Q&A: Can I cook 2 cakes in the oven at the same time? Will it affect temperature or cooking time?
Written by Guest on June 30th, 2010Question by One Armed Scissor: Can I cook 2 cakes in the oven at the same time? Will it affect temperature or cooking time?
I have one cake on the top shelf and one on the bottom, both of the same size and same mixture. It’s a fan-forced oven heated to 160C or 320F and the recipe recommends I cook for 45-50mins. Does having 2 cakes in the oven make a difference? Will I need to adjust cooking time or temperature. Will I need to rotate the cakes?
Best answer:
Answer by Edna C
No it does not. Only if you have a different amount of batter in one pan.
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June 30th, 2010 at 11:57 am
I would recommend rotating the cakes half way through baking.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
You might want to rotate the cakes, but it shouldn’t effect the baking otherwise.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
You shouldn’t need to add much, if any, time. Rotating the cakes wouldn’t be a bad idea as long as you can do it quickly w/o the oven cooling off too much in the process.
June 30th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Every oven is different. If you aren’t familiar with your oven, I would recommend trading shelf places half way through cooking.
June 30th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
nope it wont
June 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
if u put the same amount batter in each pan it should not matter