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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
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> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:03:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
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>>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
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>>> On 16 Dec 2004 16:46:29 GMT, (Hazels65) wrote:
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>>>>You might as well make 2 cakes (4 cake pans), and freeze one layer for
>>>>later use.
>>>
>>> Or three layer cakes and some cupcakes!
>>>
>>> Carol

>>
>>Or 3 8-inch layers. They will be thicker and will bake better. The
>>baking time will need to be adjusted in any case.

>
> I like your way the best. 9-inch cakes tend to be awfully thin.
> 8-inchers look nicer make into a layer cake.
>
> Carol


Thanks, Carol. My mom had a rule of thumb, and it was all about
proportion; 2 layers - 7-inch cake, 3 layers - 8-inch cake, 4-layers - 9-
inch cake. The height to width ratio just seems right. There were only a
few 9-inch 4-layer cakes that she made.

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