9 Inch Cake Cutting Guide

I used to work at a restaurant where we had to get wedges out of a 12 inch cake and if you didn t hit the exact center when you started cutting then the whole cake was.

9 inch cake cutting guide.

It seems like a straight blade would be cleaner but actually a serrated blade cuts through cake more easily. Honestly it depends on how you cut it what size slices you cut. Cut a circle halfway around the cake and then slice 1 in. Pieces within the circle on the cake s outer edge.

Wedding cake cutting guide. Use a serrated knife to cut fluffy cakes like angel food or chiffon if you re cutting a frosted or layer cake wipe your knife after each cut for nice clean cake slices to make. Use a gentle sawing motion to cut. High baked in the same size pan would yield the same number of servings because they follow the same pattern of cutting.

This guide assumes a standard tier height of 3 inches and in most cases except for 4 and 5 inch rounds an outer wedge width of 1 inches. When doing this i like to have at least a 3 inch variance in the size of each tier i e. This is the guide that i created to determine how many servings per each round cake and a diagram of how i would recommend it being cut based off indydebi s cutting instructions. A thin blade like a tomato knife is best but a serrated bread knife also works.

For dense cakes rinse your knife in hot water or warm water after each slice to prevent the knife from sticking or. Serving amounts are based on party sized portions of 1 5 in. 12 inch 9 inch 6 inch. Even if a larger serving size is desired the order of cutting is still the same.

That means you have 63 585 inches pi x radius x radius of surface to divide amongst the servings. Or smaller wedding sized portions of approximately 1 in. If you cut triangular wedges think pie slice or pizza slice you will get fewer slices than if you use the methods described by wilton and indydebi. Of slices of cake a round tiered cake can provide.

5 inch 8 slices 6 inch 12 slices 4 inch 4 slices 7 inch 14 slices 8 inch 16 slices 9 inch 20 slices 3 inch center 10 inch 24 slices 4 inch center. Here s how to keep your knives sharp. Wilk explains one of the common pitfalls of the wedge method. Use a serrated knife.

By two layers high about 4 in. Cakes from 3 in. The first step in cutting is to remove the top tier and then begin the cutting with the 2nd tier. This creates a 1 5 inch ledge between the tiers which leaves me enough room to position and secure the flowers onto the cake.

Say your cake is 9 in diameter. According to the grid method anything larger than a six inch cake should be cut into rectangles not wedges.