what size pan do i need to bake a cake for 60 people?

Question

It is my boyfriend's aunt's 79th birthday, so I will be mortified if I don't make enough for everyone. also, how many cups of icing would i need?

p.s. I'd like the cake to be rectangular.

Answer 1

I used to work in a bakery... our cakes all had custard (the real stuff, not that imitation junk) filling and we said a full sheet fed 100, so a half sheet should do it.

If you want to decorate the cake yourself, hence, why you are baking it yourself... you can go to a bakery and order the cake "smooth iced" and it will be just that... iced smooth (in any color you want) and ready for the fun part. Decorating!

Good luck.

Answer 2

2-3 half sheets. I'd say full sheets, by a lot of home ovens can't fit them; I know mine can't.

Another idea is to do a rolled cake from the half sheets (like a roulade or jelly roll--my favorite is chocolate cake base with whipped cream and raspberries rolled inside). I've done this for large parties and it works really well and there are a ton of advantages: 1. you can make them ahead of time, 2. you can really be sure you have enough since one serving is a 1" slice, so however long your pan is in inches is how many servings you'll get per pan, 3. it's really easy to make this look extra special--decorate each plate with splashes of raspberry or chocolate sauce or fresh berries and put the slice of cake on top. Here are some pictures
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20041217/450rest17_dessert1.jpg
http://jamesmartinchef.co.uk/gallery_images/album01/dessert2.sized.jpg

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Sheet Cake Pan 16 x 24 x 3 full sheet
www.cooksdream.com

Answer 4

You should just go buy one. By the time you try to bake all those cakes AND frost them, it may no be worth it. Too bad you don't have access to CostCo or SamsClub, cause you can get 1/2 sheet cakes for about $15, SUPER CHEAP! You can probably serve 30 people with one 1/2 sheet cake.

Answer 5

Sheet cakes will do fine! 3 of them. And you will have bulletproof serving portion.

But always make some extra portions, if the cake is good, some people might want to have more an then you’ll need an additional small one.

1 ½ cups of frosting per cake

Filling: 1 cup of frosting per cake (if you plan to fill them)

Answer 6

To serve 60 human beings, you like an entire sheet cake. an entire sheet cake is resembling 4 13x9 cakes, that's the common length for basically about all boxed cake mixes. i like the belief of making waiting diverse flavors. to maintain issues trouble-free, i might bake white, chocolate, marble and spice cakes one after the different, giving each and each a various frosting. you could desire to get fancy and throw in a carrot cake, German chocolate or devil's nutrition, yet with that a lot baking to be completed, i could be as consumer-friendly on myself as available. Your travellers will appreciate the attempt, and the flavors won't be counted one bit.

Answer 7

I would make several (6) rectangular cakes of the same size so you may place them on large tray together to make one large one. I think you would need 8 cups of icing that I am not sure of. Best wishes to Auntie.

Answer 8

all i could tell you is to make a 3 sheet cakes, i think that should be enough for 60 people....and i'd try to call a local bakery to see their opinion on how much icing you'd need....

Answer 9

I'd try a full sheet cake.

Answer 10

you're going to need 3 LARGE sheet cakes.... huge as big as you can find.... you might want to go to a professional baker they can really help you out!!