what is 1/10 of a package of cake?

ploppersdf1
ploppersdf1 Posts: 89 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
ok, so i have budgeted all day for a slice of cake today. after making the cake, all it tells me is that 1/10 of the package is 280 calories. i feel like it should be 1/10 of the actual cake, but i feel like that is a HUGE slice of cake, and i don't want to be wrong and have an inaccurate cake intake. any suggestions?
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  • ploppersdf1
    ploppersdf1 Posts: 89 Member
    what do i log that as?
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    Nobody said you have to eat 1/10th of the package... you could just cut that piece in half... it will save you some calories. And it should be a nice yummy sized piece. :)
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    1/10 of the cake is exactly that. If you think that's too big, cut it in half or fourths and eat that. If you eat half, you would log it as half the calories of the 1/10 serving, if you eat 1/4 you would log it as 1/4 the serving. If 1/10 of the cake has 300 calories, 1/2 would be 150 and 1/4 would be 75.
  • sarashiveley
    sarashiveley Posts: 25 Member
    as half a serving? honestly, sometimes I put in more cals then I actually eat just in case I may go over. or you can always double your workouts for the next day?
  • fourtwingles
    fourtwingles Posts: 43 Member
    Take all of the calories in the entire package of cake mix, add in the calories for other ingredients like eggs, oil, etc. Then bake it. Slice into the number of servings you want, and divide that number by the calories you came up with by adding all the ingredients. Enjoy that piece of cake and give away the rest.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    Stating the obvious again but 1/10th of the cake is if you cut the cake into 10 pieces and only eat one. If that looks too big then great, just don't eat the whole thing and only log what you eat.

    Most importantly remember to enjoy your cake!!!
  • ploppersdf1
    ploppersdf1 Posts: 89 Member
    see you are right, it is obvious, but i felt like it was too obvious you know?
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    How do you cut a cake into 10 pieces? o.O I always use the recipe builder on this site, plug in the mix and all ingredients, and thenput in how many pieces I cut as the serving size. I usually cut 12 or 16 slices depending on size of pan.
  • michelle7673
    michelle7673 Posts: 370 Member
    It's not that obvious actually. Sometimes there is a calorie count for the packaged mix, and then an "as prepared" count. Does this box have that?
  • hgycta
    hgycta Posts: 3,013 Member
    Does it have a serving size in grams listed next to where it says 1/10th of the cake? If so, you can always take the weight in grams, and divide it by 28 to get your weight in ounces. You can then cut a slice and adjust it based on the weight, cutting either a bigger slice, smaller slice, or just keeping it and adjusting your recorded calories.
    I hope you find this helpful, it's what I do basically whenever I find it difficult to cut something evenly into x amount of slices...which is all the time!
  • LongIsland27itl
    LongIsland27itl Posts: 365 Member
    If you cut the cake into 10 pieces, that's your serving, one of those pieces
  • phieaglefan
    phieaglefan Posts: 107 Member
    Does it have a serving size in grams listed next to where it says 1/10th of the cake? If so, you can always take the weight in grams, and divide it by 28 to get your weight in ounces. You can then cut a slice and adjust it based on the weight, cutting either a bigger slice, smaller slice, or just keeping it and adjusting your recorded calories.
    I hope you find this helpful, it's what I do basically whenever I find it difficult to cut something evenly into x amount of slices...which is all the time!

    This.

    I've taken to weighing a lot of foods, even ones with set serving sizes. Best way would be to put all cake ingredients in the recipe builder. Get a total calorie count for the cake, weigh the cake (weigh the empty plate first) and divide by how ever many servings you choose. Then you know how much each individual serving should weigh!
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    ah yes, something im good at.

    look at the label, it will usually state serving size in grams as well. then use a food scale to weight out your piece.

    next i like to re-enter the item into the database and put a letter g at the end of the description in order to know that's the one i created, next enter the serving size in the database as a number in grams.

    now, the next time I feel like having a slice of cake, and you know i will, I can cut any size I want and enter it as an actual size in grams (yes, food scale required)
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    They mean 1/10 of the cake without frosting. you then have to add in the frosting.

    One tenth of a cake IS a big piece. Eat whatever part of that you want and add in the frosting.
  • Shellz31
    Shellz31 Posts: 214 Member
    Take all of the calories in the entire package of cake mix, add in the calories for other ingredients like eggs, oil, etc. Then bake it. Slice into the number of servings you want, and divide that number by the calories you came up with by adding all the ingredients. Enjoy that piece of cake and give away the rest.

    Exactly. Make sure you are counting ALL the ingredients and not just the cake mix. It sounds like maybe you are just looking at the cake mix calories, though I could be wrong as some packages add the ingredients for you.

    Either way, I really hope you ate and enjoyed the cake you've been saving calories for!!
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    oops, i didnt realize you were making the cake.

    create recipe, include all ingredients. weigh your empty container before baking cake.

    when done, weigh entire cake and subtract the container weight. Now you have the weight of your cake. Next, divide total weight of cake by 8 (Eight is a good number to cut a cake into slices) and that number can serve as your serving size (1/8 of cake) when creating your recipe. Be sure to enter the serving size as grams.

    now anytime you want any size of slice, you can just weight out your slice on the food scale and enter into your diary the grams eaten to get your calorie content.

    You'll have to scroll below serving size when entering into your diary and look for the 1 g unit so as to say, yes, I'm eating 100g of cake today.
  • mindydaile
    mindydaile Posts: 8 Member
    How do you cut a cake into 10 pieces?

    Is this an actual serious question?
  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    How do you cut a cake into 10 pieces?

    Is this an actual serious question?
    I think they meal ten EQUAL pieces, which is honestly kind of a pain. I wish they'd do 8 slices as a serving or something.
  • beesareyellow
    beesareyellow Posts: 335 Member
    Cut it in half, then cut each half into 5 pieces... should be easy to eyeball. Any other tough questions like "what is 1/2 a serving of 4oz?"

    42. It's always the answer.

    I love a girl who knows where her towel is!
  • debbiealbano
    debbiealbano Posts: 1 Member
    But what if I don’t want to make the entire cake? I only like to have cake every once in a while. I like to make mug cake with diet soda. I’m the only one eating this cake and I don’t want it to go bad. And I don’t want to freeze it. Does anyone have a real answer?
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    Eat the cake and enjoy it/
  • shaunshaikh
    shaunshaikh Posts: 616 Member
    Sounds to me like 1/10 of what is in the package by weight is 280 calories. Any eggs or milk or whatever you add to that package content contributes to the calories of a slice of cake that you make. Without knowing the recipe or food label I don’t know what else we can tell you to be honest.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    can you post the link to the cake mix?
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    edited November 2017
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    can you post the link to the cake mix?

    I really hope they aren't still trying to eat that cake 4 years later! :)
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