Please note that the table shows how much the cake tin can hold when filled to brim. You should never fill a cake tin to the brim with batter. Batter should only come halfway up the sides of the cake tin (or two-thirds for denser cakes). For example, if the batter for a fluffy Victoria sponge measures 1 litre, then it should be poured into a cake tin with a capacity of 2 litres. So, if you’re looking for 6-inch cake tins, 8-inch cake tins, rectangle cake tins or some standard cake baking tins, we’ve got everything you could possibly want to perfect your bakes. What to look for in a cake tin The standard advice is to fill cake tins between half to two-thirds full with raw batter. Half-filled is best for light and fluffy cakes like Victoria sponge, as these will rise a lot in the oven. Two-thirds is best for denser cakes like banana cake, as these will not rise so much. Denser cakes are generally those that do not use the creaming method to blend granulated sugar into butter. For example, the methodology for making Jamaican ginger cake involves melting the sugar and butter in a pan. Most gluten-free cakes are naturally dense, and so cake tins should be filled two-thirds full if you are baking without wheat flour. I find the best way to get cake mix into awkwardly shaped tins is by using an ice cream scoop. You have more control over it and you’re less likely to get it all over your greaseproof paper and sides.

You should think carefully before using a different tin shape to the one specified in a recipe. Cakes that are cooked in round cake tins are usually intended to be light and fluffy, rather than dense and squidgy. Light and fluffy cakes like sponges contain equal amounts of sugar, fat, flour and eggs. This produces a dry crumb. Dense and squidgy cakes have a higher ratio of sugar, fat and liquid ingredients. This produces a moist crumb. If you cook a drier cake in a square cake tin, then it is danger of dying out at the corners by the time the centre is cooked. You can try to mitigate this by making the following adjustments: Using your rolling pin, gently lift up the icing and place gently over your cake. Start to smooth it with your hands in a ‘scooping up’ movement so as not to tear the edges. Then, carefully cut away the excess icing. All around the world the default shape for cakes is round. This is probably for historic reasons. Early cakes were just a form of bread, risen by yeast and enriched with eggs, honey, nuts and dried fruit. The dough was formed into balls and cooked on a flat surface like a griddle or hearthstone. This produced naturally flat, round cakes. Cake hoops only appeared in the seventeenth century, as a precursor to cake pans for moulding cakes into more uniform and presentable shapes. Place the cake tin face down on a work surface. Wrap a roll of baking paper up one side, across the base and down the other side. Cut from the roll (for a cake tin that is 8 inches wide and 3 inches high, this strip will be about 14 inches long). The cake calculator is designed for the home kitchen, and all you need to bake the cakes is a cake tin, a simple electric mixer or mixing bowl, a wooden spoon, a spatula and a handful of ingredients. The traybake and layer cake make up to 40 servings, and the cupcakes and fairy cakes make up to 24 cakes. If you're baking for larger numbers, simply re-run the calculator for a second batch.

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And there you have it! How to bake and ice a number cake start to finish! This madeira cake recipe will last up to two weeks from the day you bake it, about a week once split and filled and 3-4 days once you’ve cut into it. When it’s time to create an extra-special cake, look no further than our novelty cake bake trays and tins. We’ve got everything from fluted cake rings and braided Bundt tins to dinosaur cake moulds and cake pop kits - perfect for getting little ones interested in baking. Get as creative as you dare in the kitchen - you’ll find all the accessories you need to prepare, bake and decorate the cakes of your dreams online and in store. Traybakes are the perfect choice for kids’ parties. Mix up a sponge, bake it, decorate with frosting and sprinkles then serve directly from the tin - it’s an easy, less-mess win. Our cake bake trays cook evenly and, with helpful handles, are safe and simple to lift in and out of the oven. They’re also ideal for baking gooey brownies and make it extra easy to portion out your sweet treats into identical squares with the handy guidelines marked along each edge. Mini cake baking tins From mini sandwich tins and muffin trays to cake bake trays for little loaves, we’ve got all the baking equipment you could possibly need to create the cutest cakes. Whether you want to whip up a batch of six muffins or a tray of 24 bite-sized morsels, you’ll find plenty of choice in our wide range of mini cake tins and trays - including mini flan tins and small spring-clip tins that are ideal for individual celebration cakes. Novelty cake tinsplace a tray of water on the oven shelf below– this creates steam and distributes the temperature more evenly Recipes for larger layer cakes mix and bake one layer at a time, so you can mix a manageable amount of batter and re-use a single large tin. wrap the outside of the cake tin in baking strips (or a triple layer of brown paper)– this insulates the cake Due to the absence of corners, round cake tins hold around 25% less than square cake tins. In practical terms, this means that you need to go down one size when swapping a round cake tin for a square cake tin. That is, an 8″ round cake tin has the same capacity as a 7″ square cake tin. Conversely, you need to go up one size when swapping a square cake tin for a round cake tin. That is, an 8″ square cake tin has the same capacity as a 9″ round cake tin. To create a neat square, fold the strip of baking paper in half diagonally to create a triangle, and trim any excess. Open out.