No matter how beautiful your cake layers are, there’s no question that it’s the frosting and filling that really takes a cake to the next level.
Below you’ll find our recipes for the top five cake frostings and fillings – all buttercream based.
And beneath that you’ll find two handy tables which tell you how much you will need to fill and frost different size cakes.
| Cake Fillings (cups) | 6" | 7" | 8" | 9" | 10" | 11" | 12" | 13" | 14" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercreams, Ganache, Cream Cheese Filling | 2/3 | 1 | 1 1/2 | 2 | 2 1/2 | 3 | 3 1/2 | 4 1/4 | 5 |
| Fruit preserves, lemon curd, caramel sauce, etc | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 | 1 3/4 | 2 1/8 | 2 1/2 |
| Cake Icings | 6" | 7" | 8" | 9" | 10" | 11" | 12" | 13" | 14" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercream (cups) | 1 1/3 | 1 3/4 | 2 1/4 | 2 5/8 | 3 | 3 3/8 | 3 3/4 | 4 1/2 | 5 |
| Ganache | 1lb 5oz | 2lb 5oz | 3lb 5oz | 4lb 7oz | 5lb 8oz | 6lb 12oz | 7lb 14oz | 8lb 15oz | 9lb 15oz |
| Fondant | 1lb 4oz | 1lb 10oz | 1lb 14oz | 2lb 2oz | 2lb 12 oz | 3 lb 3oz | 3 lb 8oz | 4lb 2oz | 4 lb 11oz |