Alternative baking pan sizes: your takeaways

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.

What is a 9×13 pan used for?

Good thing most recipes for 9×13 baking dishes are meant to serve crowds. Whether it’s cake recipes, holiday dishes, or just classic casseroles, these large baking pans can hold and cook almost anything you’d want. You can marinate chicken or beef in one of these pans, roast vegetables, even bake a pie.

Is a 9×13 pan the same as 13×9?

They are the same thing. Yes, you read that correctly. Pans made by different manufacturers may vary slightly by depth—2 inches versus 2 ¼ inches, for example.

Is 2 8×8 pans same as 13×9?

You’re really in luck when it comes to using an 8×8 pan: it’s almost exactly half the size of your larger casserole dish! A 13×9 pan measures 117 square inches of surface area, which will hold about 14 cups of food. The 8×8 pan’s 64 inches of surface area can contain up to 8 cups.

What size pan is 2 9×13?

It would seem like a no-brainer that doubling a 9″ x 13″ recipe would be perfect in a 13″ x 18″ half-sheet pan. After all, 117 x 2 = 234 exactly. All the beauty and perfection that is mathematics says it should work, but there’s one hitch. The sides of the pan.

Can I use a Bundt pan instead of a 9×13?

Yes—but don’t overfill the pan. Be sure to leave about 1/2″ to 1/4″ of space at the top to give the cake room to grow. You’ll also need to adjust your baking time.

How many quarts does a 9×13 Pyrex hold?

How Many Quarts Are in a 9×13 Pan? Assuming the 9 by 13 inch pan has sides about 2 inches high, it can hold a volume of 14 to 15 cups. Since there are 4 cups in 1 quart, the pan holds between 3 1/2 and 3 3/4 quarts.

Is a 9×13 pan a cake pan?

9×13-Inch Covered Cake Pan

Durable Aluminum ConstructionThe Nordic Ware 9 x 13-Inch Covered Cake Pan is excellent at conducting heat, which means your cakes won’t end up with a soft center and burnt sides.

Is a 9×13 dish 3 quarts?

My thoughts: The 9×13-inch rectangular casserole pan is by far the most called-for dish in casserole cookery, followed closely by the 8×8 (or 9×9) square dishes. (The 9×13 also holds about 3 quarts of volume, so in some recipes it can be used interchangeably with a 3 quart Dutch oven, like this one.)

What size pan is equivalent to a bundt pan?

What Size Pan Is Equivalent To A Bundt Pan? The standard bundt pan is 10″ x 3″ and holds about 10 to 12 cups. So the absolute best equivalent is going to be your 10″ tube pan.

How do you measure a 9×13 pan?

Another rule of thumb is to use your ruler to measure across the top, not the bottom. You can also measure the pan’s volume, aka how much batter it holds. Do this by filling the pan with water all the way to the top—a true 13×9 pan should hold about 14 cups or 3.3 liters of liquid.

How big is a 9×13 pan?

For example, a 9×13 inch baking pan is 117 square inches. 9×13 = 117.

Can I use a 9 pan instead of 8?

Think about whether the recipe should even be changed.

The batter is not finicky, and because you’re not worried about them rising much, you can easily use a 9-inch pan instead of an 8-inch or vice versa.

What is the most common round cake pan size?

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.

How does baking time change with pan size?

In this particular example, since your pan is 1 inch larger, more surface area will be exposed. The liquid in the cake batter will evaporate quicker, which means it will bake faster. To compensate, just increase the temp and decrease the baking time.

Can I use 8×8 instead of 9×13?

We’ve all been there: Your recipe calls for a 9×13 pan but all you have is an 8×8 pan, or vice versa. Fortunately these two common baking dish sizes are really easy to go between. In fact, you likely won’t even need to pull out a calculator.

Is a 9×13 pan a quarter sheet?

Quarter Sheet

You may have already guessed, but it measures 13-by-9 inches. This is the sheet pan to use for smaller batch cooking.

How many 9×13 pans are in a sheet pan?

For a rectangle, simply take the measurements of the long side and the short side of a rectangular one and multiply them, i.e. 9×13=117 square inches. From this you can see that you can substitute two 8” pans for the 9”x13” one as 2×64 = 128 square inches which is close enough.