SEARCHING FOR CAKE RECIPES FOR 12 INCH AND 14 INCH TINS

[Duke Ellington]

Hello all...

I have been searching online for recipes for larger cakes for cake sales and fund raising days where I work.
I am totally useless at maths and I say this because I did come across a web site that gave a formula for sizing up cakes but I panicked and closed the page down!!!!!!!!! Every recipe I have uses 7-9 inch tins.
I was hoping that someone might lead me in the direction of a really good book or a web page that would help me out.
Heres hoping...

Duke

[Duke Ellington]

[Nora42]

if you double up the recipe quantities you should get a sizable cake that fits the 14" tin but to be honest you might find it doesn't cook well in the middle unless you use a tray bake tin.

try goggling tray bake cakes they are easy to cut up for fetes and fairs.

I have been making Pam Corbins Big cakes all summer using a  9 " tin they are great recipes very reliable might be just as easy to cook two smaller cakes than one big one.

hope that helps
Nora

[squeezyjohn]

I have to say that I do the same sort of thing Nora!

Just double or maybe triple the quantities in a normal recipe for your biggest tin - and have a contingency small cake tin or cupcake cases to make sure you don't waste any if you've made too much mixture.

It will need longer cooking for the big tin though - exactly how much is never easy to guess but for a half hour bake I would generally up it to 45 minutes and then test with a knife to see if it comes out clean.  Covering the top with foil will stop a big cake from drying out at the top or burning the outside.

[Melbourne12]

Good rules of thumb as follows:

7" to 12" Multiply recipe by 3
7" to 14" Multiply recipe by 4
9" to 12" Multiply recipe by 2 (it'll come out a little thicker)
9" to 14" Multiply recipe by 2.5

That assumes that the thickness of the cake stays more or less the same, which is sensible to avoid undercooked middles.

[Obelixx]

This info about tin sizes and advice on cooking is on the BBC Good Food website which also has some tray bake recipes - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/conversion-guides#cake-tin