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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.

Sugar form°C°F
Thread107225
Soft ball119238
Firm ball125256
Hard ball138280
Soft crack151304
Hard 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. Be inspired by our easy cake recipes.

Round tinSquare tin
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)

Oven temperature guide

Electricity °CElectricity (fan) °CGas Mark
Very cool11090¼
120100½
Cool1401201
1501302
Moderate1601403
1801604
Moderately hot1901705
2001806
Hot2202007
2302108
Very hot2402209

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