9x13 to Half Sheet Pan Conversion
To bake a 9x13 recipe in a half sheet pan, use your recipe as it is.
The answer
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Use your recipe as it is.
One 9 x 13 inch pan holds about 16.2 cups to the brim and one 13 x 18 inch pan about 16.2 cups, so the new pan takes 100% as much batter to fill it just as full.
Baking it in a half sheet pan
- Keep the same temperature.
- Much faster: the batter sits 50% shallower. In this pan it's usually 12–20 minutes.
Using the recipe as it is
The batter sits 50% thinner, so it bakes faster: start checking 5–10 minutes early.
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Times 1. Use your recipe as it is.
Your recipe
×1
Use your recipe as it is.
From one 9 x 13 inch pan to one 13 x 18 inch pan. Scaled this way, it fills the new pan just as full.
Baking it in the new pan
- Keep the same temperature.
- Much faster: the batter sits 50% shallower. In this pan it's usually 12–20 minutes.
Or pour the recipe in as it is
The batter sits 50% thinner, so it bakes faster: start checking 5–10 minutes early.
Your recipe also fits these, as it is:
- 13 x 18 inch pan
- 3 × 7-inch rounds
- 12-inch round
- 2 × 9 x 5 inch loaves
- 10-cup bundt
- 22 standard cupcakes
Questions bakers ask
How do I convert a 9x13 recipe to a half sheet pan (13 x 18 x 1 inch)?
To bake a 9x13 recipe in a half sheet pan, use your recipe as it is. One 9 x 13 inch pan holds about 16.2 cups to the brim and one 13 x 18 inch pan about 16.2 cups, so the new pan takes 100% as much batter to fill it just as full.
What temperature and time for a half sheet pan (13 x 18 x 1 inch)?
Keep the same temperature. Much faster: the batter sits 50% shallower. In this pan it's usually 12–20 minutes.
Can I use a 9x13 recipe as it is in a half sheet pan?
The batter sits 50% thinner, so it bakes faster: start checking 5–10 minutes early.
What other pans take a 9x13 recipe without changes?
13 x 18 inch pan, 3 × 7-inch rounds, 12-inch round, 2 × 9 x 5 inch loaves, 10-cup bundt, 22 standard cupcakes. Each holds within about 12% of the same batter, so the cake comes out just a little thinner or taller.
More pan conversions
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- 9x13 to 9x9 Pan Conversion
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- 9x13 to Bundt Pan Conversion
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