5iCake Guides Library
Understand the numbers behind the cake.
Clear, practical guides for planning portions, adapting proven recipes, and pricing creative work with confidence.
The complete guide to cake sizes and servings
Learn how slice style, pan geometry, and tiers combine to determine a realistic yield.
Read guideWedding cake tier sizes and servings guide
Build tier combinations from the guest count and handle keepsake tiers, buffers, and dummy tiers correctly.
Read guideHow to scale a cake recipe safely
Use area and height to scale batter, then handle eggs, leavening, and bake time sensibly.
Read guideHow to price a custom cake
Build a sustainable quote from ingredients, labor, packaging, overhead, and target margin.
Read guideHow many servings are in an 8-inch cake?
Compare 8-inch round and square cake yields across wedding, party, and generous slices.
Read guideWedding cake servings for 50 guests
Plan a 50-person wedding cake with a serving target, tier combination, and keepsake plan.
Read guideSheet cake serving chart (9×13, Half & Full)
Grid cutting guide, commercial vs home pan sizes, and the budget-saving kitchen cake strategy.
Read guide6-inch vs 8-inch cake: servings & scaling
The 1.78x area ratio, egg scaling rules, and oven temperature & baking time adjustments.
Read guideWedding cake for 100 guests
Classic 3-tier setups (6+9+12), dummy tier options, and structural doweling integrity.
Read guideFrom method to tool
Understand, calculate, then keep the result.
Guides explain the assumptions, free tools do the arithmetic, and the workspace keeps the result. Together they create a repeatable planning workflow.
- 01Understand
Make the assumptions behind servings, scaling, and pricing explicit.
- 02Calculate
Use focused tools for fast, consistent, reviewable results.
- 03Keep
Save serving plans, recipe scales, and quotes in the local workspace.