Cake Batter Chart and Baking Times

This cake batter chart shows the number of cups needed for each size cake pan. One cake mix is equal to six cups of batter. The same goes for a homemade cake. One recipe of homemade cake batter is equal to about six cups.

Character Shaped Pans

All character shaped pans take one cake mix. Some shaped pans may look smaller than others. However, they are not. The smaller looking pans are thicker. So, use one cake mix or recipe for a character shaped pan.

Round Cake Pans

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 6 in
  2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 8 in
  3 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 9 in
  5 1/2 cups batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 10 in
  6 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 12 in
  7 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 14 in
  10 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 50-55 minutes
  
• 16 in
  15 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 55-60 minutes
  

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 6 in
  2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 8 in
  4 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 10 in
  6 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 12 in
  10 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes
  
• 14 in
  13 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes
  
• 16 in
  15 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 50-55 minutes
  

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 6 in
  1 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 8 in
  3 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 9 in
  4 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 10 in
  5 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 12 in
  8 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes
  
• 14 in
  10 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes
  
• 15 in
  11 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 50-55 minutes
  
• 16 in
  12 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 50-55 minutes
  

Cake Batter Chart:

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 6 in
  1 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 9 in
  3 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 12 in
  7 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 15 in
  12 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 50-55 minutes
  

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 6 in
  1 3/4 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 9 in
  3 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 12 in
  6 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes
  
• 15 in
  11 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes
  

Cake Batter Chart:

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in
  2 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in
  5 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes
  
• 13 1/2 x 9 7/8 in
  8 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 16 1/2 x 12 3/8 in
  11 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes
  

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• 7 x 11 in
  5 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  
• 9 x 13 in
  7 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• 11 x 15 in
  11 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes
  
• 12 x 18 in
  14 cups of batter equal to about 2 1/2 cake mixes so use the extra for cupcakes.
  bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes
  

Cake Batter Chart:

This chart is for standard 2 inch deep cake pans.

• small
  3 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes
  
• medium
  7 cups of batter
  bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes
  
• large
  10 1/2 cups of batter
  bake at 325 for 55-60 minutes