Conversion guides
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.
Sugar form | °C | °F |
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Thread | 107 | 225 |
Soft ball | 119 | 238 |
Firm ball | 125 | 256 |
Hard ball | 138 | 280 |
Soft crack | 151 | 304 |
Hard crack | 168 | 336 |
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. Be inspired by our easy cake recipes.
Round tin | Square tin |
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6 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 °C | Electricity (fan) °C | Gas Mark | |
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Very cool | 110 | 90 | ¼ |
120 | 100 | ½ | |
Cool | 140 | 120 | 1 |
150 | 130 | 2 | |
Moderate | 160 | 140 | 3 |
180 | 160 | 4 | |
Moderately hot | 190 | 170 | 5 |
200 | 180 | 6 | |
Hot | 220 | 200 | 7 |
230 | 210 | 8 | |
Very hot | 240 | 220 | 9 |
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