Free Wedding Tool
Estimate cake servings, tier sizes, kitchen sheet cake needs and cost for your guest list with U.S. measurements and flexible cake options.
Enter a guest count between 1 and 1,000
This adjusts how many guests are expected to actually take a slice. You can enter an exact number instead under Advanced Options below.
Enter a number from 1 up to your total guest count
Use this only if you already know how many guests plan to eat cake.
Enter a valid average price per serving
Leave blank to use the calculator's estimated price ranges.
Your selections are saved on this device.
Choose the bakery price range that best matches your plans:
Start with your guest count and how prominently cake will be served, then choose the serving size, cake shape and whether the top tier will be served or saved. The calculator turns those choices into an estimated number of cake servings and a practical cake configuration.
You can let EVORÉ recommend the setup or choose a decorated tiered cake, a decorated cake with kitchen sheet cake, or sheet cake only. Advanced options let you enter an exact number of cake eaters, add extra servings, choose a preferred number of tiers and use your baker's own price per serving.
Enter your guest count and tell the calculator whether cake is the main dessert, one of several desserts or part of a full dessert table. If you already know exactly how many guests will eat cake, enter that number under Advanced Options instead.
Select a wedding-size, party-size or generous serving, then choose round or square tiers and decide whether the top tier should count toward guest servings. These choices directly affect how many portions each tier provides.
Choose how you want the cake served or let the calculator recommend a practical combination. Your result can include tier diameters, guest-available servings, kitchen sheet cake, extra servings and an estimated cake cost.
Several numbers appear in your cake plan, and they do not mean the same thing. Understanding the difference makes the recommendation easier to use when you speak with your baker.
Based on your dessert selection unless you enter an exact number yourself.
Advanced Options let you add no extra servings, 5% extra or 10% extra.
If you save the top tier, its servings remain part of the physical cake but are removed from guest availability.
Use the built-in price ranges or enter your baker's average price per serving for a more personalized estimate.
The calculator treats decorated cake and kitchen sheet cake separately when using its built-in price ranges because those servings may have different costs.
The calculator uses the following approximate servings for its standard wedding-size portion. The numbers are planning figures, not a guarantee of what every bakery will use.
| Tier Size | Round | Square |
|---|---|---|
| 6" | 12 | 18 |
| 8" | 24 | 32 |
| 9" | 32 | 40 |
| 10" | 38 | 50 |
| 12" | 56 | 72 |
| 14" | 78 | 98 |
These figures assume the calculator's standard wedding serving. Tier construction, cake height and the bakery's own cutting chart can change the final yield.
For its calculations, EVORÉ uses an approximate 1" × 2" wedding-size portion, a larger 2" × 2" party portion and a 2" × 4" generous dessert portion.
Those dimensions are calculation assumptions rather than universal bakery standards. Bakers may use different portion guides depending on cake height, construction and service style, so use the option that most closely reflects the portions you expect and confirm the final yield with your baker.
Yes. In the serving chart used by this calculator, square tiers generally provide more portions than round tiers of the same width.
For example, an 8-inch round tier is calculated at 24 standard wedding servings, while an 8-inch square tier is calculated at 32. Choose the shape you actually plan to order so the recommendation reflects the correct chart.
A tiered display cake does not have to provide every serving. The calculator can combine a smaller decorated cake with kitchen sheet cake when additional portions are needed.
The decorated cake remains the cake used for display, photographs and the ceremonial cut, while the kitchen cake can be portioned behind the scenes and plated for guests. You can also choose tiered cake only or kitchen sheet cake only when that better matches your plans.
When you select Save the Top Tier, the calculator still includes that tier in the physical cake but removes its portions from the number available to serve guests.
Use the calculator to arrive at the bakery with a clear starting point: estimated servings, preferred shape, possible tier sizes, whether the top tier is reserved and whether kitchen sheet cake may be part of the order.
Your baker should make the final call on tier dimensions and yield. Cake height, internal construction, cutting method, pan sizes and bakery-specific portion charts can all change how many people a cake actually serves.
Confirm the bakery's serving chart and the height of each tier.
Confirm whether the saved top tier is included or excluded from the quoted serving count.
Confirm the actual dimensions and serving yield of any kitchen sheet cake.
Ask what the final price includes beyond the cake itself.
Price estimates may not include delivery, on-site setup, cake stand rental, fresh flowers, taxes or venue cake-cutting fees.
Quick answers about wedding cake servings, tier sizes, sheet cakes and the estimates used by the calculator.
Start with the number of guests who are likely to eat cake rather than automatically ordering one portion for every person. The calculator adjusts the estimate according to whether cake is the main dessert or part of a larger dessert offering, and you can replace that estimate with an exact number of cake eaters. You can then add 0%, 5% or 10% extra servings.
They represent different portion assumptions inside this calculator. Wedding-size uses approximately a 1" × 2" portion, party-size uses approximately 2" × 2", and generous dessert-size uses approximately 2" × 4". Larger portions mean fewer servings from the same tier. Because bakeries may use different portion standards, confirm the final serving chart with your baker.
It depends on whether you plan to serve it. If you choose to save the top tier, the calculator excludes those portions from the servings available to guests. If you choose to serve it, its portions remain available in the total.
In the serving chart used by this calculator, yes. A square tier generally yields more portions than a round tier of the same width. For example, the calculator assigns 32 standard wedding servings to an 8-inch square tier and 24 to an 8-inch round tier.
Yes. The calculator includes a Decorated Cake + Kitchen Sheet Cake option and can also recommend a hybrid plan automatically. This lets a smaller decorated cake handle the display and ceremonial cut while additional portions are prepared from kitchen cake behind the scenes.
Using this calculator's standard wedding-serving chart, a 6" + 9" + 12" round cake provides 100 physical servings: 12 from the 6-inch tier, 32 from the 9-inch tier and 56 from the 12-inch tier. If the 6-inch top tier is saved instead of served, 88 servings remain available for guests, so additional cake would be needed for 100 cake eaters.
