I'm posting this here hoping it will get more feedback than the Cake section. Iknow a few of you ladies have done the dessert bar so I'm looking for some advice on how much is enough vs. too much.
We are doing a dessert buffet in place of a sit down plated dessert. It will be available for the remainder of the evening. Approximately 9:30-1am. We are having Our Wedding Cupcakes, Assorted Pies, Strawberry trifle and other family made treats that we are bringing in. In Hopes not to waste, we are providing take home boxes for people to fill up with some goodies to take home as our favours.
We are now in the cake ordering process and I have NO idea how many cupcakes we will need. I'm thinking mini cupcakes becuase they are bitesize and easy to put in a box to take home. But how many do I need?
Also, I asked my mom, in addition to the pies supplied by the venue, to make pecan pies. She nearly died thinking about how many pies she'd have to make. I calmed her down and saying maybe 4 or 5, but doing the math, that would only be 32-40 pieces. Is that enough when you include the other pies?
I feel like I'm stuck. I don't want left overs and a lot of waste, but at the same time... I want to make sure if I'm telling people "please take some treats to go" there will be enough treats to take.
So... My question.
How many mini cupcakes and How many pies total do you think would be enough for dessert AND take home favours for 140 guests?
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