Work out cake batter quantity instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
A round tin holds pi times radius squared times the fill depth in cubic centimetres, which equals millilitres; cake batter weighs roughly 0.95 g per millilitre. Tins are usually filled to about two thirds, so calculating from the fill depth rather than the full tin height is what stops batter climbing over the rim.
Batter volume
volume per tin = pi x (diameter / 2)^2 x fill depth
Total
total = volume per tin x number of tins
volume per tin = pi x (diameter / 2)^2 x fill depth. A round tin holds pi times radius squared times the fill depth in cubic centimetres, which equals millilitres; cake batter weighs roughly 0.95 g per millilitre.
Tins are usually filled to about two thirds, so calculating from the fill depth rather than the full tin height is what stops batter climbing over the rim.
Enter tin diameter, depth to fill, number of tins. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.