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Sprinkle quantity to cover an 8″ cake?

Hi. I have been asked to do a sprinkle covered cake (have avoided so far!) and I wondered if someone could advise how many sprinkles I would need for an 8 inch round layer by 4 inches high.

Thank you

Hi Blossom

I did one a few years back and seem to remember buying three 80g packs in the supermarket. The cake I did was a standard 3″ at that time. I used two packs and had one unopened pack. I guess I must have used 150g with lots of horrible little bits left over. Perhaps go for around 250g for what you need. I expect you’ll have some left over which could come in useful for another cake. Cake Decorating company do some lovely sprinkles.
https://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/cake-decorating-supplies-c20/sprinkles-non-pareils-c21

They also have live chat on their site. They’ll be able to give you a better guide. 🙂

Thank you so much for your quick response

You are welcome Blossom 🙂