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[Flatbush]

I found a simple recipe for a sour cream pound cake in a Bundt cake pan, but I want to use a loaf pan.

Do you know what size loaf pan I can use instead ?

To give you an idea of the amount of ingredients the recipe has, here is a general amount : 3 c flour, 3 c sugar, 8 oz sour cream, 6 eggs, 1 c butter.

TIA as always.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

That's probably enough batter for TWO 9 x 5 loaf pans. 

[SaveTheTurtles]

@JeanLouiseFinch @Flatbush 

I concur that it would be 2 loaf pans.

[Alsace Gal]

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@Flatbush wrote:

I found a simple recipe for a sour cream pound cake in a Bundt cake pan, but I want to use a loaf pan.

Do you know what size loaf pan I can use instead ?

To give you an idea of the amount of ingredients the recipe has, here is a general amount : 3 c flour, 3 c sugar, 8 oz sour cream, 6 eggs, 1 c butter.

TIA as always.

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That's a true pound cake. Too often today's recipes have been modified.Do you know how long to bake them in the two loaf pans?

[Nightowlz]

My mom always made Pound Cake in a regular loaf pan.

I don't remember her making anything in a Bundt pan?

Let us know how it turns out. Sounds good. Enjoy!

[loriqvc]

@Flatbush - I often make pound cakes in loaf pans rather than Bundt pans, especially when I halve a recipe. The key thing to keep in mind is matching the pans' volumes. Most Bundt pans hold between 9 and 14 cups of batter, which is far more than a loaf pan. Here's my handy-dandy list of standard loaf pan sizes with their volumes:

8 x 4 x 2.5" pan = 4 cups
8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5" pan = 6 cups
9 x 5 x 3" pan = 8 cups

Most of my pound cake recipes are designed for a 10-cup or larger Bundt pan, so half recipes work well in an 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5" pan. If you want to make a full recipe, try using a loaf pan of your choice plus mini loaf pans or ramekins for the rest of the batter (or if your recipe is designed for a 12-cup Bundt, two 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5" pans will work).

Happy baking! 

[Flatbush]

@loriqvc 

Oh, this will come in handy for me. I copied it and will keep in in my recipe loose leaf book for future reference.

Thank you so much for this info!

[Flatbush]

The  replies are so helpful. I can easily half the recipe now so I can make one pound cake or two.

Think I'll bake one for now, since it is the first time I will use the recipe.

Many THANK YOUS for your help.

[CelticCrafter]

You're going to have to adjust the baking time if you change pans.

[RedTop]

@Flatbush 

That's the recipe I use for my husbands favorite pound cake; I bake in a tube pan and the cake is above the center tube when it's done.  It would definitely need 2 loaf pans and adjusted bake time.