How big is a piece of cake?

jayliospecky

One slice of Great Wall Chocolate Cake at P.F. Changs has 1440 calories and 68 grams of fat (per the website). It is also supposed to be four servings (bahahahaaha....).

Challenge accepted.

LiftAllThePizzas

But there are times when you can't weigh it, and then you just have to estimate that it is an average slice of average chocolate or whatever sort cake and go with that.

I mean you don't have your scales with you at birthday parties or in little cafes that sell home made cake.

Some people are more committed to weight loss than others I guess.

Yes! If you don't carry scales to work, school, cafes, and birthday parties, you lack commitment :indifferent: :flowerforyou:

And Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes. Don't forget those.

tigerblue

First pretty much all calorie logging is an estimate to some degree.

Most cake mix boxes will tell how many servings. Make up one of those and portion it out. Then let that be your guide for a one serving size piece of cake.

Still an estimate but it will get you in the ballpark.

ThatSoundsHard

Well, a lot of the time, you can look at the "1 container" and see how many pieces is in an entire cake, then you'll know.

I only do this with a store bought cake or a box mix. If I made my own then I build a recipe.

Most restaurants in Canada, anyway, who buy their cakes/desserts usually get them from one company called "WOW desserts" So if you order a piece of cake has a name like "chocolate Cadillac" you can usually find it under wow desserts. - I've worked in many, many kitchens from prince edward island to alberta and most places who don't bake their own use WOW.

When all else fails: Guesstimate!

3foldchord

Did you know that there is a slice of cake made out of gold in Stockholm that they keep under a glass dome that is the official "SI Slice of Cake" ? And don't even ask what happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level.

What happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level?

you think that's bad... take that slice of cake to the moon or Jupiter and see how much it weighs then....

This is why I only eat cake in fully submerged submarines.

melissalatzel24

i browse through cake options that myfitnesspal enters, not members entries.

(they give grams , etc etc and have entries such as brownies, pound, sponge, chocolate with frosting, with out frosting...

try type in 'cakes' and see the ones without the asterisk are the correct mfp entries

melissalatzel24

cake not cakes sorry...

IronPhyllida

Not as big as you'd eyes would say but smaller than your stomach would. Or vice versa.

nutmegoreo

But there are times when you can't weigh it, and then you just have to estimate that it is an average slice of average chocolate or whatever sort cake and go with that.

I mean you don't have your scales with you at birthday parties or in little cafes that sell home made cake.

Some people are more committed to weight loss than others I guess.

Yes! If you don't carry scales to work, school, cafes, and birthday parties, you lack commitment :indifferent: :flowerforyou:

And Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes. Don't forget those.

Where is my cake? I was going to have it for breakfast... I am getting really HAAAANGRY over here!

:laugh:

nutmegoreo

Did you know that there is a slice of cake made out of gold in Stockholm that they keep under a glass dome that is the official "SI Slice of Cake" ? And don't even ask what happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level.

What happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level?

you think that's bad... take that slice of cake to the moon or Jupiter and see how much it weighs then....

This is why I only eat cake in fully submerged submarines.

Isn't that expensive though? I guess I am just not as committed

brower47

“Size matters not … Look at me. Judge me by size, do you?”

3foldchord

What happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level?

you think that's bad... take that slice of cake to the moon or Jupiter and see how much it weighs then....

This is why I only eat cake in fully submerged submarines.

Isn't that expensive though? I guess I am just not as committed

if you wanted it badly enough you'd be committed to finding a way.
:glasses:

sloth3toes

If it's a DQ cake, what's missing in the pic, is one slice.

TheFinalThird

One slice of Great Wall Chocolate Cake at P.F. Changs has 1440 calories and 68 grams of fat (per the website). It is also supposed to be four servings (bahahahaaha....).

Challenge accepted.

I love you!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou::flowerforyou:

allaboutthecake

Me wants me cake

but but but but :sad: :sad: :sad:

allaboutthecake

But there are times when you can't weigh it, and then you just have to estimate that it is an average slice of average chocolate or whatever sort cake and go with that.

I mean you don't have your scales with you at birthday parties or in little cafes that sell home made cake.

Some people are more committed to weight loss than others I guess.

Yes! If you don't carry scales to work, school, cafes, and birthday parties, you lack commitment :indifferent: :flowerforyou:

There, there, there.....:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: kitty make it all better!

Manda_1986

Did you know that there is a slice of cake made out of gold in Stockholm that they keep under a glass dome that is the official "SI Slice of Cake" ? And don't even ask what happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level.

What happens once you're past 1 mile above sea level?

you think that's bad... take that slice of cake to the moon or Jupiter and see how much it weighs then....

This is why I only eat cake in fully submerged submarines.

Haha love it

lambchristie

Whats with the thousands of cake entries in the database that are measured by "1 slice" with no weights?

For a box mix such as Duncan Hines ... its 1/12 of the cake. Don't forget to add frosting in as another line item.

nutmegoreo

But there are times when you can't weigh it, and then you just have to estimate that it is an average slice of average chocolate or whatever sort cake and go with that.

I mean you don't have your scales with you at birthday parties or in little cafes that sell home made cake.

Some people are more committed to weight loss than others I guess.

Yes! If you don't carry scales to work, school, cafes, and birthday parties, you lack commitment :indifferent: :flowerforyou:

There, there, there.....:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: kitty make it all better!

Cat slobber or not, I would still eat the cake. That is commitment :laugh:


Edited for clarity: cause that's how I roll

loriq41

OMG I can't love this enough..I am hoping that is not the face I make! lol