1. Using the correct pan size is key to successful baking. To determine the length, width or diameter of a pan, measure it across the top, from inside edge to inside edge. 2. The depth of a pan is ...

Rule No. 1 of baking is (almost) always this: Follow the recipe. As someone who shares recipes and frequently helps troubleshoot them, I’m a firm adherent to this adage. But . . . some rules are meant ...

Q. How do you adjust a cake recipe if you want to use a different size pan, such as using a 13-by-9-inch pan or cupcakes instead of two or three round cake pans? A. You don’t need to change the recipe ...

Baking is a complicated art. One false move could ruin your whole pie, cake, or batch of muffins. If you don’t have the exact size baking pan a recipe calls for, use the two-thirds rule as a guideline ...

Question: How do I judge cooking time when converting a cake recipe from layer pans to a bundt pan? Is there a formula? Answer: There’s no tried-and true formula, but Susan Purdy’s timing comparison ...

So you want to make the ultimate layered carrot cake … for a party of four. Or you want to morph that devil’s food cake into a 13×9 potluck dessert. How do you adapt recipes for different baking pan ...

Rule No. 1 of baking is (almost) always this: Follow the recipe. As someone who shares recipes and frequently helps troubleshoot them, I’m a firm adherent to this adage. But … some rules are meant to ...

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