Three Tier Wedding Cake Sizes

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Three tier wedding cake sizes.

Most ceremonial wedding cakes are made with two or more layers of cake with icing between each layer. Be sure to keep the cardboard circle underneath the 9 inch tier. Cakes with multiple tiers are traditionally more popular than single tiered cakes. This creates a 1 5 inch ledge between the tiers which leaves me enough room to position and secure the flowers onto the cake.

Tiered wedding cakes. Place the 6 inch tier in the center of the 9 inch tier again making sure to keep the cardboard circle beneath the tier. When doing this i like to have at least a 3 inch variance in the size of each tier i e. 12 inch 9 inch 6 inch.

You will also want to make sure you have enough cake to go around and feed all of your guests. For example sometimes i add fresh flowers to my tiered wedding cakes. Slices are typically 4 inches high and 2 inches long by 1 inch wide. 46 of couples choose a wedding cake that has two tiers while another 34 opt for three tiers.

When estimating the size of a wedding cake assume the serving size will be at least that big and then figure out how many are needed for the guest count. 3 hands off the top cake tier save the top tier of your cake for yourself. While i would not advise freezing your wedding cake and then eating it on your one year anniversary freezer burn never tastes good you should take the top cake tier home to enjoy with your spouse the day after your wedding.