Do the cup cakes bake faster in a 24 hole cup cake tray rather than a 12 hole cup cake tray?
The cupcakes cook faster than the big one piece cakes, so does it make sense to assume that the cup cakes bake faster in a 24 hole cup cake tray rather than a 12 hole cup cake tray?
My oven has a convection fan.
Best Answer
I immediately thought of this table, from the front of the muffin section in Bread, by Beth Hensperger*:
Muffin size Baking time Yield
Mini/gem (1 5/8") 10-15 minutes 18-20
Regular (2 3/4") 20-25 minutes 9-10
Oversized (3 1/4") 25-30 minutes 6-7
Muffin cake (8-9") 55-65 minutes 1
The baking times are for 375-400F; most recipes will fall around that range. Note that the yields don't necessarily match up to typical pan sizes; for example, if you take a recipe meant for 12 regular muffins, you'll probably have more batter than you need for a pan of 6 oversized muffins. Similarly, if your recipe says to bake regular muffins for 30 minutes, you might have to bake miniature ones a bit over 15 minutes. "Muffin cake" refers to baking in an 8-9" pan of some sort - the author says that you can get away with it for any muffin recipe, but I've never tried it!
P.S. I know this is for muffins, but cupcakes are fairly similar, so I think it'll be about right!
* At least, I'm pretty sure it is. I have a copy of just this page (for the recipe next to the table, actually), from a book my mom has. I recognize the cover, I know we had that book, I think this was in it, and Google book search somehow found it when I searched for "fresh-lemon muffins".
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Do small cakes bake faster?
If they are the same size per cake simply more of them, then no they won't bake faster and will probably take a little longer to cook.Do smaller cakes take longer to bake?
Cakes in larger pans will generally bake faster (about . 9 minutes per ounce of batter in a 10-inch pan), while cakes in smaller pans will often take longer (up to two minutes per ounce for a 6-inch pan).How do you adjust baking time for mini cupcakes?
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes for standard cupcakes or 10 to 12 minutes for mini cupcakes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.Yellow Cupcakes Recipe Demonstration - Joyofbaking.com
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Answer 2
Yes, they will indeed cook faster, simply because the heat can penetrate through the cakes faster. Likewise, if you had 48 instead of 24, they would take even less time.
Answer 3
If the size per cake is reduced then they will bake faster and also have a greater chance of becoming dryer. If they are the same size per cake simply more of them, then no they won't bake faster and will probably take a little longer to cook.
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