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Use these guides to help you get the best from your cooking. Remember to stick to either imperial or metric when you're making a recipe - don't mix the two.
Please note that Good Food recipes are tested to work in imperial and metric measures.
Sugar form°C°FThread107225Soft ball119238Firm ball125256Hard ball138280Soft crack151304Hard crack168336
Cake tin sizes
As a rule of thumb, a square tin holds about 25% more than a round tin of the same size. If you're using a square tin for a round tin recipe, keep the temperature the same, and turn the cake during baking, as the corners tend to cook faster than the middle.
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Round tinSquare tin6 inch (15cm)5 inch (13cm)8 inch (20cm)7 inch (18cm)9 inch (23cm)8 inch (20cm)11 inch (28cm)10 inch (25.5cm)
Electricity °CElectricity (fan) °CGas MarkVery cool11090¼120100½Cool14012011501302Moderate16014031801604Moderately hot19017052001806Hot22020072302108Very hot2402209
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