OK I have to make a 2 layer cake for class on Monday. It needs to be an 8 in cake. However all I have is a 8x3 inch pan. If I make two of those isn't my cake going to be really high? When all of you make two layer cakes do you use 2 in. or 3 in. pans?
It really depends on how high you want your cake, for example even if you make 2- 2" cake you you have to put a filling between it making it 4 1/2 to 5" tall anyway.
So unless you just want to 1/2 fill your 3" pan and make 2 cakes, fill and ice.
Good Luck
Personally I use the 2". If you want your cake to be 4" you could make two cakes cut both layers in half and only use three of them. Freeze the unsued piece for next time or make cake balls! After torting, filling and icing you will be a little over 4.
Melissa
If you have problems with the heigth of your cake.
You can make yourself some of those magic stips
with some old tea towels get them wet and place them around your cake.
The other things I have learned from the book: Bake from scratch in 1/2 the time is this: if you are using "aluminum" pans and bake at 400 instead of 350 it worked great for me, I get a great rise out of the cake and it hardly domes or cracks. You have to watch it about 1/2 way through it's normal amount of time and start to check it.
I used this method with a cake mix and the extender recipe and it was great.
Good Luck.
I would just use the 8x3" pan and torte and fill it. That's what I do when I demo for my course 1 class. It's really easy and it would be the perfect height and size. The bake even strips work great with the 3" high pan, too!
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