Q. How do you adjust a cake recipe if you want to use a different size pan, such as using a 13-by-9-inch pan or cupcakes instead of two or three round cake pans? A. You don’t need to change the recipe ...

Rule No. 1 of baking is (almost) always this: Follow the recipe. As someone who shares recipes and frequently helps troubleshoot them, I’m a firm adherent to this adage. But . . . some rules are meant ...

Bakers use loaf pans for everything from yeasted breads to quick breads. But does the size of the loaf pan you choose matter? In short, the answer is yes. While loaf pan sizes may seem insignificant, ...

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