Better late thank never - made my first ever simnel cake now need more cake advice

[Finedon.Dandy]

All I really wanted to do was sleep but seeing as how I have my neice to stay and BB has the devil in him I thought best not! So I have finaly done what I promised myself I would do this Easter and have had a go at making a simnel cake - its in the oven as I type.

The kids and I have also made 48 chocolate nests, some of which we shall take to my father-in-laws birthday on Saturday. Now he is on a low iron diet and so shouldnt have chocolate, dried fruit, nuts, (rules taking simnel cake out) etc so I thought I might make a sponge or some buns and decorate with the rest of the mini eggs. Trouble is I have aquired a "heavy gauge 26cm x 6cm cake ring that I have been dying to use but have no idea how to work out what size cake mix I will need for it. I want to make this tomorrow am so hoping someone can jump to my rescue and tell me the answer, how to work it out or give me another suggestion.

Thanks!

[Hilary B]

If you can measure the volume of your cake tin, for a victoria sponge recipe you need a one egg mix per pint of capacity.

[Finedon.Dandy]

It holds 3 pints (well for a couple of seconds before it started to go everywhere as its got a loose bottom!) although the hole filled up too so I will try a 3 egg mix. Thanks.

[zanussi101]

when I wasn't sure how big one of my new tins was, I used an old one that i knew quantities for to fill it with water and then multiplied the recipe by the number of fills (if that makes sense!). When it came to cooking it I put it on for about 10 mins longer than the small one and then tested it to see if it was done.

[Finedon.Dandy]

when I wasn't sure how big one of my new tins was, I used an old one that i knew quantities for to fill it with water and then multiplied the recipe by the number of fills (if that makes sense!). When it came to cooking it I put it on for about 10 mins longer than the small one and then tested it to see if it was done.

Brilliant - thanks!