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Wedding dessert table calculator
A dessert table looks effortless and hides a real question: how many desserts does a wedding actually need? Enter your guest count, whether cake is served, the number of dessert types you want, and whether you are serving minis or full servings. The calculator plans cake slices and table pieces separately, using the portion rules caterers work with — 3 to 4 mini desserts per guest when there is no cake, 2 to 3 when cake is sharing the job, and slices for about 80% of guests when cake and table run together. Use the result as your buying list, then divide it across your dessert types.
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Wedding Dessert Table Calculator
Plan dessert pieces, cake slices, and variety for a wedding dessert spread.
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Cake slices plus table pieces to prepare.
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Cake slices plus table pieces to prepare.
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How it works
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Cake served on its own is planned at one slice per guest; paired with a dessert table, slices for about 80% of guests are enough because some guests skip a slice.
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Without cake, plan 3 to 4 mini desserts per guest; with cake and a table together, 2 to 3 mini portions per guest cover the gap the cake leaves.
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Table pieces divide evenly across your dessert types, and full servings are planned at roughly a third of the mini count.
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80 guests, cake plus table
InputsCake + dessert table, 5 types, mini desserts
ResultAbout 64 cake slices and 200 mini desserts — 264 pieces total, roughly 40 pieces per dessert type.
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