Cut #1 – Down the center of the cake (vertically) leaving two equal halves.
Cut #2 – Across the center of the cake (horizontally) leaving four equal slices.
Cut #3 – Through the middle edge of the cake slicing all four of the pieces in equal halves, leaving eight equal slices (four equal tops and four equal bottoms).
30 Comments on "Three Cuts to Turn a Round Cake Into Eight Equal Slices"
Rashmikant Shah says
May 25, 2014 @ 14:47
First cut makes Two circles (inner circle will have 2/3 radius) and two more cuts perpendicular to each other will result in 8 equal pieces
Rashmikant Shah says
May 26, 2014 @ 11:42
First cut makes TWO halves. Place both halves one above another and make a cut making FOUR pieces. Place these four pieces one above other and cut them to make EIGHT equal size pieces.
crazy says
May 26, 2014 @ 13:34
It is really four not three. I tried it and it was four
Dan says
May 26, 2014 @ 14:15
It only takes three cuts.
Rahul lamba says
October 7, 2014 @ 01:28
The “correct” answer is to cut the cake in quarters (4 pieces) using 2 of the cuts – one horizontally down the center of the cake and the other vertically down the center of the cake. This will leave you with 4 pieces (or slices) of cake. Then, you can take all 4 pieces and arrange them in a stack that is 4 pieces high. Finally, you can just cut that stack of 4 pieces in half – using your third and final cut – and then you will end up with 8 pieces of cake!
StrayzGamer says
October 22, 2014 @ 16:22
You could think it as a donut with the hole filled in, so when you make a slice down the middle and two on the left and right going vertically, you have 8 slices because the hole is filled in. :)
Celia says
May 14, 2015 @ 15:22
Cut it vertically, then horizontally, then through the middle.
Ciel Takuro Yuki says
July 8, 2015 @ 10:03
neat
cut master says
August 5, 2015 @ 12:45
It is so easy guys
Bonnie says
February 13, 2016 @ 17:38
No need for cake stacking or cutting circles out of circles. Think of the cake as a cylinder. Slice the cylinder into quarters as you normally would cut a cake. Then, slice the cylinder into two cylinders by making a cut halfway between the top and bottom of the cake. You’re left with eight pieces of cake, all in the shape of a quarter circle half as tall as the original cake was.
Gemini says
March 31, 2016 @ 20:42
OK OK I think I got it.?
Yasmin says
May 5, 2016 @ 04:55
Thanks guys, this is my homework lol???
kjs68 says
May 10, 2016 @ 21:20
Really? Slow thinkers? First. If you cut a 2 layer cake with icing on it, horizontally through the middle, the result is icing on the top 4 pieces and no icing on the bottom four. Not a fair shake for the last four cake eaters.
Rocky says
June 6, 2016 @ 05:49
open your mouth and get these sliced cakes in your mouth and just shut up
shanky says
June 29, 2016 @ 08:33
Bonnie should provide the video to explain it.
Danny says
July 28, 2016 @ 11:53
But what if it’s a Victoria sponge cake or any other type of cake with a messy middle?
Dan says
July 28, 2016 @ 20:33
Then…you would have a mess? :)
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