Mary Reid

Shop 4, No. 2 Highfields Road
Highfields 4352
Toowoomba, Queensland
Australia
P: 07 4615 5900; M: 0418 963209
F: 07 4615 5907
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Business hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 9am – 4.30pm
Saturday: 9am – 11.30am
Cake tasting - see schedule
Other times and deliveries - by appointment

Cake Portions

Determining the correct size of wedding cake that is required can be a simple exercise providing some basic points are covered. The following questions should be addressed and applied to the Portion Guide during the design and consultation phase with your decorator. This information will ensure that you choose a wedding cake that is the ideal size for your needs and not one that is either under or over estimated

How many guests will the cake need to serve;
Is the cake to be served as dessert size portions or treat size portions;
Is a 'morning after' cake required;
Is the top tier to be kept or used.

Generally treat size cake portions are .75" x .75" x 3" in size; and the dessert size cake portions are .75" x 1.5" x 3" high. Treat (or finger) size portions are needed when the cake is served with coffee or placed in take-home containers. There are more portions in a square shaped cake compared to other shapes and this creates some savings as generally there is no price difference in the shape of the cake selected. Be sure to ask you decorator to provide a 'cutting guide' to leave with the venue when the cake is delivered.

Cake Size Cake Shape	DESSERT PORTION		TREAT PORTION
Cake Size Cake Shape	Square	Round &Other	Square	Round & Other
5 inch	14	10	28	20
6 inch	20	15	35	30
7 inch	24	20	48	40
8 inch	30	25	60	50
9 inch	40	32	80	65
10 inch	50	40	100	80
11 inch	60	50	120	100
12 inch	70	60	140	120
14 inch	80	70	170	150
16 inch	100	90	200	180