Round Cake Pans Walmart (2024)

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What is the most common round cake pan? ›

Welsh recommends a nine-inch pan as the standard for a round cake, so purchase two that will come in handy when you're preparing most layer cake recipes, such as our Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Frosting.

An 8” square pan and 9” round pan can be used interchangeably for cake and bar recipes. A recipe written for a 9” x 13” pan can also be made in two 9” round pans; one 9” round and one 8” round, or two 8” round pans.

A round cake pan is the pan that you'd use to make a classic layer cake or round birthday cake. The most common sizes 8 or 9 inches, but they come in a huge variety of sizes, which can be used to make cakes of varying tiers or size.

If the recipe calls for a 9-inch round and you are using an 8-inch round, the batter will be deeper and need to bake a little longer.

For example, if a 9×13 inch pan is 117 square inches and a 9-inch round pan is 63.5 square inches, you can be confident that the volume from one 9×13 inch pan can fit into TWO 9-inch round pans (approximately 120 square inches total).

In this way you do not have to make any drastic changes in baking times and temperatures. For example; you could substitute a 8 x 8 x 1 1/2 inch square pan (6 cups) for a 8 x 2 inch round pan (6 cups) without changing the baking time or oven temperature stated in the original recipe.

A standard cake mix will make two 9" rounds, but you don't have to follow the rules. Use a springform pan (which makes for a taller, prouder cake), a Bundt pan for instant decoration, an extra-long loaf pan or two standard ones, or a muffin tin to make cupcakes.

How full do you fill a cake pan? To leave room for your cakes to rise, we suggest filling your pans no more than 2/3 full with batter (a little more than half way). Some recipes might state differently, but this is a good rule of thumb for cakes, cupcakes, muffins and sheet cakes.

For yield of 2 12 x 12 inch square cakes, you would use 2 cake mixes. For 2 9 inch round cakes, you would use only 1(one) cake mix.

How do you get a cake out of a round pan without breaking it? ›

Put It on Ice

Instead of applying gentle warmth to your cake pan, try a cold treatment. Turn the pan upside-down on a plate or cooling rack, and then set a bowl of ice cubes atop the inverted cake pan. After a few minutes of this quick-freeze technique, the whole cake should come out.

If you're unsure exactly how big your square cake pan is, simply measure the length of the pan - from the inside lip on one side of the pan to the inside lip on the opposite side.

The sizes we usually suggest for our layer cake recipes are 20-25cm/8-10in diameter. It's handy to have up to four of these in your cupboard so that you can bake layer cakes quicker, but this will also depend on the size of your oven and the number of oven shelves you have available.

You can use a variety of different pans to make cakes: loaf pans, bundt pans, cupcake pans and even 9x13 casserole dishes.

Metal bakeware is often preferred because of its ability to heat up quickly, produce evenly baked goods, and cool down quickly. The nonstick surface is convenient, especially for novice bakers and cooks. Finally, the metal may be able to withstand a higher temperature than other options in glass or ceramic.

For a rectangle, simply take the measurements of the long side and the short side of a rectangular one and multiply them, i.e. 9x13=117 square inches. From this you can see that you can substitute two 8” pans for the 9”x13” one as 2x64 = 128 square inches which is close enough.