cake making question (maybe FAO Mary?!)

[jennywren]

Were making a cake ftomorrow, just a simple victoria sponge, the biggest recipe we can find however is for a 9'' tin and ours is a 12'' Square.

My mum has tried to work it out and thinks its a 14oz recipe so

14oz caster Sugar
14oz Flour
14oz Marge
7 eggs

is this correct or will we need more? The tin is a deep one, about 4 inches deep.

I know a few girls are cake makers on here which is why I thought someone might know - cheers ladies

 

[sam96031]

i think its 2 eggs per 4oz of everything else thats what i do anyways. good luck

 

[mrs_metal]

Sam's right 1 egg = 2oz each of flour, sugar and marge so your proportions are right.

If you make too much cake mix then use the excess to make some little butterfly cakes (the ones in the little cake cases with a scoop taken out of the top and butter icing added put in the hole) or mix some raisins into the left over cake mix and cook them in the little cake cases, they're lovely and usually disappear before they've cooled down

 

[jennywren]

cheers girls

 

[rusks]

mmm seeing as your making a massive one could we all have a slice?

 

[valleygirl24]

Dont know if Im too late but if you measure it in pints of water to see what it holds (to just about half way to allow for it to rise) you make 1lb of mix for each pint.
1lb mix = 4oz self raising flour, 4oz margarine, 4oz caster sugar and 2 eggs

HTH

 

[jennywren]

thats a great help for future hun cheers.

we used the 14 & 7 eggs wasnt enough so we did anouther 8 & 4 eggs and was ok but could have easily done 28 & 14 eggs for the size of the tin!

Slices in the post

 

[mary70]

sorry hun only just got bk off holiday but the girls seem to have answered your question let me know how you get on