Cake pan help

[charliesmum]

If I wanted to bake a cake that requires, for instance, an 8 inch pan , but wanted to halve the recipe, would I then use a 4 inch pan instead. Or something else?

[udscoobychick]

For things that require a 8" square pan that I want to halve, I usually do them in a smaller loaf pan (8x4-ish) or a 6" round cake pan.

It's basic geometry: the area of an 8" square pan is 64 sq inches. So, you want something that's roughly 32 sq inches. A 4" square pan would only be 16 sq in.

If we're talking round pans, an 8" round pan is roughly 50 sq in. So, a 5 1/2" round pan would work well (~24 sq in.)...5" round pan would work, too, but the end product would be a bit thicker.

Just make sure you adjust your baking times! Small pans bake faster than large ones (assuming they're filled to about the same height).

[charliesmum]

Thanks for your help!

[charliesmum]

Thanks for your help!