Kitchen

[Barbarainnc]

My SIL wants to bake her homemade pound cake recipe in a 9 by 13 by 2 inch pan. Has anyone done this? She is wondering about how long to bake it?

[RedTop]

I bake pound cakes only in tube, bundt, and loaf pans, because I prefer actual slices of cake. I would suggest that a pound cake baked in a sheet pan be tested starting @ 25 minutes for the level of doneness preferred, and and to make sure it doesn't overbake.

[lulu2]

Pound cakes are heavy and need to rise in height. I agree they should be served in slices.

Is there a reason why you SIL wants to use a sheet cake pan? I think the cake will be far too dense.

[nomless]

I've baked in 8x8 and cut into squares for serving. It comes out fine.

[Barbarainnc]

nomless. How long did you bake it and at what temp?? Thanks

[nomless]

Barb, in my 8x8 pan, I bake it at 325 for 45-50 min. It's the cake I use for pineapple upsidedown cake. It comes out nice and moist. I'm not sure how to adjust for a 9x13. It would be thinner, so less time.

[Barbarainnc]

Thanks so much!!!!

[millieshops]

I think a typical pound cake recipe baked in a 9x13 would be too thin to be pound cake no matter what temp you used to bake it. It would be all crust. Maybe a double recipe would work, but I've never tried anything but loaf pans for my pound cakes because I like the slices, a bit of crust covering moist cake.

[justathought]

Good Morning:

I have baked pound cakes in all kinds of pans-have a Nordicware 9/13 with a flower pattern.

Once I baked it in my bread maker

Treat it like any other cake you have made-time/ temp.

[rac71]

Loaf and bundt. She may want to check it about 1/2 way through baking and then every 10 minutes. The shallower depth may impact baking time.