Not Familiar With American Baking & Weight Terms
Decorating By bejewelled Updated 26 Sep 2006 , 8:20pm by itsacake
Hi there
I am not from the USA, but have enjoyed using some of the Wilton character pans. However the instructions often say they are a 1 mix pan - how much is "1 mix", I presume they are referring to a packet cake mix - are these all a standard size?. I have put as much cake batter into the tins as I think should go in, they rise in the middle, but not so much at the edges, meaning after I have levelled them, the cakes are not as high as they should be.
Also I see recipes I would like to try, that call for a certain number of sticks of butter. How much does a stick of butter weigh?. I would appreciate any help thanks.
If I'm not mistaken half a stick of butter is between 115grams to 120grams depending on what conversion chart you read.
As for the Wilton pans, I normally fill them 2/3 full and smooth the batter out to the edges so I don't get the 'peak' in the middle. Sometimes if my oven is too hot that will cause it to peak in the middle too. I brought an oven thermometer and it showed my oven is about 15 degrees hotter than it says. Ive had much more successes with my baking since!
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As a Brit who uses lots of American recipes, I can tell you that '1 stick' of butter is equivalent to 125g or half a'normal' sized bar. If you need any more help with working American terms out, just let me know, I have them all sorted now 
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Oh believe me, it's taken a lot of researching & experimentation to get the American recipes right, but once you know, it's better! I strongly suggest investing in a set of American measuring cups (available widely, even outside the USA!), it makes the whole process a lot more painless lol!
Thanks so much, now I can get started on those recipes. I'm from New Zealand too!
When we buy butter here, it is usually by the pound or 16 ounces. One stick equals 1/4 cup or 4 ounces. We will usually use glass measuring cups to measure liquid and the individual measuring cups to measure things like flour and sugar. There are 16 Tablespoons in one cup, which is 8 ounces, or 2 sticks of butter, example.
Thanks so much, I'll be able to get started on all those recipes now - only which one to start with?, the option are endless!.
One ounce is 28 grams. As someone else has already stated, a stick of butter is 1/4 pound which is four ounces, or 8 Tablspoons, so a stick of butter is 112 grams. ( A Tablespoon of butter weighs 14 grams.
Notice that Crisco (white vegetable shortening) weighs only 12 grams per Tablespoon, so a half cup of Crisco which would be 8 Tablespoons is only 92 grams. Crisco has less water content than butter, which is why there is a difference in weight.
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