Cookbook

[Homesteader]

Hey! I'm new to the forums and I have the cookbook and already been making some recipes (delicious so far!) I really want to make the chocolate cake but it serves 24-36 and that's just too much. I want to know if anyone has tried to half the recipe to make it more justifiable to bake.
Has anyone tried it and if so please share what you did

 

[Ereo]

I don’t have the cook book, but generally you can always adjust the amount of cake recipes.

If it’s baked in several pans for layers, adjust it so you have a smaller smaller number of pans.

if you need to adjust the size of pan or the cake is flatter in the same pan size, you need to adjust baking time too. For 1/2 of a recipe, the bake time is usually a bit more than half (e.g. for a full loaf cake, I bake 55-60 min and for a half sized one, I bake for 35 min). Check with a wooden skewer if it’s done.

 

[SergeantPineapple]

If I had the book I’d make the whole thing and have a bunch of leftovers

 

[FilthyGorilla]

If I had the book I’d make the whole thing and have a bunch of leftovers

Haha I'm the same, always been a fridge-cake kind of person

 

[Ereo]

Cake also freezes well! You can freeze it in pieces and just defrost as you need them.

 

[Homesteader]

Thank you for your help! I'll try it out!