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Home baking

Bake with confidence, not guesswork.

Plain-English guides to home baking: measuring right, knowing your oven, why cookies spread, cakes that rise, flaky pie crust and your first loaf of bread.

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9"9 × 13"
  • Flour2 cups to about 3⅔
  • Sugar1 cup to about 1⅞
  • Eggs2 to about 3½
One 9-inch round cake, scaled to a 9 × 13 pan at the same depth.

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