The Sugar paste cake covering guides below are for general guidance only. Depending on which brand of Sugar Paste you may be using, the manufacturer may offer slightly different guidelines. For example, Massa Ticino and Sarachino say there Sugar paste can be rolled thinner & still give a nice finish to your cakes.
The tables below are based on approximately 4″ deep cakes, and the Sugar Paste is pinned to about 4mm thick. The Kilo/Gram weights when converted to lb/oz, have been round to the nearest oz.
Round Cakes
| Diameter | Sugar Paste grams | Sugar Paste lbs |
| 6″ | 500g | 1lb 2oz |
| 7″ | 750g | 1lb 11oz |
| 8″ | 900g | 2lb |
| 9″ | 1kg | 2lb 4oz |
| 10″ | 1.25kg | 2lb 12oz |
| 11″ | 1.5kg | 3lb 5oz |
| 12″ | 1.85kg | 4lb 2oz |
| 13″ | 2.25kg | 5lb |
| 14″ | 2.75kg | 6lb 1oz |
Square Cakes
| Size | Sugar Paste grams | Sugar Paste lbs |
| 6″ | 550g | 1lb 4oz |
| 7″ | 800g | 1lb 12oz |
| 8″ | 1kg | 2lb 4oz |
| 9″ | 1.25kg | 2lb 12oz |
| 10″ | 1.5kg | 3lb 5oz |
| 11″ | 1.75kg | 3lb 14oz |
| 12″ | 2kg | 4lb 7oz |
| 13″ | 2.5kg | 5lb 8oz |
| 14″ | 3kg | 6lb 10oz |
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