The Cake Barn

The tables below are a guideline to the number of portions that can be cut from square , round , ovals, hearts , petal and hexagons cakes
of various sizes.
 Rich fruit cakes are traditionally cut into pieces measuring 1 in x 1 in, whilst sponge cake portions are usually larger; about 2 in x 1 in. This means fewer portions can be cut from a sponge cake than a similar sized fruit cake. The first two columns in the table below show the number of portions for a fruit cake, and the last two are for sponge cakes.
 Shapes such as ovals, hearts and hexagons & petals will give roughly the same number of portions as a round cake of the same size. Bear in mind that square cakes are easier to cut into rows of neat and tidy portions than round cakes!