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How much batter for 6 inch, 8 inch, and 10 inch cakes???

post #1 of 14
7/12/09 at 10:54am
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I'm making a few 3-tiered cakes this week (base 10 inches, middle 8 inches, top 6 inches) and I'm just curious about how many cups of batter should go in each pan.

Thanks so much!
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post #2 of 14
7/12/09 at 11:08am
Round
6" 2C batter
8" 4 Cups
10" 6 Cups
12" 7 1/2 cups
14" 10Cups


Square

4" 1 1/2 cups
6" 3 cups
8" 6 cups
10" 8 cups
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post #3 of 14
7/12/09 at 11:13am
This is quite a handy link, it's got all the pan sizes and depths.

http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
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post #4 of 14
7/12/09 at 4:41pm
It depends on the recipe. Some recipes require only a bit of batter than regular.
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post #5 of 14
7/12/09 at 4:55pm
I use an ice cream/cookie dough scoop, in the largest size, to scoop batter into my pans. I record on each recipe how many scoops for each size cake I have made (6"round=3 scoops) which takes a lot of guess work out of it. Then, I also know how many times to multiply the recipe since I also record how many total scoop in each recipe. My chocolate cake batter is real thin and rises a lot, so it's a different calculation than my butter cakes, for instance. HTH icon_smile.gif
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post #6 of 14
7/12/09 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by RylanTy

It depends on the recipe. Some recipes require only a bit of batter than regular.




I Agree... some of my cake recipes take less batter than others...

Are you using a cake mix, scratch, extender recipe? it all depends...
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post #7 of 14
9/9/09 at 6:55am
I'm resurrecting this post, as I need to know myself how much batter to use for my cakes. I making an 8, 10 and 14 inch cake this weekend, and the pans are all 3 inches deep. I've decided to make the tiers 6 inches high, so I'll have to double up the cakes. I've looked at this link: http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-3-inch-pans.cfm and I'm confused..does it really take 19 cups of batter for a 14 inch cake??
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post #8 of 14
9/9/09 at 7:38am
Are you using cake mixes or scratch recipes? That definitely makes a difference in the amounts given on the chart. With pans that thick, I would use the insulating strips around the pans while baking for that long, or you will have some huge peaks of cake baked in the center and waste your batter.
I would try your 8" pan first, see how that measures up to the chart when baked, and go from there. In my experience, when I bake in 3" high pans, they don't always reach the full 3 inches after cooling. I make full 2" high cakes and layer them according to how tall I want the tier. HTH icon_smile.gif
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post #9 of 14
9/9/09 at 7:43am
I'm making mine from scratch.

I don't have a choice in pans at the moment, as I borrowed the ones I have as I won't have time to go and purchase 2 inch pans before Friday. The supply shop I go to is on the other side of the City (about an hour away).
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post #10 of 14
9/9/09 at 7:51am
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Originally Posted by buggus

I'm resurrecting this post, as I need to know myself how much batter to use for my cakes. I making an 8, 10 and 14 inch cake this weekend, and the pans are all 3 inches deep. I've decided to make the tiers 6 inches high, so I'll have to double up the cakes. I've looked at this link: http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-3-inch-pans.cfm and I'm confused..does it really take 19 cups of batter for a 14 inch cake??



Again, like already mentioned, it depends what recipe you use.
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post #11 of 14
9/9/09 at 8:16am
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Originally Posted by buggus

I'm making mine from scratch.

I don't have a choice in pans at the moment, as I borrowed the ones I have as I won't have time to go and purchase 2 inch pans before Friday. The supply shop I go to is on the other side of the City (about an hour away).



I have some 3 inch pans in my collection, but I just make a 2" layer. I would still try the 8" pan first, recording how much batter it takes and how high it bakes, and go from there.

Some recipes state they make 2-9" layers(usually 1-1 1/2" baked layers). I usually bake 2-8" cakes to get a little more height(again, depending on the recipe). And for the same recipe X1 usually bakes one 10" round.

I write down on each recipe how much batter it made(in cups or weight), what size and shape pan used, the baked height, and how many layers. That has REALLY helped me with the figuring!
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post #12 of 14
9/9/09 at 8:30am
It also depends on how high the recipe bakes up and how tall you need your layers. I like to have as close to two inch layers as I can get and I use two inch pans. I collar the pans so I can use more batter to ensure a tall layer even after leveling it. I fill my pans up to 1/4 inch from the top of the rim which you can still see through the parchment collar. That way after leveling and setteling my cakes are almost perfect two inch layers that I can fill stack up or torte and fill and stack, depending on the cake.

I always over fill(collared) but I always get the height I want.
I use 6" pan-2 1/2 cups batter
8" pan-5 cups batter
10"pan- 8 cups batter
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post #13 of 14
9/9/09 at 8:48am
If you are asking how much cake batter for different size cake pans then it truly depends on the recipe that you are using. The best suggestion is to experiment from the largest pan first and then work backwards. You will notice that the largest pan will not rise as much as the smaller pans (e.g 6") especially if you start going into dimensions like 14, 16, and 18" pans. One suggestion to keep your cakes level and even is to consistently use the Magic Cake Strips to ensure that you get a flat surface on your cakes. If you use these then there will be minimal waste and even texture to your cakes.

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post #14 of 14
2/19/13 at 3:57pm

I love Wilton round cake pans....and their batter measurements are perfect...whether I use a box mix or scratch mix....my problem is...I don't want to torte a cake, but I want to make my cakes just a wee bit smaller in height, so thinking about using two cups less batter per pan and hopefully I will still get the 1-in in height and not two inches that I normally get...for a 10-in round pan, it calls for 6 cups of batter, I am hoping 4 cup of batter will be fine...has anyone tried this for a 1-in high layer??

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