A Guide to Quantities

Size               Fruit          Sponge

6" Square          36               18

8" Square          64               32

10" Square        100              50

12" Square        144              72

6" Round           25               12

7" Round           28               15

8" Round           50               25

9" Round           60               32

10" Round          80               40

12" Round         120              60

Fruit cake portions are calculated assuming each portion is 1" x 1". Sponge cakes tend to be cut into slightly larger portions, hence less portions per cake.

Shaped cakes, such as the handbag cakes, will again reduce the number of portions per cake.