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The most common springform pan is round and 9 inches (23 cm) across. Standard springform sizes hold about 10 cups for a 9 x 2 1/2-inch pan, 12 cups for a 9 x 3-inch pan and 12 cups for a 10 x 2 1/2-inch pan. This chart lists the common sizes and shows how to […]

In the United States, a full sheet pan is 26 x 18 inches, a two-thirds (three-quarter) sheet is 21 x 15, a half sheet is 18 x 13, a quarter sheet is 9 x 13 and an eighth sheet is about 9.5 x 6.5. The half sheet is the size most home recipes mean. This […]

To convert a round cake pan to a square one, match the volume: a 9-inch round (8 cups) goes into an 8×8 square (8 cups), a 10-inch round (11 cups) goes into a 9×9 square (10 cups) or a 10×10 (12 cups), and an 8-inch round (6 cups) matches an 8×8 square only when the […]

The fastest way to convert between baking pans is to compare their volumes. A 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan holds about 14 cups, a 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan 10 cups, an 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan 8 cups, and a 9 x 2-inch round 8 cups. Divide the volume of the […]

A standard 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan holds about 8 cups to the brim, and a standard muffin cup holds about 1/2 cup. That means one loaf of batter, filled the usual two-thirds, makes roughly a dozen or more muffins, and the bake drops from about an hour to about 20 minutes. Here […]