I need to bake several large sheet cakes 14x22x3. Which works better a box mix or a scratch recipe (and where do I find such a large recipe?) I only have a 6 quart kitchen aid mixer so i am guessing i do a couple of mixings? I ordered the pan from fatdaddys and it has yet to arrive but i am already nervous about the whole thing. I would love any in put. Thanks!!

First of all, make sure a pan that large will fit in your oven, sometimes they don't, and if not, you will have to bake 2 "halves" and put together. As far as receipes go, it's all in what you are used to doing, I do some of both- my white, chocolate, lemon, and german chocolate are mixes with the enhanced formula on here, all others are from scratch.

I would recommend using inverted flower nails in your pan to act as heating cores. When I did my friends' wedding cake the bottom tier was a 16" square and the pans are 3" deep so I had to do two mixings because I also have a smaller KitchenAid. I used WASC and just had to make lots of batter!

Thank you for the help! I am a bread baker at heart so this is very new territory for me! I looked at the wasc cake recipe and it looks like a winner to me! Going out to buy a couple of flower nails.... and to try the cake recipe so I can familiarize myself or maybe I just want cake Thank you!!

first things first, measure your oven!!! that's a BIG pan to fit into a regular oven (unleses you have a commercial oven)

otherwise, I would suggest at least 4 flower nails, maybe 5 placed like dots on a dice!

I hope this pan you ordered will fit into your oven. I use two 12 x 18 sheets and put them together side by side to make a 24 x 18. Each pan takes 3 cake mixes (I use Pillsbury or Betty Crocker) It's important to have this cake on a covered piece of plywood for stability in my opinion. That will alleviate any cracking problems.

Ditto everything everyone said. Dont forget to spray your flower nails before putting them in too.

I have also found that lining the pan with parchment paper makes handling the cake easier (and less prone to cracking) when it's out of the pan - just leave it on until you're done flipping etc. and it's on your cake board.

First off let me thank everyone for all the great responses! I had measured my oven before ordering the pan and it fit (a bit close but it fit). I used the inverted nails, I only have two, and the wasc cake as suggested, I used 3 box mixes and increased the recipe from there....and wow! It turned out beautiful! I could have added more batter but for the maiden voyage with this huge pan it worked beautiful!! Love the cake recipe!
What a great site! Thank you all, once again for all the help!!