100 person wedding cake

I quite enjoyed maths at school. I was never brilliant at it, but I liked how precise it was, and that there was always a right or wrong answer. When I became a professional wedding cake designer, I was surprised by how much of my job would involve a high level of mathematical precision, and it’s yet another reason I get a kick out of what I do. Every time I discuss wedding cake sizes with my clients, we need to do a bit of maths. Here’s the equation: How many people you want to serve x how…

Cake Servings - A good visual guide. Note that these are 4" tall tiers.

for 200 guests, we advice a wedding cake size with 5 tiers (14″, 12″, 10″, 8″ and 4″). The average price of such a cake will be between $850 and $900.