Is there any kind of chart or measurement guide that tells you how much batter you'll need for different sized cake pans. It seems that most recipes make enough for 2 9" cake pans but what if your pan is much smaller or much bigger--and do most bakers use a 3" depth pan? Is that standard?

Everything you ever wanted to know about baking, assembling and decorating your first tiered/stacked/layer cake:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-605188-.html

Just click on the Wilton cake preparation links in the above threads. They give batter requirements by pan sizes and so much more.

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