Today's equivalent of a cake of yeast [duplicate]

I came across one of my mother's cookbooks from 1954. A lot of the baked goods call for "1 cake of yeast". What would be the equivalent of this in today's supermarket?

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You can find fresh cake yeast in grocery stores, but it's much less common than active dry yeast granulates.

1 cake of fresh yeast is approximately the same as 1 envelope/packet of active dry yeast. 1 packet usually equals about 2¼ teaspoons, or ¼ ounce, or 7 grams of active dry yeast granules.

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Quick Answer about "Today's equivalent of a cake of yeast [duplicate]"

1 cake of fresh yeast is approximately the same as 1 envelope/packet of active dry yeast. 1 packet usually equals about 2¼ teaspoons, or ¼ ounce, or 7 grams of active dry yeast granules.

What can I use to replace cake yeast?

One US 2-ounce cake of fresh yeast converted to tablespoon equals to 6.06 tbsp.

How many tablespoons is a cake of yeast?

One US 2-ounce cake of fresh yeast converted to teaspoon equals to 18.18 tsp.

How many teaspoons is 2 yeast cakes?

1 teaspoon active dry yeast = 1/3 block (0.6-ounce size) of fresh yeast.

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