How to cut a sponge cake

Cutting a sponge cake to get the maximum amount of portions can be tricky but if you use this 'grid pattern' then you'll always get neat and even portions for all your guests! Start by using a sharp, thin knife and wipe between cuts. With the trend being towards deeper cakes, we've portioned the cake in our video into 1" x 1" slices but most sponge guides (like the one below) allow for 2" x 1" as a guide:

Our Cakeulator offers a quick and easy way to work out how many portions are in different sizes of cake, just enter in your cake sizes and it'll automatically calculate how many portions your cakes will feed!

Watch our handy video on how to cut a sponge cake to get the maximum amount of portions for each cake: