How Long Can Cake Batter Sit? Need Quick Answer!
Decorating By tonia3604 Updated 12 Apr 2009 , 12:07pm by vcm_9
It should be fine to sit until you finish baking the first one and get it out of the pan. That happens to me all the time! I have even stuck batter in the fridge for an hour or so and still had it bake up just fine.
Hope that helps! Maybe someone else out there knows more about this than I do!
When I was a home baker, I'd have 6 or 8 or 10 pans lined up on the counter, filled with batter, waiting their turn in the oven. It can sit for quite a long time. I keep leftover batter in the frig for a few days and it's still ok (oh wait ... I'm a mix baker and that might make a difference if you're a scratch baker).
I would not be overly concerned about leaving chocolate batter sitting out but I would not leave any batter that has folded egg whites in it sitting around for too long.
Batters with folded in egg whites should be put into the oven asap before the whites start to lose their whipped volume.
As a matter of fact, last night I baked a red velvet 6 inch square cake I had sitting in the fridge for two days. I had made a little too much batter and threw the leftover in the pan to do for tastings. I didnt have time to bake it till last night. It turned out fine!
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