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12-20-2010, 11:46 PM | #1 |
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Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
I know I'm leaving this until the absolute last minute and I feel pretty dumb, but I was sure that Google would turn up something and it didn't.
If I want to make a basic oil cake or butter cake FROM SCRATCH, but half as big, can I just halve the recipe and bake it in a single round layer pan? If not, what do I need to do to convert it? My son's first birthday is tomorrow (Tuesday) and it's Monday night.
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12-20-2010, 11:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
Yes, you can.
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12-21-2010, 02:10 AM | #3 |
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Re: Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
Really? Anything with baking powder/soda/yeast... I'm not sure if it's that simple. Baking is all about chemistry. I would make the full recipe and stick the other half of the cake in the freezer, well wrapped. I did an extra cake back in September when I baked BIL's. It was sooo nice just to grab it out of the freezer for DH's birthday yesterday and slap some cream cheese icing on 'er!
ETA: Just did a bit of googling for you... http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/too...e-a-recipe.htm http://allrecipes.com/help/recipeinfo/scaling.aspx Last edited by Macky; 12-21-2010 at 02:16 AM. |
12-21-2010, 03:50 AM | #4 |
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Re: Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
Yes, I 1/2 or double recipes all the time. I agree with Spirited Duo thought that it is nice to have some baked goods in the freezer.
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12-21-2010, 08:22 PM | #5 |
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Re: Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
You may not get chef quality results every time, but a standard cake recipe isn't complicated stuff. I double and half my biscuit, yeast bread and quick bread recipes at will.
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12-21-2010, 08:47 PM | #6 |
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Re: Half Recipe of Chocolate Cake?
I think it would work with yellow or white better than chocolate. Or am I the only person who has problems with my chocolate cakes holding up?
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