4" Pan

Decorating By kiki36 Updated 5 Jun 2007 , 4:22am by KoryAK

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kiki36 Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 1:25am
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I went and brought a set of 4" pans (9,10,&12) Now my question is how much cake mix do I need to fill them. Do any other of my fellowCC's out there have these pans? I brought them because I thought it was different but is/will it be profitable.

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jelacop Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 2:02am
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I would think since it normally takes 1 cake mix to fill two 8 inch pans than 1 and a little bit more should do it. It takes 1 cake mix to fill one 10 inch pan, so I would think two should do it in one 4 inch cake pan. Lastly, it should be 2.5 cake mixes for the 11 inch, or which ever size is next. I am not sure that there would be in difference as far as price effective goes. I hope this helps.

*I fill my cake pans about 3/4 full. Just remember the cakes will take longer to bake. I suggest using a cake belt, so the cake won't dome so much.

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sweetcakes Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 2:04am
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i have generlly thought that 4" cake pans were used for baking fruit cake, or cakes that bake for several hours. i think you will have to experiment with sponge cake.

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KoryAK Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 4:02am
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I would be afraid that it would be too dry after baking so long with such a deep cake... good luck! icon_smile.gif

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kiki36 Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 4:25am
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To me it would seem I just wasted my money icon_mad.gif so the 3" is better to use? (for wedding and birthday cake)

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melysa Posted 4 Jun 2007 , 4:36am
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i just use 2 inch pans and put two on top of each other. torted 3 times and iced, my cakes are nice an uniform at 5-6" tall. if you bake in such a deep pan, it would seem to take a long time and i imagine that they would be dry on the outer edges, unbaked in the middle...to rise 4" inches, wow, i dont think its the greatest idea. it would probably take less time to bake the 2" pans twice.

the other better option in my opinion would be the three inch deep pans, and torte twice to end up with a four inch cake.

i didnt even know four inch deep pans existed. ...

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KoryAK Posted 5 Jun 2007 , 4:22am
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Not wasted wasted... you can always bake a 2 or 3" tall cake in a 4" pan, just don't fill it so high icon_smile.gif

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