How To Cut A Wedding Cake
By The Editors of Ren Train & Sheryll Lucas
With a little care and know-how, cutting a wedding cake is a task easily mastered. Once you learn a few, basic steps, your wedding cake will will look as beautiful and as appetizing after being cut as before. After the bride and groom have made their first cuts, the following directions will help the person in charge of the cake cutting. Remember, you probably will not cut the whole cake.
General Guidelines
The first step is to use the right knife. Always use a sharp, thin knife. The cuts should be made by first inserting the knife straight down into the cake, and then by pulling the knife at an angle toward the outer edge. Before the next cut, wipe the knife clean with a damp cloth.
Step-by-Step Instructions: Three-Tiered Round Cake
- Start from the top by removing the 6″ tier, which is usually the bride and groom’s cake to be saved.
- Cut a circle about two inches from the outer edge of the 10″ tier.
- Work from this circle and make vertical cuts about one inch apart, until the ring is completely sliced.
- Use the same starting procedure and cut another two-inch ring, again slicing into one-inch pieces.
- Repeat the procedure until the tier is completed; then repeat entire process on 14″ tier until all the cake has been served.
Step-by-Step Instructions: Three-Tiered Square Cake
- Start from the top by removing the 6″ tier, which is usually the bride and groom’s cake to be saved.
- Work from any side to cut a horizontal line about two inches from the outer edge of the tier.
- Slice from right to left to make vertical cuts about one inch apart, until the entire row has been sliced.
- Cut another horizontal line two inches from the new edge, and slice this row.
- Repeat until the entire tier has been cut.
- You should produce five rows in the 10″ tier.
- Move to the 14″ and repeat the process for seven rows.
Heart and Oval Cakes
Heart and oval shaped cakes are cut in a similar fashion as square and rectangular cakes.
Hexagonal and Petal Cakes
Hexagonal shaped and petal shaped cakes are cut up in the same way as for round cakes.
Wedding Cake Serving Guide
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Cake Sizes (Tiers)
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Servings
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Cake Sizes (Tiers)
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Servings
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6,10 (2)
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45
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6, 10, 12, 14 (4)
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195
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6,12 (2)
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60
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6, 8, 12, 16 (4)
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205
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8, 12 (2)
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60
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6, 8, 10, 12, 14 (5)
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220
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6, 8, 10 (3)
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70
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6, 10, 12, 16 (4)
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225
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6, 8, 12 (3)
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85
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6, 8, 14, 16 (4)
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235
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6, 10, 12 (3)
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105
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6, 8, 10, 12, 16 (5)
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250
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6, 8, 14 (3)
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115
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6, 10, 14, 16 (4)
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255
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6, 8, 10, 12 (4)
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130
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6, 8, 10, 14, 16 (5)
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280
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6, 10, 14 (3)
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135
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6, 8, 12, 14, 16 (5)
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295
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6, 8, 10, 14 (4)
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155
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6, 8, 12, 14, 18 (5)
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300
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6, 8, 12, 14 (4)
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175
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6, 10, 12, 14, 16 (5)
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315
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6, 10, 12, 16 (4)
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190
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6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (6)
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340
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