you are having a small and casual get-together, then you can approximate how many pieces you will get based on the slices you want to serve. When it comes to larger and more formal events though, you need to be exact. Using the cake guide below will help you do just that. Whether you choose a layered cake, a tiered cake, or a sheet cake – I’ve got you covered! Each cake serving chart below will provide you with the exact number of servings based on the size of the cake and the size of the slice. Therefore, you can plan any event and know that every person will get to enjoy as many pieces of cake as you plan for. How Many Servings Are In A Tiered Cake? Since one of the biggest events that require exact cake serving sizes is a wedding, let’s begin with tiered cakes. Whether you are making your own cake or trying to price a cake you want to buy this guide will help you plan the exact amount you need for your guests. Before discussing how many servings are in a tiered cake though, it is important to understand what a tiered cake is. What Is Considered A Tier? A tiered cake is made up of at least two tiers that are stacked on top of each other. Each tier is anywhere from 4-6 inches thick. The height of each tier is not important to the serving size. However, it is important to the aesthetic of the cake. Therefore, be mindful that if you are making your own cake - that the tiers will need to be the same height. A tier can be created in one of two ways. A baker can use a standard round cake pan that is approximately 2 inches thick and stack two layers to equal one tier. Another option is to use a tier baking pan. Tier baking pans are about 4 inches thick. Therefore, you only need to make one cake for each tier. How Many Tiers Are In A Cake? The number of tiers in a cake will vary. It depends on personal preference and the size of the guest list. This is another reason why understating how many pieces of cake are in one cake is important. It helps you know how many tiers to make and what size. To help you get started here are how many servings are in a round or square tier for six different cake sizes. Cake Serving Guide Charts These serving sizes are for 2-layered cakes with each slice of cake being between 1 to 2 inches thick. Party-sized cakes are 1.5 x 2" x 4-inches tallWedding-sized cakes are 1" x 2" x 4-inches tall Number Of Servings In A Round Cake Size (In.)Size (cm)Wedding CakesParty CakesCups Of BatterBaking Time (Estimated)6” round 15 cm14 servings12 servings4 ½25-30 mins8” round 20 cm24 servings20 servings835-40 mins10” round 25 cm38 servings28 servings1250-60 mins12” round 30 cm56 servings40 servings1660-70 mins14” round35 cm78 servings63 servings2265-75 mins16” round40 cm100 servings77 servings3080-90 minsNumber of Servings in A 2-Layered Round Cake Number Of Servings In A Square Cake Size (In.)Size (cm)Wedding CakesParty CakesCups of BatterBaking Time (Estimated)6" square15 cm18 servings12 servings640-45 mins8" square20 cm32 servings20 servings1245-50 mins10" square25 cm50 servings30 servings1855-65 mins12" square30 cm72 servings48 servings2470-80 mins14" square35 cm98 servings63 servings3275-85 mins16" square40 cm128 servings80 servings4480-90 minsNumber of Servings in A 2-Layered Square Cake *These serving sizes are based on each slice of cake being between 1 to 2 inches thick. You want each slice to be at least 1 inch thick, but no more than 2 inches thick. Perhaps the serving size for wedding cakes seems small compared to the servings in a party cake. Consider that there are often additional layers of frosting in a tiered cake. Therefore, a 2-inch slice is perfect for most guests. Popular Tiered Cake Combinations Now that you know how many servings you can get from each cake it is time to plan your cake. To appropriately plan, you need a clear number of how many guests are attending the event. With this number in mind, you can use the popular tiered cake combinations provided below to determine how many tiers you need. Moreover, what sized tiers are best to pair with one another for the best aesthetic and serving size? Two Tiered Round Cake Combinations 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm =) 24 servings 36 Servings 8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings 62 Servings 10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings 94 Servings 12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) =78 servings 134 Servings 14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings 178 Servings Three Tiered Round Cake Combinations 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings 74 Servings 8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings 118 Servings 10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings 172 Servings 12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings 234 Servings Four Tiered Round Cake Combinations 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings 130 Servings 8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings 196 Servings 10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings 272 Servings Five Tiered Round Cake Combinations 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings 208 Servings 8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings 296 Servings Six Tiered Round Cake Combination 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings 308 Servings As you can see, the larger the guest list the more tiers you will need. However, part of choosing a tiered cake is also about aesthetics. Let’s say you love the simple look of a 2-tiered wedding cake, but you have a guest list of over 200 people. What do you do? The best thing to do is to go with the aesthetic! Choose the cake that you love the look of. Then, add other cakes for serving. This can be done by baking extra sheet cakes. Make the sheet cakes in the same flavor as the tiered cake but use them only for serving (not for presentation). This allows you to have the best of both worlds – an aesthetic cake and plenty of dessert for everyone. Sheet Cake Servings Guide Chart Sheet cakes come in three sizes: a quarter sheet cake, a half sheet cake, and a full sheet cake. For weddings, they are generally cut into 1" by 2" pieces. Since these cakes are typically single-layer, I suggest going with a 2-inch slice. For parties, you may consider larger 2" by 2" or 2" by 3" pieces. Number Of Servings In A Sheet Cake Sheet Cake SizeSize (in.)Wedding Cake(1" x 2")Party Cake(2" x 2")Party Cake(2" x 3")Quarter Sheet Cake 9x13x254 servings24 servings18 ServingsHalf Sheet Cake12x18x2108 servings54 servings36 ServingsFull Sheet Cake16x24x2192 servings96 servings64 ServingsWedding And Party Servings For Sheet Cakes Number Of Servings In Other Shaped Cakes While round tiers and sheet cakes are two of the most common cake shapes, they are not the only ones. More and more people are choosing square tiered cakes as well as hexagon tiered cakes and even hearts. If a fun-shaped cake is more your speed, here are the serving sizes for some of the more common (yet uncommon) shaped cakes. 2 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 18 servings8” (20 cm) = 32 servings Serves 50 people 6” (15 cm) = 18 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings Serves 68 people 3 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 18 servings8” (20 cm) = 32 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings Serves 100 people 8” (20 cm) = 32 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings12” (30 cm) 72 servings Serves 154 people 2 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings9” (22 cm) = 26 servings Serves 38 people 3 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 12 servings9” (22 cm) = 26 servings12” (30 cm) = 40 servings Serves 78 people 2 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 14 servings9” (22 cm) = 22 servings Serves 36 people 3 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes 6” (15 cm) = 14 servings9” (22 cm) = 22 servings12” (30 cm) = 38 servings Serves 74 people 🎂 More Baking Guides Guide to All-Purpose Flour - Everything you need to know about one of the most important ingredients of baking!Best Cherry Varieties for Pies - How to choose the best cherries for making the most delicious cherry pies!How to Make Boxed Cake Mix Better - Tips and tricks for turning boxed cake mix into an incredible dessert!Oven Temperature Conversions - How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius with easy reference charts. 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Easy Cake Servings Guide (With Charts)

When throwing a party, you want to make sure that every single person gets to enjoy the delicious food. Especially dessert! If you choose single-serving desserts like cupcakes or cookies it is easy to know how many you will get from a batch.

However, when serving a cake, it is more difficult. That is why using a cake serving chart guide can be helpful.

When it comes to larger and more formal events though, you need to be exact.

Using the cake guide below will help you do just that. Whether you choose a layered cake, a tiered cake, or a sheet cake – I’ve got you covered!

Each cake serving chart below will provide you with the exact number of servings based on the size of the cake and the size of the slice. Therefore, you can plan any event and know that every person will get to enjoy as many pieces of cake as you plan for.

How Many Servings Are In A Tiered Cake?

Since one of the biggest events that require exact cake serving sizes is a wedding, let’s begin with tiered cakes.

Whether you are making your own cake or trying to price a cake you want to buy this guide will help you plan the exact amount you need for your guests.

Before discussing how many servings are in a tiered cake though, it is important to understand what a tiered cake is.

What Is Considered A Tier?

A tiered cake is made up of at least two tiers that are stacked on top of each other. Each tier is anywhere from 4-6 inches thick.

The height of each tier is not important to the serving size. However, it is important to the aesthetic of the cake. Therefore, be mindful that if you are making your own cake - that the tiers will need to be the same height.

A tier can be created in one of two ways. A baker can use a standard round cake pan that is approximately 2 inches thick and stack two layers to equal one tier.

Another option is to use a tier baking pan. Tier baking pans are about 4 inches thick. Therefore, you only need to make one cake for each tier.

How Many Tiers Are In A Cake?

The number of tiers in a cake will vary. It depends on personal preference and the size of the guest list.

This is another reason why understating how many pieces of cake are in one cake is important. It helps you know how many tiers to make and what size.

To help you get started here are how many servings are in a round or square tier for six different cake sizes.

Cake Serving Guide Charts

These serving sizes are for 2-layered cakes with each slice of cake being between 1 to 2 inches thick.

Party-sized cakes are 1.5 x 2" x 4-inches tallWedding-sized cakes are 1" x 2" x 4-inches tall

Number Of Servings In A Round Cake

Number Of Servings In A Square Cake

*These serving sizes are based on each slice of cake being between 1 to 2 inches thick. You want each slice to be at least 1 inch thick, but no more than 2 inches thick.

Perhaps the serving size for wedding cakes seems small compared to the servings in a party cake. Consider that there are often additional layers of frosting in a tiered cake. Therefore, a 2-inch slice is perfect for most guests.

Popular Tiered Cake Combinations

Now that you know how many servings you can get from each cake it is time to plan your cake. To appropriately plan, you need a clear number of how many guests are attending the event.

With this number in mind, you can use the popular tiered cake combinations provided below to determine how many tiers you need. Moreover, what sized tiers are best to pair with one another for the best aesthetic and serving size?

Two Tiered Round Cake Combinations

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm =) 24 servings

36 Servings

8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings

62 Servings

10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings

94 Servings

12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) =78 servings

134 Servings

14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings

178 Servings

Three Tiered Round Cake Combinations

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings

74 Servings

8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings

118 Servings

10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings

172 Servings

12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings

234 Servings

Four Tiered Round Cake Combinations

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings

130 Servings

8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings

196 Servings

10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings

272 Servings

Five Tiered Round Cake Combinations

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings

208 Servings

8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings

296 Servings

Six Tiered Round Cake Combination

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings8” (20 cm) = 24 servings10” (25 cm) = 38 servings12” (30 cm) = 56 servings14” (35 cm) = 78 servings16” (40 cm) = 100 servings

308 Servings

As you can see, the larger the guest list the more tiers you will need. However, part of choosing a tiered cake is also about aesthetics.

Let’s say you love the simple look of a 2-tiered wedding cake, but you have a guest list of over 200 people. What do you do?

The best thing to do is to go with the aesthetic! Choose the cake that you love the look of. Then, add other cakes for serving. This can be done by baking extra sheet cakes.

Make the sheet cakes in the same flavor as the tiered cake but use them only for serving (not for presentation). This allows you to have the best of both worlds – an aesthetic cake and plenty of dessert for everyone.

Sheet Cake Servings Guide Chart

Sheet cakes come in three sizes: a quarter sheet cake, a half sheet cake, and a full sheet cake. For weddings, they are generally cut into 1" by 2" pieces.

Since these cakes are typically single-layer, I suggest going with a 2-inch slice. For parties, you may consider larger 2" by 2" or 2" by 3" pieces.

Number Of Servings In A Sheet Cake

Number Of Servings In Other Shaped Cakes

While round tiers and sheet cakes are two of the most common cake shapes, they are not the only ones. More and more people are choosing square tiered cakes as well as hexagon tiered cakes and even hearts.

If a fun-shaped cake is more your speed, here are the serving sizes for some of the more common (yet uncommon) shaped cakes.

2 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 18 servings8” (20 cm) = 32 servings

Serves 50 people

6” (15 cm) = 18 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings

Serves 68 people

3 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 18 servings8” (20 cm) = 32 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings

Serves 100 people

8” (20 cm) = 32 servings10” (25 cm) = 50 servings12” (30 cm) 72 servings

Serves 154 people

2 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings9” (22 cm) = 26 servings

Serves 38 people

3 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 12 servings9” (22 cm) = 26 servings12” (30 cm) = 40 servings

Serves 78 people

2 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 14 servings9” (22 cm) = 22 servings

Serves 36 people

3 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes

6” (15 cm) = 14 servings9” (22 cm) = 22 servings12” (30 cm) = 38 servings

Serves 74 people

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We hope to have cleared up any questions you had on the varying types and sizes of cakes, as well as how many servings they include! Let us know in the comments below if you found this cake serving guide with charts helpful!

Easy Cake Servings Guide (With Charts)#

How Many Servings Are In A Tiered Cake?#

What Is Considered A Tier?#

How Many Tiers Are In A Cake?#

Cake Serving Guide Charts#

Number Of Servings In A Round Cake#

Number Of Servings In A Square Cake#

Popular Tiered Cake Combinations#

Two Tiered Round Cake Combinations#

Three Tiered Round Cake Combinations#

Four Tiered Round Cake Combinations#

Five Tiered Round Cake Combinations#

Six Tiered Round Cake Combination#

Sheet Cake Servings Guide Chart#

Number Of Servings In A Sheet Cake#

Number Of Servings In Other Shaped Cakes#

2 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes#

3 Tiered Square Cake Serving Sizes#

2 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes#

3 Tiered Hexagon Cake Serving Sizes#

2 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes#

3 Tiered Heart Shaped Cake Serving Sizes#

🎂 More Baking Guides#