I want to halve a cream cheese cake recipe, how do I adjust the pan size, so I can keep the same cake height?
I found a 9 inch cream cheese cake recipe I want to try for 12-15 people and I want to halve the quantities. How do I adjust the temperature, baking time and pan size? Thanks 🙂
Best Answer
Assuming you're baking in a round pan: The volume of a cylinder is pi * r^2 * h. You halve the volume and want to keep the height the same. That means you want to scale the radius of the pan by a factor of 1/sqrt(2). So for example, if the recipe is intended for a pan of diameter 25 cm it has radius 12.5 cm and you want to use a pan with radius 12.5*(1/sqrt(2))=8.8 cm, or diameter approximately 17.6 cm.
Adjusting the baking temperature and time is a bit trickier. I would start by lowering the temperature by about 25 degrees Celsius and start checking the cake with a pick about 15 minutes before the stated time in the recipe.
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How do you adjust baking cakes with different size pans?
Just increase the oven temp by 25 degrees F and decrease the bake time by a quarter. In this particular example, since your pan is 1 inch larger, more surface area will be exposed. The liquid in the cake batter will evaporate quicker, which means it will bake faster.How do you make a pan smaller?
Customize the size of your pan Make your pan smaller by creating a foil dam. Tear a long sheet and trim it to fit widthwise in your pan. Then fold the short side to create a wall, until you have the correct size pan.Can I use a 9 inch springform pan instead of a 10 inch?
9\xd72.5 inch springform pan holds 10 cups of batter, the same as a 10\xd72 inch round pan, 9\xd72 inch square pan, 11\xd77 inch pan, a 10\xd715 inch jelly roll pan.Does a smaller cake take less time to cook?
Cakes in larger pans will generally bake faster (about . 9 minutes per ounce of batter in a 10-inch pan), while cakes in smaller pans will often take longer (up to two minutes per ounce for a 6-inch pan).Converting your cake recipes for any size cake tin or cake pan
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