Really, honestly, no kidding this is absolutely the very last question today!

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cynupstateny

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How do you figure out what size baking pan to use for a recipe. My aunt uses a tube pan and I lent mine out. Recipe calls for

1 1/2 cups butter

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

4 cups flour

1 cup milk

about 4 cups fruit and nuts

I have a 9 cup bundt and several loaf pans of assorted sizes.

 
Add up the totals of your ingredients - measure out the same amt of water and pour into the pan...

Allow for the raising as it bakes. Hope this helps.

 
I don't think that would really work, Gayle. The flour and sugar dry take up

more room than when mixed with a liquid. I THINK she uses a 10 -12 cup tube pan but she's not home for me to ask. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 
Maybe not. Hum... It worked with me last May when I was making

caramel and fudge to wrap for wedding favors and I had to know just how deep the fudge would be in a particular pan.

Maybe someone else has a better answer for you. Sorry! smileys/smile.gif

 
Hey! Thanks for that list. I'm printing a copy and keeping that handy. I can't tell you how many

times I've wondered what the difference was.

 
This idea works if we can find a mapping for pans to weight. All the ingredients

add up to a total weight. I know some bakeries put their pans on a scale and add exactly the same amount of batter to each pan.

Others bakeries (like a French one that used to be in Albuquerque) would charge by the weight of the cake. They knew what it cost to combine the ingredients and what the whole batter weighed, so they charged by the ounce since each cake weighted slightly different. It didn't work to point out and ask for the biggest one.

Not that I would ever do that.

 
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