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Old 08-01-2013, 12:05
Smokeychan1
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Hi hope someone can help as google hasn't been very enlightening...perhaps my search skills are off this morning

Anyway, my mother has sent me a recipe for a loaf cake that uses a 1lb cake tin but I only have a 2lb sized tin. Logic says doubling the recipe should work (with added baking time of course), but I am not sure if weight/volume conversion is as straightforward as that. My other option is to use an 8" sandwich tin, which I think is equal to a 1lb loaf tin.

In short, do I want 2x, 1.5x or something else for a 2-pounder, or
Should I stick with the original recipe, using an 8" round tin.

If it helps the cake is an all-in-one using 4oz of everything.

TIA.
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Old 08-01-2013, 17:06
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I found this site when I was making a 3 tier wedding cake last year. Hope it helps..

http://www.cakebaker.co.uk/baking-ti...alculator.html
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Old 08-01-2013, 19:37
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I found this site when I was making a 3 tier wedding cake last year. Hope it helps..

http://www.cakebaker.co.uk/baking-ti...alculator.html
Great site, thanks for the lnk.
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Old 09-01-2013, 09:37
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Thanks Tess. Using the dimensions of tin sizes given on sale sites, I wanted 1.8x the quantity for a 2lb cake tin and should have used 1.2x for the round tin I eventually baked the cake in.

I'll bookmark this page for future reference
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