If you don t have a cake stand turn a large wide bottomed mixing bowl upside down and place a plate on top of it.
3 layer 8 inch round cake.
These cakes are baked in special round cake pans with a hollow center.
Line four 7 inch pans or three 8 inch round pans with parchment rounds and grease with non stick baking spray.
1 layer sheet cake.
Bundt cake pans vary in size and are often measured in cups.
2 11 x 7 inch baking dishes.
Mix chunks of room temperature butter slowly into the dry mix on a low speed.
1 10 inch bundt pan.
An 8 round cake 3 4 6 tall will give you 24 servings but an 8 round cake 2 tall will give you only 12 servings.
Mix together all dry ingredients flour baking powder sugar and salt in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or with a hand mixer until fully combined.
Similarly if you bake two 2 inch layers and torte it into 4 you can get about 5 1 2 to 6 inch cakes.
9 2 inch round pan holds 8 cups of batter the same as an 8 2 inch square pan and a 9.
2 8 inch round cake pans 8 inch square baking dish 8 cups.
Angel food and bundt cake.
2 3 layers 1 cake flavor 6 8 and 9 inch cakes contain one batch of batter.
For example let s say i wanted to make my three layer toasted sugar and brown butter cake layer cake 82 ounces as a single eight inch layer for a neapolitan cake.
The standard angel food cake pan is 10 inches in diameter and fits the average cake stand.
8 2 inch round pan holds 6 cups of batter.
Slices are typically 4 inches high and 2 inches long by 1 inch wide.
Cake portion guide how much cake do i need.
A 10 inch 12 cup pan is the standard size.
14 18 24 event style description.
Frosting is easier when the cake is elevated and closer to eye level.
See my 6 inch cakes for more information.
Tiered wedding cakes.
When estimating the size of a wedding cake assume the serving size will be at least that big and then figure out how many are needed for the guest count.
Sometimes if necessary than i make sure each layer is 1 3 4 inch.
2 8 x 4 inch loaf pans1 9 inch tube pan.
Place the first cake layer on the stand put the cake layer on top of the frosting right side up so that the flat bottom sits on the stand.
4 inch high 2 layers 1 cake flavor 6 8 and 9 inch cakes contain one batch of batter base price.
6 2 inch round pan holds 4 cups of batter the same as an 8 4 inch loaf pan.
For both types of cake expect to get 12 to 16 slices.
Most ceremonial wedding cakes are made with two or more layers of cake with icing between each layer.