No. 05 Servings & pan guide

Servings & pan guide

How big a cake for how many people, how much batter it takes, and how to scale your recipe when the pan changes.

From Wilton’s serving and batter charts for 2-inch-deep pans; a tier is two layers, about 4 inches tall.

i. Which cake feeds my guests?

Guests

Slice size

Cake	Servings	Spare	Cups batter

ii. Full chart

Pan	Party	Wedding	Cups batter per pan

Batter is per 2-inch-deep pan. A two-layer tier needs twice that. Source: Wilton cake serving and batter guides; rounded as published.