My first catering gig
My neighbor's son is graduating from college next week and she was having sticker shock from the quotes she was getting to cater the party. My wife, being the generous soul that she is, said, "Dave w...
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I would probably make a whole sheet cake instead of 1/2 sheet or half sheet chocolate and half sheet white with buttercream icing. Unless you are cutting the pieces in 1X2 inch squares, you are not going to get 40 servings out of a half sheet. A half sheet is supposed to yield 18 (2"X2")-40 (1"X2") pieces, but remember you are looking at college kids. A whole sheet cake is supposed to feed about 48-90 people, but I have always found that it's better to plan for more cake than to run short. I like to calculate for the lower number and usually only have a small amount of cake left over.
