– Portions
Each cake tier is on average 5″ tall.
A standard wedding cake portion is 1″ x 1″. This is normally a sufficient portion size for your guests.
However, if you would like your wedding cake to double as a dessert or just like larger portions I would suggest a 1″ x 2″ portion or bigger.
The larger the portions needed, the bigger the cake / the more cake tiers needed.
Here are a few examples of portions (based on 1″ x 1″ portions):
3-tier (8″/6″/4″) | 3-tier (9″/7″/5″) |
Feeds 70 people | Feeds 85 people |
4-tier (11″/9″/7″/5″) | 4-tier (12″/10″/8″/6″) |
Feeds 165 people | Feeds 210 people |
5-tier (11″/9″/7″/5″/3″) | 5-tier (12″/10″/8″/6″/4″) |
Feeds 170 people | Feeds 220 people |