About The Amount Of Batter To Use And Amount Of Oil To Use!

Decorating By rajinaren Updated 21 Aug 2006 , 9:58pm by kjgjam22

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rajinaren Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:01pm
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Dear friends!
I am going to bake 12*18 2inch cake. I am going to use the Box mix. How much boxes should i use to fill the pan. How many servings will it yeild. I heard people use flower nail as heating core. Dose that work. Really nee help with it...since its my first time doing this big cake. And i am going to do 2 cakes. Please help.In this site somebody told we are sopposed to use less oil when doing 2 boxes and rest of the ingredients are the same.

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mbelgard Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:05pm
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I use two mixes in a 9X13 so I think you would double that for a 12X18 to 4.
I always follow the directions for the cake mix, doubling if I'm mixing 2 at a time and it works fine for me.

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bkdcakes Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:10pm
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I use 3 Duncan Hines mixes for a 12 x 18. A mentor of mine told me to use only 2 Tablespoons of oil per mix, so that is what I do & it works well for me.

Good luck!

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cakesbybert Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:12pm
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For a 12x18 I use three (3) box mixes, and the same amount of oil as called for in recipes. I usually use 1 extra egg for each box mix though.

I've found if I use 4 mixes it will run over the sides.

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MelissaLynn Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:13pm
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Can't help you with the cake mix question since I do nothing but scratch cakes now, but I ususally double a recipe for my 12x18s. As far a the flower nail goes, definitely use them. I discovered that using three works better than using only two. Good luck! These are fun to bake!

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jackfrost Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:54pm
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I have the best luck with DH Butter Gold, 2 boxes mix, 2 cups sour cream, 3/4 c sugar 8 whole eggs, 1/2 c milk and 2 sticks of butter melted. I get a nice full cake in the 12x18 pan. I have never heard of using the flower nail as a heating core, I will try that the next time.

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kjgjam22 Posted 21 Aug 2006 , 9:58pm
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i cant answer the oil part because i only bake scratch cakes. but for the pan i use whats equivalent to three mixes. i also collar the pan with parchment...no spill over that way.

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