I want a square cake. My recipe is for a 9" round pan, should I use an 8"

[barbara-in-va]

or a 9" square pan? Will one work better than the other?

 

[barbara-in-va]

Found it, thank you Linda Stradley!

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/bakingdish.htm

 

[marilynfl]

Barb, double the recipe & you can use a cookie sheet...

Then cut two square layers from it for a layered cake.

SaraBeth Levine does that. She can get a 3-layer 8" cake out of one 12" x 18" sheet pan of batter. Two layers are full circles and the third layer is two semi-circles put together. With icing, she claims no one ever knows the difference. And she doesn't have to torte the top to even the layers.

 

[joe]

Use an 8" square. I'm always happy to find a use for the geometry I had to learn.

The area of a 9" circle is 63.6 square inches. The area of an 8" square is 64 square inches--almost an exact match. (Assuming the heights are about the same the pans should hold the same amount.)

 

[dawnnys]

I like how you can use calculus to determine how long a turkey will

reach a certain internal temperature. That's about the only use I've ever found for it ;o)

 

[barbara-in-va]

Thanks Joe, No way I would have ever figured that out!

 

[joe]

Wow, I never got past algebra.