Aeroplane Cake

Size Guide

Cake Flavours
  • Madeira with strawberry jam and vanilla butter cream
  • Lemon Madeira with lemon curd and vanilla butter cream
  • Chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream
  • Chocolate Orange with chocolate butter cream
  • Coconut and Cherry with Coconut butter cream
  • Rich fruit cake (traditional)
  • Fruit cake with apricots (contemporary)
  • Date and walnut with vanilla butter cream
  • Carrot Cake with vanilla butter cream
  • Coffee Cake with coffee butter cream

Sizes and Slices.
Particularly when ordering wedding cakes but also with other orders, it is not usually necessary to cater for every guest.

At most events the cake ends up being displayed on the buffet table. I generally advise, that after a period to allow the guests to see the cake, cut it up and add to the buffet for guests to help themselves. Most people agree that the idea of giving each guest a slice of cake is a bit dated and often very wasteful.

As the buffet usually includes other desert food and not everyone wants sweet items, most people only need to cater for half to three quarters of the guests. If you feel you want more or the cake is the only desert then usually the best option is to make up the required quantity with cutting cakes. These are usually 12” sponges (60 portions) which are covered with icing but undecorated. They are not to be displayed but cut up in the kitchen and then added to the serving plates.

A 12" is £25.00

Use the following chart to guide you.

 
Slices
Slices
Cake Size
Sponge
Fruit
6" Square or 7" Round
15
25
8" Square or 9" Round
30
40
10" Square or 11" Round
45
60
12" Square or 13" Round
65
100
 
Sponge slices are approx 1.5" x 1.5"
Fruit slices are approx 1" x 1.5"

Of course there are other shapes and sizes available such as ovals, hearts and horseshoes.