Cupcakes vs sheet cake

We still plan to do a small 2 tiered cake where we get to cut and keep the top, but I just can't afford $3.50+ a slice (plus delivery) for all 150 guests.

Personally, I'd prefer sheet cake. I'm the least graceful person on the planet and I don't think I can eat a cupcake without making a mess. (Yeah, yeah, I could just use a fork, but that seems to defeat the purpose of a cupcake...)

Me with cupcake:

I'd think sheet cake is cheaper. We're also doing a 3-tier cake, and then a sheet cake for the rest. They'll just mix them all together when serving and hopefully people don't realize. And if they do, well, eh.

I prefer cupcakes because you get more frosting. Frosting > cake

We did a small cake with cupcakes...

It looks great, you don't have to worry about large tiered cakes...but the downside was, I ordered 100 cupcakes, and for some reason, they only put out 50,..so guests did not take multiple flavors that were available to them because they thought there would not be enough. So if you do cupcakes, I would instruct your coordinator to have them all out, if possible.

we also ran into the fact that the "older" crowd waited to receive a cupcake/slice of cake instead of helping themselves

If it is cake and has icing, I don't have a preference on how it is displayed in front of me. I do like the look of some of the cupcake displays. I do think sheet cake will end up being cheaper though.

We are doing an 8in cake for cutting, and then ordered cupcakes in almond, choc, and spice.

You don't have to pay anyone for cutting, because guests can simply grab a cupcake.

We also used a baker that works from her home, so we saved a bundle doing this.

for the 8in cutting cake, 112 cupcakes, the use of her cupcake towers, 100 rose shaped cream mints, and her delivery and setup I paid $238.

Hate cupcakes, sorry. But I'm also not a sheet cake fan; slabs of sheet cake don't resemble 'your' cake in any way, format wise, and the concept of a wedding cake is that your guests share yours.

cupcakes will probably cost you more but for some reason, that makes more sense to me. Sheet cakes look like the office birthday party.

Thanks for the input so far! I believe we'll be able to afford cupcakes or sheet cake, just curious which guests prefer / would seem most appropriate

I'm doing a small cake & cupcakes!!! I'm thinking one of our cupcakes selections might be these.....

When we priced it out, cupcakes were $1 each and sheet cake was like 46 cents per serving. Sooooo....sheet cake it is!

Personally, I'm making a small cake for cutting (1 or 2 tiers) and then cupcakes. I just think cupcakes are the perfect size and easy to distribute!

I might be biased since we had cupcakes, but I do think cupcakes look better presentation-wise. Plus, I just really like cupcakes.

AND you can do multiple flavors with cupcakes, which you wouldn't be able to do with a sheet cake. I mean you can maybe have half vanilla and half chocolate, but that's it and you only get one icing.

ETA: But as a guest, no I wouldn't have a preference. Cake is cake and I'm good.

I did cupcakes and guest loved them. Budget wise thought cupcakes don't really save you any money. Where I live they average 2.50 to 4 a piece!

Cupcakes are the way to go. If you do get sheet cakes, don't forget to ask your venue if there is a cake cutting fee associated. ( Some charge because they have to serve it with their cutlery, extra dishes etc)

My cake is 3 tiers and then we are having sheet cake to fill in the rest. I'm also not saving the top.

I wish I did 2 tiers and all sheet cake. I let my my crazy-expensive-card box-buying-mother handle the cake b/c my IDGAF had set in.

I suggest cupcakes for a lower budget. A lot of place charge a cutting fee. I paid $300 for sheet cake and $350 for the cake cutting fee. I am currently making a cupcake stand, cupcakes and a small cutting cake for a wedding this weekend. People love cupcakes, they are portable and require to plate/knife, fork etc. More people will eat them from my experience.

I would go with sheet cake based on pricing in many cases.

If you're not dealing with a cutting fee, I'd say go for the sheet cake. Or better yet, get several plain cakes and put them on either a multilevel cake stand or a series of cake stands in different heights, with the taller ones smaller than the shorter ones. (See pictures, below.) You can decorate them with some plain organic flowers if you like. But using plain cakes instead of a fancy tiered wedding cake will save you about the same amount of money as a sheet cake, and will look more festive.

We are doing an 8inch cake for cutting and 10 dozen cupcakes in assorted flavors. our local baker is only charging us $63 and that is with delivery and set up