Cake Cutting Studio

XO Sweet Mia

Equal portions, every time — with a cut-along template.

Your cake

Standard slice: 1" × 2" × 4" = 8 in³ per guest
Shape
Diameter
"
Cake layers
2 layers ≈ 1.88" baked each (plus ¼" filling between) to reach 4.00" tall · finished cake ≈ 3.74 lb, from about 4.64 lb of batter.
Cake height
"
Use curved edge pieces
Count the rim offcut as extra servings instead of trim.
Size tolerance (σ)
%
accepts 6.17–9.26 in³
How size tolerance works▼

Size tolerance sets the “give or take” range around your target slice volume. Think of it as how much an edge piece is allowed to differ from a perfect center slice and still count as one serving.

  • Lower tolerance keeps every serving closer to the same size, but more rim scraps will be left as gray trim, so your total yield may drop.
  • Higher tolerance lets more of the rim count as gold edge servings, raising your yield while still keeping each piece within an acceptable range.
  • The tolerance band shows the smallest and largest volumes we accept as a serving. Pink slices are full slices, gold slices are edge servings that pass the test, and gray areas are trim that is too small to count.

Does size tolerance affect Advanced scoring? Yes — but only one way. Advanced scoring’s Minimum merge size only decides how rim cells are grouped into candidate pieces. Size tolerance is the final judge that decides whether a candidate piece actually counts as a serving. A higher merge size can suggest bigger pieces, but a piece only turns gold and adds to your total if its real volume falls inside the tolerance band. Little scraps never count, no matter how the pieces are grouped.

Advanced scoring▼
Minimum merge size
%
of a full serving — the preferred size of each merged edge piece

Guides how rim pieces are grouped on the guide. Whether a piece counts is decided only by the size tolerance — any piece within the tolerance band counts, and little scraps never do.

Total servings
22
Full slices = 8.00 in³ · edge pieces ≈ 8.24 in³
Slice size
1.05" × 2.10" × 4.00"
Grid
10 full +12
Usable yield
88%

A 8.00" round cake at 4.00" tall yields 22 equal-volume standard servings cut straight through.

Footprint scaled up from standard so full-height slices keep the same 8.00 in³ target.

+12 edge servings rescued inside band 6.17–9.26 in³ (σ = 30%).

Cake volume & servings

8 in³ per guest, minus 10% edge loss

Estimated servings
22
8 in³ each
Total volume
201.1
cubic inches
Usable volume
181.0
90% of the cake
One slice (8 in³)8.0 in³
Usable cake181.0 in³
Total cake201.1 in³

Cutting template

Each slice 1.05" × 2.10" × 4.00"
Full slice — counts as 1 servingEdge slice — counts as 1 servingLeftover trim — not countedMerged-piece outline

I need…

 
standard servings
  • 11" round × 4.00" tall
    → 42 servings
  • 2-tier round: 6"×8.00" + 4"×11.00"
    → 40 servings
  • 6" square × 10.00" tall
    → 40 servings
  • 7" heart × 12.00" tall
    → 40 servings
  • 9"×9" sheet × 4.50" tall
    → 41 servings
  • 9" round × 6.00" tall
    → 42 servings