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Cake Baking, Cutting & Serving Guide - 2 in. Deep Pans

Jackie
By: Jackie
Posted 6/29/04 • Last updated 6/29/04 • 4182 views • 10 comments

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Baking Times, Batter Amounts & Number of Servings One cake mix yields 4 to 5 1/2 cups of batter. Pans are usually filled 1/2 to 2/3 full; 3" deep pans should be filled only 1/2 full. Batter amounts on these charts are for pans 2/3 full of batter. For large cakes, always check for doneness after they have baked for 1 hour.
Note: For Pans 11" and larger, use a heating core when baking. The charts below show baking information and serving amounts for both 2-inch pans and 3-inch high pans. The figures for 2-inch pans are based on a 2-layer or 4-inch depth cake. The figures for 3-inch pans are based on a 1-layer cake which has been torted and filled to reach a 3-inch depth. The serving amounts listed are based on party-sized portions of approximately 1-1/2 x 2 inches or wedding-sized portions which are cut smaller, about 1 x 2 inches. You may wish to cut larger or smaller pieces, depending on whether you are using a 4-inch layer or a 3-inch layer. The number of servings given is meant as a guide only.
Pan Shape Pan Size Servings 2 layer Cups Batter for 1 layer Baking Temps. Baking Time Minutes Approx. Cups Icing to Ice & Decorate 2 Layer Cake

Oval

7 3/4" x 5 3/8"

13

2 1/2

350

25-30

3

10 3/4" x 7 7/8"

26

5

350

25-30

4

13 1/2" x 9 7/8"

45

8

350

35-40

5 1/2

16 1/2" x 12 3/8"

70

11

325

40-45

7 1/2

Round

6"

12

2

350

25-30

3

8"

24

3

350

30-35

4

9"

32

5 1/2

350

30-35

4 1/2

10"

38

6

350

35-40

5

12"

56

7 1/2

350

35-40

6

14"

78

10

325

50-55

7 1/2

16"

100

15

325

55-60

9

Petal

6"

8

1 1/2

350

25-30

4

9"

18

3 1/2

350

35-40

6

12"

40

7

350

35-40

9

15"

64

12

325

50-55

11

Hexagon

9"

26

3 1/2

350

35-40

5

12"

40

6

350

40-45

6

15"

70

11

325

40-45

9

Heart

6"

14

1 1/2

350

25-30

3 1/2

8"

22

3 1/2

350

30-35

4 1/2

9"

28

4

350

30-35

6

10"

38

5

350

30-35

8 1/2

12"

56

8

325

45-50

9

14"

72

10

325

45-50

10

15"

74

11

325

40-45

11

16"

94

12 1/2

325

40-45

12

Square

6"

18

2

350

30-35

3 1/2

8"

32

4

350

35-40

4 1/2

10"

50

6

350

35-40

6

12"

72

10

350

40-45

7 1/2

14"

98

13 1/2

325

45-50

9 1/2

16"

128

15 1/2

325

50-55

11

18"

162

18

325

60-65

13
*Batter for each half round pan ** Four half rounds Note: For Pans 10" and larger, use a heating core when baking.

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Comments (10)

Anonymous 8/21/09 at 5:16pm
I love this cake size, servings & baking table! It has a lot of great information but, I don't see any sheet cakes on it. Can someone help with this? On other sites I have seen the number of servings for a quarter sheet cake run from 16 to 24 servings.
Anonymous 2/6/10 at 5:39pm
Thank you this was just what i needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous 3/2/10 at 11:37am
Thank you! Nice to have it all in one place!
Anonymous 3/12/10 at 10:13pm
I'm trying to work out servings for large pans - 22, 24 and have found a huge discrepancy amongst serving charts. This one http://www.ladycakes.com/earlene's_chart.htm seems to be very popular but does anyone know what size servings it calculates for? I use the chart listed above but am wondering if it is realistic now that I look at others....thoughts anyone?
Anonymous 6/11/10 at 8:01pm
Thank you for the post! Very happy to have all in one spot! Cheers!
Anonymous 7/18/10 at 12:51pm
Can we get this updated to include the newer shaped pans (star, pillow, paisly, etc)? Thanks!
Anonymous 8/2/10 at 5:08pm
Is there standard rule for adjusting oven temperatures when baking different sized cakes at the same time? I've tried keeping the same temperature when baking a 6" and 8", while sticking to the times on this chart, and it always takes longer to bake and the cakes get darker.
Anonymous 1/31/11 at 6:03pm
pLEASE SOMEONE REPLY PARTY OF 40 ADULTS AND 25 KIDS... ROUND PANS... 12 AND 9 SHOULD BE OK? OE 12X10... NEED TO MAKE JUST 2 TIER pLEASE HELP
Anonymous 2/24/11 at 4:05pm
Thank you for the info! Great to be able to keep it all in one place!
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