How deep should the pans be for a 4 tier wedding cake? 2 inches or 3 inches?

Question

I am looking to make a wedding cake, layered on top of each other the four tiers, not on pedestals, and wondered if 2 inches gives the cake enough depth or do I need to go 3 inches or more. Also looking for a great mud cake recipe to make it from. thanks

Answer 1

3 inch ones I think, sorry don't know what mud cake is.

Answer 2

the answer depends on the number of guests as well, if you make it with 2inch will it feed everyone? I would go 3 inches myself just to be sure and of course it will look better ...

This recipe is divine

serves 10

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped

1/2 cup brewed espresso or very strong coffee

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup bourbon

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Preheat oven to 350°F -  180c. Butter 12-cup Bundt pan. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Combine butter, chocolate and brewed espresso in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate and butter melt (mixture may look curdled). Remove from heat. Add sugar and bourbon. Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Gradually beat in chocolate mixture. Add flour mixture and stir just until blended. Transfer batter to pan; smooth top.

Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 45 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.

for extra moistness and flavour after cake is completely cooled, lay it upside down on clingwrap, and pour half a cup of kalhua/baileys/frangelico/cointreau or what ever you like and wrap tightly with glad wrap .. store in fridge over night .. Delicious