Dimensions Guide

A birthday cake is an essential centerpiece during the birthday celebration of a loved one. You can choose to bake and design your very own cake as a gift for the birthday celebrant is you have some baking skills. You can order from your local bakeshop a personalized cake. Even over the Internet, ordering cakes online is now very possible.

Birthday Cake Sizes

Cakes come in various sizes, shapes, and flavors. We will discuss here the different sizes available for birthday cakes in the commercial market. Included also are the number of servings contained in a specific size of cake.

Round Birthday Cakes

The sizes available for round shaped cakes are six inches, eight inches, ten inches, 12 inches, 14 inches, 16 inches, and 18 inches. A six-inch cake has a total serving of six to eight people. An eight-inch cake has a total serving of 12 to 15 people. A ten-inch cake has a total serving of 20 to 28 people. A 12-inch cake has a total serving of 30 to 35 people. A 14-inch cake has a total serving of 30 to 35 people. A 16-inch cake has a total serving of 75 to 85 people. An 18-inch cake has a total serving of 90 to 100 people.

Square Birthday Cakes

The sizes available for square shaped cakes are six inches, eight inches, ten inches, 12 inches, 14 inches, 16 inches, and 18 inches. A six-inch cake has a total serving of eight to ten people. An eight-inch cake has a total serving of 15 to 18 people. A ten-inch cake has a total serving of 25 to 30 people. A 12-inch cake has a total serving of 35 to 40 people. A 14-inch cake has a total serving of 55 to 70 people. A 16-inch cake has a total serving of 80 to 100 people. An 18-inch cake has a total serving of 115 to 135 people.

Quarter Sheet Birthday Cakes

The size of this cake is a quarter of the entire sheet of cake. It is usually has a dimension of 9 inches by 12 inches and the total serving is 25 to 30 people.

Half Sheet Birthday Cakes

The typical dimension of a half sheet cake is 11 inches by 15 inches. The total serving per cake is 45 to 55 people.

Full Sheet Birthday Cakes

A full sheet cake has a standard dimension of 18 inches by 24 inches. An entire cake has total servings of 100 to 125 people. A cake of this size is great centerpiece for grand birthday celebrations.

Artworks

Bakeshops usually do artworks on ten-inch cakes and other larger sizes. You can request the artwork be done according to your own preference for some personal touch on the cake you ordered.