Cake Serving Calculator

RECIPE & SERVINGS

Choose your pan shape and size and the kind of serving, and this estimates how many slices the cake yields — so you bake the right size for your guest count.

—Servings
—Cake area

Based on standard cut sizes for a single tier. A two-layer cake counts as one serving footprint. Round and square use the first dimension; rectangular uses both.

Planning a crowd? See the Party Servings calculator in the cooking calculators.

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