Any expert cake makers out there?

[zipadeedodah]

My mum has to make a large sponge cake - she's using 8 times the normal amount - so 32oz of flour, sugar and margarine, and 16 eggs. Any idea whatsoever how long this might take to cook?!

Thanks

[grannyg]

It would depend on the size of tins she is using.
Is she going to make several regular size round layers and pile them up or lots of rectangular layers(swiss roll tin size) to make a huge flat double layer?
I can't see that that quantity could be cooked as one sponge.

[zipadeedodah]

Oh good point...I assumed one big cake...though thinking about it possibly two large flat square layers on top of each other.

[patacake]

what the hell is she making! Give me the size of cake and what is the celebration she is making it for and for how many portions and I can help you. Is the cake to be filled(sandwiched)?

[zipadeedodah]

Thank you very much for your replies but I think she has it sorted now!

zip x

[lia*]

this is not an answer to your question. but it's a wonderful baking website. www.thejoyofbaking.com thought i might share it. this is a cake lover or baker's treat.

[zipadeedodah]

Thanks very much lia*, looks great! :-)

(Took the 'the' out of the web address and it worked)