Recipe Scaler Calculator: Scale by Servings or Pan

Scale any recipe up or down and read every ingredient in the unit you measure with. Set a new serving count, a multiplier, or a different cake pan, and the whole ingredient list updates at once. Useful when:

  • Cooking for a crowd: turn a recipe for 4 into one for 8, 12, or any number without redoing the maths by hand.
  • Baking in the pan you own: move a recipe between round, square, and loaf tins using their batter volume.
  • Switching measuring systems: enter grams and read back cups, tablespoons, or ounces per ingredient.
  • Out of an ingredient: see a substitute for the items you are missing, scaled to the new recipe size.

Your recipe

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Paste a recipe

Paste one ingredient per line, for example 200g flour. Lines we can read replace the rows below; the rest are skipped.

Scale it

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Scale factor: ×2.00

Scaled recipe:

Plain Flour400.00

Swap idea: Bread Flour (1 cup plain flour = 1 cup bread flour (1:1 by volume)) See substitutes

Sugar200.00

Swap idea: Caster Sugar (1 cup granulated = 1 cup caster sugar) See substitutes

Eggs4 eggs

Why Use a Recipe Scaler?

Doubling a recipe by hand means reworking every line, and one slip throws the proportions off. A scaler keeps the ratios locked together, so the cake that worked at its original size still works at twice the batch. It also saves the conversion step when a recipe is written in units you do not measure with.

Scaling by Pan Size

A cake recipe is tied to the pan it was written for. Move it to a wider or narrower tin and the batter depth changes, which changes the bake. The pan mode scales the recipe to the new tin's volume and flags whether to check earlier or add time, so the result still bakes through.

Eggs and Substitutes

Eggs are counted, not weighed, so the scaler tracks them separately and shows a fraction when the batch does not divide evenly. For any ingredient we hold data for, it can also suggest a swap, from almond flour in place of almond meal to a flax egg in place of an egg, sized to the scaled recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I scale a recipe for more or fewer people?
Enter how many people the recipe serves now and how many you want to serve. The scaler divides the two to get a multiplier, then multiplies every ingredient by it. A recipe for 4 scaled to 8 doubles each amount, while 4 down to 2 halves them. Every quantity updates at once, so the proportions of the recipe stay exactly the same. Browse ingredient converters
Can I change a recipe from grams to cups while scaling?
Yes. Pick a different output unit next to any ingredient the scaler recognises and it converts the scaled amount for you. It uses the same density data as our ingredient converters, so 200 grams of flour becomes the right number of cups, tablespoons, or ounces. You can mix units across the recipe, reading some ingredients in grams and others in cups. Open grams to cups
How do I scale a cake recipe for a different pan?
Switch the scale mode to pan size, then choose the pan the recipe was written for and the pan you plan to use. The scaler works out the batter volume of each pan and uses the ratio as the multiplier, so a recipe moves cleanly from a 9 inch round to an 8 inch round. It also shows a bake time note, since a deeper or shallower pan changes how long the bake needs. Open pan size converter
How do I scale eggs when the maths is not a whole number?
Eggs scale by count rather than weight, so the tool shows a fraction such as one and a half eggs when the multiplier lands between whole numbers. Round up when the egg is mainly binding the bake and down when it is there for moisture. To stay exact, beat one egg and weigh out the fraction you need, or switch the egg row to a measured substitute. Open egg substitute calculator
What happens if an ingredient is not in your list?
Any ingredient still scales, because scaling is only multiplication and needs no density data. Type the name and amount and the tool multiplies it like every other row. Unit switching and substitute suggestions appear only for ingredients we hold conversion data for, so an unlisted item keeps the unit you entered and shows the scaled quantity.

Other Ingredients

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