Advise for making a no. 5 cake please!

[OldishMotherHubbard]

Hello,

Have hired a number 5 cake tin from local shop for my daughter's 5th birthday, and was told I needed a 3 egg mix.

Just wondering if anyone has done this before, my DD wants a chocolate cake, with chocolate icing - does anyone have any idea about quantities, what temp. to cook at and length of time for cooking?

Also, whether to do one cake or sandwich two layers together?

I need to do a trial run tonight!

Needs to feed 30 children! (So might need to do 2 cakes!!)

Any advise much appreciated!

How big is the cake tin? 3 eggs is not going to make a very big cake. If the "5" isnt that big, you could make a baking tray size cake and put the "5" cake on the top of it.

It's 27cm long - the man in the shop suggested it would serve 15 (Although looks like about 10 decent size portions to me!).

Putting it on another larger cake is a good idea, I could maybe do 2 square cakes underneath...

3 egg mix means you weigh 3 eggs and use their weights in butter, sugar and flour (for basic Victoria sponge). Agree with positiveattitude though that it;s not going to make a very big cake.