All About Cake Sizing and Portion Sizes for Your Baking Business | Custom Cake Business Tips

You requested I talk about cake sizing so here I am giving you all I know about cake sizing and portions!
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[@mywaterfountain]

Thank you so much. I love how direct, concise, and organized you are. Just the facts. I will definitely be using your advice!

[@trinabrianna]

I love how honest u are when it comes to this. Not many people explain or be honest about this. Beautiful thank u for sharing ♥️.

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

You are so welcome!! 🥰

[@dulciemoon5496]

Great advice, I love how honest and detailed you are! 🖤💙

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Thank you! 🥰🍰

[@jpcooking9423]

Just wow! Great details on the cakes. Really liked it! 😍

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Thanks so much! 💕🥰

[@annejia5382]

the white floral painted cake looks so pretty 😍

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Thanks so much! 🥰

[@tessherbert7969]

Great advice!! Thank you 😊

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

You’re welcome, Tess!

[@angelarthrasher]

Me w/ a 4 inch cake: "Sorry guys you are gonna have to get your own cake this one is mine :) "

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Hehe my kind of girl! 🍰

[@xDown2Earthx]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m trying to order a cake and I just don’t have a clue/bearing of the sizes and how many it feeds.

[@MsCanadianLeaf]

I don’t even do cakes but find your videos entertaining!

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Aw thanks that’s so sweet!

[@whitneywest8649]

I have to do a 9 inch 3 layer cake. What size box would you suggest i use?

[@PraiseSunny]

Thank you ❤

[@almaloves672]

Thank you so so much i really needed this video!! Also, a 4 in cake on my family served 5 people while at friends house was only enough for 1 lol

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

That’s the part that’s so tricky! Some people have an extra cake stomach. My family definitely does not!!

[@idongesitekong8902]

Thanks so much for sharing please can you tell me the quantity of ingredients for 300 cups for wedding quest

[@shenachan8243]

WOW! OMG! so beautiful cakes decoration 😍 i hope i can practice your technique of decoration some cakes in my own kitchen😍😍

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

🍰

[@derail6969]

Your correct every year I purchase this tiny cake that reflects my wedding cake top tier that we have every year on our anniversary and it took the two of us a week to consume

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Aw that’s so sweet!! What a great tradition 🥰

[@besharpdesserts]

Omg I love this idea!!! I wanna do it 🥺 we just got married in March so many years to come!!!

[@uptown.mami_xo]

What depth is best, 2 or 3?

[@DeniseTheCakeVlogger]

With the portion sizing it also depends how you cut the cake -party slices or wedding style slices 💜👰

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

True! 💕

[@kevinranawake6558]

I needed this Ashley, Thanks a lot 🥰.... Covid is getting worse here in Sri Lanka. Hope you are safe !!!

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Oh no! That’s awful. It’s finally getting better here and going back to normal. Thinking of you and your family 💕

[@kevinranawake6558]

@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe 🥰 Thank you so much Ashley

[@michellemendoza9588]

Hi Ashley! Love your videos ♡ What did you put between layers on the chocolate cake you were making on 0:47 is that for it to conserve its fluffyness?

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

It’s a 1:1 simple syrup to keep it moist!

[@michellemendoza9588]

@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe thank you! 😊 I love all your videos! you explain so well and they are very intertaining and knowledgeable!! I also wanted to ask you how do we know the buttercream will stay put and not melt I guess that's my fear lol 😅

[@omawumiomadeli437]

Nice

[@solacistic]

Hi ! My cakes are 4" high and the cake slicer app as well as websites say that a 6" feeds 12 and 8" feeds 24. Is this incorrect? If so I've been recommending the wrong sizes per servings.

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Like I mentioned I go on the lower end just to ensure there’s enough when I quoted for customers. For my own family a 6 inch would definitely feed 12! 🥰🍰

[@romyv6532]

To feed about 30 people does it have to be a sheet cake?

[@sunshine-ny2mj]

Hi! I’m New here. When you said the 8 inch feeds about 15 people is that a single layered cake or the 3 layered cake. Thank you :)

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

2-3 layers of cake depending on how you cut it!

[@oliviadeakyne9991]

@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe Hi, I had the same question as Sunshine - wondering how many layers in the cakes. What do you mean by 2-3 layers depending on how you cut it? I don't understand. Thank you for your video - so helpful and inspiring!

[@KingdomLifeDec]

​@oliviadeakyne9991 layers is the number of bread, are you using 2 breads,or 3 breads stacked. So ,in this instance she talking about an 8" pan size, that you will get 2 or 3 breads stacked together.

[@chellemealcaraz3453]

can you make a video how you do your chocolate cake with your recipe?😊

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

I have a video of the chocolate cake recipe I like to use 💕🍰

[@anursesgarden]

Would a 6-in round cake stacked on top of a 10-in round look right?

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Definitely-especially if you have a lot of decor around the 6 inch

[@kelishadiamond-vegancakeco6298]

How tall are standard cakes please?

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

I believe they’re about 4-5 inches tall 🥰

[@justdaysi1367]

So are all your cakes made with cake mix boxes?

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

No; just the ones that I made for the channel that specifically say boxed cake mix. When I sold cakes, everything was made from scratch. 🙂

[@justdaysi1367]

@@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe but there’s nothing wrong with also making from cake box mix right? there’s a way you can also make those taste good 🤔

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

@@justdaysi1367 oh totally! Tons of my fellow bakers use boxed cake mixes either as they are or they add stuff in to make it their own. I personally think either way is good as long as you enjoy it! 🍰💕

[@happycakeshappycakes6921]

Our 10" round serves about 40 people, haha! 😂

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

Your cakes are thiiiiick haha

[@besharpdesserts]

How many layers are you putting on the 10” to get it to server that many? 🙂 I’m a new baker and trying to get my portions right!! Tia!!

[@katherinewilson2026]

Lol, a six inch cake would feed my father!

[@SweetDreamsBakeShoppe]

😂😂😂

[@TeachlearnloveJesus]

I still don’t know what a 4 nor a 6 inch was in the video 😅