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Baking Pan Converter

Volume of round, square, and rectangular pans, and how to swap between them.

Compute the volume of round, square, and rectangular cake pans (assuming a 2-inch depth) and figure out how much batter you need when swapping a recipe between pan shapes.

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
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Results

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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Round volume = π · (d / 2)² · depth. Rectangular volume = length · width · depth.

In depth

Compute the volume of round, square, and rectangular cake pans (assuming a 2-inch depth) and figure out how much batter you need when swapping a recipe between pan shapes.