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Is there a table anywhere with buttercream quantities? I’ve made mine up ready but not sure if I have enough.

I’m looking to fill and cover a 10 7 and 4 inch cakes

Thank you

Hi Tania

Everyone fills cakes differently so it’s not so easy to give exact quantities. The amount is also dependent on how many layers you’ll be filling. If you let me know the basic recipe you have used and the amount of layers you’re filling I can work the quantity out for you the best way I can.
Unfortunately I don’t use buttercream very often, I find a basic half butter/half icing sugar recipe for filling and covering one 8″ cake is enough for me to fill one 10″ cake with 2 layers of filling! I know it sounds mean but it’s enough filling without over flowing out of the sides. I always crumb coat with ganache.

Morning – yes like you I use 1 icing sugar to half butter. I’ll be doing 2 layers and crumb coating etc.

Thank you x