Help! How Much Batter For A 16X22" Pan???
Baking By DessertsByLauren Updated 20 Jul 2011 , 3:20am by DessertsByLauren
Hey everyone! I really need some help here! I'm planning to bake my daughters Mickey themed cake. It's going to be 2 tiers, 4 layers each and I decided to go out and get a larger sheet pan so I can cut my baking time in half.
I got 2 16x22" pans so I only have to bake 4 cakes and then I have cake rings to cut the 8" and 10" cakes out. I plan to use Ina's chocolate cake recipe (which makes 2- 8" cakes) and a classic yellow cake (also makes 2- 8" cakes). I've baked the yellow before in a quarter sheet pan with no problems. If anything, it was a little too much batter. But I don't know if it's enough for this larger size. 
Please help!!!! I've been Googling all afternoon and I can't find anything! Thanks!!!
Here's Wilton's chart. It lists a 14 x 22 pan needs 16cups of batter, so you'll need a bit more than that for the larger 16x22
http://www.wilton.com/cakes/making-cakes/baking-wedding-cake-2-inch-pans.cfm
I got 2 16x22" pans so I only have to bake 4 cakes and then I have cake rings to cut the 8" and 10" cakes out.
If you torte the cakes you should only need to bake 2 of each size. For example, If I'm baking a 2 tiered cake I bake 4 layers (2 of each size) and I torte each layer so that I end up with 4 layers of each size cake.
I think if you bake 4- 16x22's you'll have a lot of wasted cake.
Do you have 8" and 10" pans? I'd bake 2-8" layers and 2-10" layers, torte them (slice in half) fill and ice. You'll end up with 4 layers of cake and 3 layers of filling for each tier.
It's a lot less baking than trying to bake 4 large sheet cakes, since most people can bake 2 of each of these sizes at a time.
HTH
Thanks for the info about the pan size. I was on Wilton and I didn't even think to look at what it said for smaller pans, even slightly smaller. I just kept looking up 16x22. lol
If the cake comes out thick enough, I can definitely tort it. But believe me, I never have wasted cake! I make cake balls and pop them in the freezer in vacuum sealed bags! They last a really long time and never get freezer burned in the food saver bags!
Before you fill the pan, did you make sure it fits in your oven?
LOL Yes! I measured my oven before I bought the pan! It fits!
Before you fill the pan, did you make sure it fits in your oven?
LOL Yes! I measured my oven before I bought the pan! It fits!
Great!
Wouldn't have been the first time that little detail was overlooked. 
Before you fill the pan, did you make sure it fits in your oven?
LOL Yes! I measured my oven before I bought the pan! It fits!
Great!
Wouldn't have been the first time that little detail was overlooked.
LOL I believe it! I almost did that a few years back! I was going to buy a 20" round pan to make a roulette cake but figured i'd measure the oven first... just in case. Turned out, it wouldn't have been deep enough. LOL So glad I thought to measure it first!
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