Fruit cake is traditionally served in one-inch square pieces and the table below gives a rough guide to the number of servings each will give.
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6 inch |
8 inch |
10 inch |
12 inch |
| Oval |
15-20 |
30-35 |
45-55 |
65-80 |
| Petal |
20-25 |
40-45 |
60-70 |
90-105 |
| Round |
25-30 |
40-50 |
65-80 |
95-115 |
| Hexagon |
25-30 |
45-55 |
70-85 |
105-125 |
| Square |
30-35 |
55-65 |
85-100 |
125-145 |
The table above gives portion estimations for fruit cake - lighter sponge cakes will normally give you half the number of portions shown above.
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