Bundt to Loaf Pan Conversion
To bake a 12-cup bundt recipe in two 9x5 loaf pans, multiply every ingredient by 0.95.
The answer
×0.95
Multiply every ingredient by 0.95.
Close enough to use as it is: the batter sits a little higher, so fill the pans no more than two-thirds full.
Scale my ingredients ×0.95Baking it in two 9x5 loaf pans
- Keep the temperature, or lower it 25°F (15°C) for a dense batter.
- Loaves take longer than cake pans: often 50–70 minutes.
- If the top browns before the middle is done, tent it loosely with foil.
Using the recipe as it is
It fills these pans about right.
Your ingredients at ×0.95
What common amounts in a 12-cup bundt recipe become in two 9x5 loaf pans. Weighing is the most accurate way to scale.
| In the recipe | Use |
|---|---|
| 1 cup (flour, sugar, milk) | ¾ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 2 cups | 1¾ cups + 2 tbsp |
| 250 g of any weighed ingredient | 238 g |
| 1 stick of butter (113 g, ½ cup) | 108 g |
| 3 large eggs (about 150 g out of the shell) | 143 g beaten egg (about 3 eggs) |
| 1 tsp (baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla) | 1 tsp |
| 1 tbsp | 2⅞ tsp |
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Common sizes
Size
Measure inside the top edge. Left blank, the depth is 2¾ in.
Times 0.95. Multiply every ingredient by 0.95.
Your recipe
×0.95
Multiply every ingredient by 0.95.
From one 12-cup bundt to 2 × 9 x 5 inch loaves. Scaled this way, it fills the new pan just as full.
Close enough to use as it is: the batter sits a little higher, so fill the pans no more than two-thirds full.
Odd number of eggs? Beat them and weigh: one large egg is about 50 g (1¾ oz).
Baking it in the new pan
- Keep the temperature, or lower it 25°F (15°C) for a dense batter.
- Loaves take longer than cake pans: often 50–70 minutes.
- If the top browns before the middle is done, tent it loosely with foil.
Or pour the recipe in as it is
It fills these pans about right.
Your recipe also fits these, as it is:
- 2 × 8-inch squares
- 2 × 9-inch rounds
- 2 × 9 x 5 inch loaves
- 9 x 13 inch pan
- 13 x 18 inch pan
- 25 standard cupcakes
Questions bakers ask
How do I convert a 12-cup bundt recipe to two 9x5 loaf pans?
To bake a 12-cup bundt recipe in two 9x5 loaf pans, multiply every ingredient by 0.95. Close enough to use as it is: the batter sits a little higher, so fill the pans no more than two-thirds full.
What temperature and time for two 9x5 loaf pans?
Keep the temperature, or lower it 25°F (15°C) for a dense batter. Loaves take longer than cake pans: often 50–70 minutes. If the top browns before the middle is done, tent it loosely with foil.
Can I use a 12-cup bundt recipe as it is in two 9x5 loaf pans?
It fills these pans about right.
What other pans take a 12-cup bundt recipe without changes?
2 × 8-inch squares, 2 × 9-inch rounds, 2 × 9 x 5 inch loaves, 9 x 13 inch pan, 13 x 18 inch pan, 25 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
- Bundt Pan to 9x13 Conversion
- 9x13 to Bundt Pan Conversion
- 9x13 to Loaf Pan Conversion
- 9x5 to 8x4 Loaf Pan Conversion
- Loaf Pan to Mini Loaves Conversion
Selling it?
A different pan changes what the cake costs you
×0.95 the batter is ×0.95 the ingredient cost. Price the new size from what it really costs to make.