how many kWs does it take to bake a cake? [closed]

I am looking to set up a cake delivery business and I am creating a break even for it to educate me about the costs it would entail. However, I have no idea how many kWs it takes to bake a cake. Can anyone help?

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Best Answer

As @derober's comment notes, to get a precise number will be darn near impossible. However with some assumptions and generalizations, we can make a guess.

A little Google research yields lots of interesting results. Here's one from BestBuy's appliance buying guide (link to CNet's buying guide, which seems to be a direct cut-n-paste ripoff of BestBuy's. Or vice versa)

According to the Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, here is an energy cost comparison of ovens based on cooking an average casserole. It assumes the cost of gas is 60 cents a therm, and electricity is 8 cents a kWh:

Appliance       Temp  Time    Energy    Cost
Electric Oven   350   1 hour  2.0kWh    $0.16
Electric        325   45 min  1.39 kWh  $0.11
Convection Oven

You can customize it to your oven and cooking time with some math. Say you do a little research and find out your oven uses 3.5kW/hour and you need to bake your giant sheet cake for 2 hours straight.

3.5kW/h * 2h * 0.08$/kW = $0.56

Running it for a 12 hour day?

3.5kW/h * 12h * 0.08$/kW = $3.36

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How much time does it take for a cake to bake?

The general rule of thumb when baking is "the bigger the pan, the lower the temperature". You bake a cake in a 9" round pan at 350 F for about 30-35 minutes. But, if you were putting the same recipe in a 14" pan, you'd need 50-55 minutes to raise the temperature to 325 F.

How much time does it take to bake a cake in OTG?

* Bake the cake in bake mode (Bottom rods alone should heat up) for about 35 - 45 mins. at 180C or the temperature specified in the recipe. * Make sure to place the wire wrack in the middle wrack. *Cake has to be baked for at least 30-40 mins.

Does baking use a lot of electricity?

On average, the oven uses about 2000 watts or 2 Kilowatts per hour to run. The range may fall anywhere between 1000 watts to 3500 watts. The electricity consumption is different for different sizes and models of the oven. Countertop ovens mostly fall in the power range of 1000-2000 watts.

How much time does it take to bake a cake in the microwave?

Pour the cake batter into the greased cake pan and tap it on your kitchen table so that there are no air bubbles. Cover the pan consisting of cake batter with cling wrap. Place the cake pan in the microwave and let it bake on full power, which is level 10, for 10 minutes.

How to Know if Your Cake is Properly Baked

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