Wedding Cakes
When ordering your wedding cake, the size you choose will depend on how many guests attending and whether the cake will be fruit cake or sponge. Below is a rough guide to portion sizes.
Fruit portions are typically served 1" x 1"
Sponge portions are typically served 1" x 2"
| Cake sizes in inches | Round | Round | Square | Square |
| Fruit | Sponge | Fruit | Sponge | |
| 6, 10 | 90 | 45 | 120 | 60 |
| 4, 6, 8 | 80 | 40 | 100 | 50 |
| 6, 8, 10 | 140 | 70 | 180 | 90 |
| 4, 6, 8, 10 | 150 | 75 | 200 | 100 |
| 6, 8, 10, 12 | 250 | 125 | 320 | 160 |
| 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 | 260 | 130 | 340 | 170 |
It is very popular to choose two flavours of wedding cake, usually with the base tier being fruit and any other tiers being sponge. Below is a chart giving a rough portion guide with the base (largest) tier as fruit cake and all others sponge.
| Cake sizes in inches | Round | Square |
| 4, 6, 8 | 65 | 85 |
| 6, 8, 10 | 105 | 140 |
| 4, 6, 8, 10 | 110 | 145 |
| 6, 8, 10, 12 | 185 | 230 |
| 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 | 190 | 235 |
Occasion Cakes
| Cake size in inches | Round | Round | Square | Square |
| Fruit | Sponge | Fruit | Sponge | |
| 10" | 70 | 35 | 95 | 45 |
| 12" | 115 | 55 | 135 | 65 |