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Hi I want to make an 8in chocolate cake so what amount if ingredients do I use please? I looked at the reckoner and just don’t understand. If the recipe for the 10 & 6 fits into a 10 square; if you look at the chart that works out to 0.3 and 0.8.. I’m lost, help!!!!! Please?

Heather

Hello Heather

I’m sorry you are having problems following the chart. If you prefer you can use the cakeometre which calculates all the maths for you. The cakometre is here:
http://www.cakebaker.co.uk/apps-for-bakers/baking-tin-size-conversion-calculator/

I have converted the recipe on the site for 8″ square/9″ round, 8″ round and 10″ x 8″ rectangle.
Here is the 8″ square/9″ round:

choc recipe

10 x 8 is here http://www.cakeflix.com/questions/pauls-moist-chocolate-cake-my-feed-back/page/3
For the 8″ round halve the recipe or mutiply all the inmgredients by 0.5
I’ve searched and searched the site for my conversion and I can’t find it, it was possibly lost one time when the site went down. I can’t search any more, I’ve gone cross eyed!!

Hope this helps.