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VanillaGoods Baking Tools
Calculators, conversions, ratios & recipe helpers
Free calculators for home bakers and pastry cooks. Weigh instead of guess, scale any recipe, swap pans and ingredients, and get ganache, sugar stages, dough and ice cream right. Every tool works on your phone and links to recipes that put it to work.
56 tools · US and metric units · nothing to sign up for
Most used
The tools bakers reach for first.
- cup→gCups to Grams ConverterCups, spoons, grams and ounces for 100+ baking ingredients, or a whole recipe at once.
- ×2Recipe Scaling CalculatorDouble, halve or resize any recipe by servings, multiplier or pan, with eggs rounded the smart way.
- 9″→13″Baking Pan Size ConverterSwap round, square, loaf, Bundt and sheet pans and know exactly how much to scale.
- ⅔ fullCake Batter & Pan Fill CalculatorHow much batter a pan needs, how full to fill it and roughly how long it bakes.
- 1×Vanilla Extract Batch CalculatorPlan a batch of homemade extract for gift bottles: beans, spirit, per-bottle amounts and ready date.
- ⇄Ingredient Substitution CalculatorOut of buttermilk, eggs or cake flour? Exact swaps scaled to the amount your recipe needs.
- °F⇄°COven Temperature ConverterFahrenheit, Celsius, fan ovens and gas marks, with the temperatures recipes actually use.
- 2:1Chocolate Ganache Ratio CalculatorThe right chocolate-to-cream ratio for drips, whipped frosting, fillings and truffles.
- 70%Dough Hydration CalculatorFind a dough's hydration, the water for a target, or how to make a dough wetter or stiffer.
- 7 gYeast Type Conversion CalculatorConvert between instant, active dry and fresh yeast, or switch a recipe to sourdough.
- cupsButtercream & Frosting CalculatorHow much buttercream for any layer cake, sheet cake or batch of cupcakes, with the recipe scaled.
- −18°CIce Cream Mix Balance CalculatorFat, milk solids, sugar and total solids for your ice cream, and how hard it will freeze.
Conversions
Cups to grams, recipe scaling, pan sizes, oven temperatures and smart swaps.
- cup→gCups to Grams ConverterCups, spoons, grams and ounces for 100+ baking ingredients, or a whole recipe at once.
- ×2Recipe Scaling CalculatorDouble, halve or resize any recipe by servings, multiplier or pan, with eggs rounded the smart way.
- 9″→13″Baking Pan Size ConverterSwap round, square, loaf, Bundt and sheet pans and know exactly how much to scale.
- ⇄Ingredient Substitution CalculatorOut of buttermilk, eggs or cake flour? Exact swaps scaled to the amount your recipe needs.
- °F⇄°COven Temperature ConverterFahrenheit, Celsius, fan ovens and gas marks, with the temperatures recipes actually use.
- ⅔ fullCake Batter & Pan Fill CalculatorHow much batter a pan needs, how full to fill it and roughly how long it bakes.
- minBaking Time Adjustment EstimatorEstimate the new baking time when you change pans, batter depth or switch to convection.
- L→MEgg Size & Egg Weight ConverterSwap large, medium, jumbo or UK egg sizes and see eggs, whites and yolks in grams.
- 1:¾Sugar Sweetness Equivalency CalculatorSwap sugar for honey, maple, agave, coconut sugar or sugar-free sweeteners, with recipe adjustments.
- tspBaking Powder & Baking Soda Substitution GuideOut of baking powder or soda? Exact swaps, plus how much leavening a recipe should have.
Cakes & Frostings
Frosting amounts, tiers, cupcakes, servings, cheesecakes, soaking syrups and fillings.
- cupsButtercream & Frosting CalculatorHow much buttercream for any layer cake, sheet cake or batch of cupcakes, with the recipe scaled.
- 3 tierCake Layer & Stacking CalculatorPlan a tiered cake: servings, batter, frosting and support dowels for every tier.
- #16Cupcake Batter Yield CalculatorHow many cupcakes a recipe makes, or how much batter you need, for mini, standard or jumbo.
- 1×2″Cake Serving & Portion CalculatorHow many slices a cake gives, or which cake size feeds your guests, with a cutting guide.
- 325°FCheesecake Pan & Filling CalculatorScale a classic cheesecake and crust to any springform, square pan or minis, with bake time.
- 1:1Cake Soaking Syrup CalculatorHow much syrup to brush on each cake layer, and the sugar, water and flavor to make it.
- foldMousse & Cream Filling CalculatorHow much mousse, Bavarian cream or whipped filling for cake layers, mousse cakes or glasses.
- %Cake Recipe Ratio CalculatorCheck whether a cake recipe is balanced: sugar, fat, eggs and liquid against the classic rules.
Chocolate & Candy
Ganache ratios, tempering, molds, truffles, sugar stages, caramel and fudge.
- 2:1Chocolate Ganache Ratio CalculatorThe right chocolate-to-cream ratio for drips, whipped frosting, fillings and truffles.
- 31°CChocolate Tempering Temperature GuideMelt, cool and working temperatures for dark, milk, white and ruby chocolate, by method.
- gChocolate Mold Fill CalculatorChocolate for solid bars or filled bonbon shells, plus the ganache filling, per mold.
- 2.5 cmChocolate Truffle Yield CalculatorHow many truffles your ganache makes, or how much ganache and coating for a batch.
- 235°FCandy Temperature & Sugar Stage CalculatorSugar stages from thread to caramel, adjusted for your altitude or thermometer.
- °BxSugar Syrup Concentration CalculatorMake simple, rich or 30° Baumé syrup to any volume, or check and change a syrup's strength.
- qtCaramel Batch Size CalculatorScale caramel sauce, salted caramel, soft caramels or flan caramel, and pick a safe pot.
- 1″Fudge Ingredient Ratio CalculatorScale easy condensed-milk fudge, vanilla bean fudge or classic cooked fudge to your pan.
Dough & Pastry
Baker's percentages, hydration, yeast, proofing, dough temperature, doughnuts and starters.
- 100%Baker's Percentage CalculatorTurn a recipe into baker's percentages, or a formula into weights for any batch size.
- 70%Dough Hydration CalculatorFind a dough's hydration, the water for a target, or how to make a dough wetter or stiffer.
- 7 gYeast Type Conversion CalculatorConvert between instant, active dry and fresh yeast, or switch a recipe to sourdough.
- hrsDough Proofing Time EstimatorEstimate rise times from your yeast or starter and dough temperature, including fridge retards.
- DDTDesired Dough Temperature CalculatorThe water temperature that gives your dough the perfect temperature, with ice if needed.
- 3″Doughnut Batch & Yield CalculatorHow many doughnuts your dough makes, or how much dough for a batch, plus frying and glaze.
- cupsPastry Filling Quantity CalculatorFilling for pies, tarts, cream puffs, éclairs, hand pies and cannoli, with the recipe scaled.
- 1:2:2Sourdough Starter Feeding CalculatorFeeding ratios and levain builds for your recipe, with when your starter will peak.
- 3:2:1Pie Crust CalculatorFlaky pie dough for any pie or tart size, single or double crust, with butter, shortening or both.
- %Bread Dough CalculatorBread formulas by dough type, from flour to a full ingredient list.
- 00Pizza Dough CalculatorPizza dough by style and hydration, scaled from your flour.
- eggsPasta Dough CalculatorFresh pasta dough by type, with flour, eggs and liquid.
- doughDoughnut Dough CalculatorDoughnut dough by type, scaled from your flour.
Frozen Desserts
Ice cream balance, batch sizes, overrun, sorbet, gelatin, panna cotta and custards.
- −18°CIce Cream Mix Balance CalculatorFat, milk solids, sugar and total solids for your ice cream, and how hard it will freeze.
- qtFrozen Dessert Batch Size CalculatorHow much mix your machine can churn, how many batches you need and the recipe per batch.
- +30%Ice Cream Overrun CalculatorMeasure how much air your ice cream has, and how much a quart of mix will make.
- 28°BxSorbet Sugar & Brix CalculatorThe sugar any fruit needs for smooth, scoopable sorbet, based on its natural Brix.
- bloomGelatin Strength & Bloom ConverterConvert powder, envelopes and bronze to platinum sheets, or find the gelatin for your liquid.
- 0.9%Panna Cotta Setting CalculatorCream, milk, sugar, gelatin and vanilla for any number of panna cottas and the texture you like.
- yolksCustard Egg-to-Dairy Ratio CalculatorEggs or yolks for crème brûlée, flan, pots de crème, anglaise, ice cream bases and more.
- ⅟12Cheesecake & Custard Portion CalculatorSlices per cheesecake, squares per bar pan and servings per trifle, or how many to make for guests.
Vanilla & Extracts
Homemade extract batches, bean weights, strength, bottles, swaps, vanilla sugar and cost.
- 1×Vanilla Extract Batch CalculatorPlan a batch of homemade extract for gift bottles: beans, spirit, per-bottle amounts and ready date.
- 5 gVanilla Bean Count-to-Weight EstimatorHow many beans in an ounce, a 4 oz bag or a pound, by origin, grade and length.
- foldVanilla Extract Strength & Ratio CalculatorCheck how strong your extract is (single or double-fold) and what to add to reach either.
- 4 ozVanilla Extract Bottle Yield CalculatorHow many gift bottles your extract fills after the beans keep their share.
- bean→tspVanilla Bean-to-Extract Substitution CalculatorSwap vanilla beans, extract, paste, powder and double-fold extract, measured for your recipe.
- 2 wkHomemade Vanilla Sugar CalculatorHow many vanilla beans for your sugar, by method: infused, scraped, spent pods or ground.
- 1:1Vanilla Bean Paste Substitution CalculatorSwap vanilla bean paste for extract, beans or powder, or use paste instead, for any recipe.
- $/ozExtract Production Cost CalculatorWhat a batch of homemade extract costs per bottle, ounce and teaspoon, and the savings.
- 1×–5×Vanilla Extract CalculatorBeans and spirit for any amount of homemade extract, from single to five-fold.
Put the tools to work
Browse thousands of VanillaGoods recipes, then come back to scale them, convert them to grams or plan the frosting.
Questions
Are these baking calculators free?
Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account or sign-up. The calculators run right in your browser, on a phone or a computer.
How accurate are the results?
Conversions use standard references: King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart for dry ingredients, measured densities for liquids, USDA egg sizes, standard pan volumes and the US standard of identity for vanilla extract. Tools that predict something, like baking times, rise times or how hard ice cream freezes, are labeled as estimates and explain their assumptions. Always check doneness by sight, touch or temperature.
Can I use metric units?
Yes. Every calculator has a US cups & oz or Metric switch for its results, and most inputs take grams, milliliters, cups or ounces. Your choice is remembered on your device.
Can I save or share my results?
Use Copy to paste the results, or a scaled ingredient list, into your notes or recipe. Share copies a link that opens the calculator with your numbers already filled in.
Do the tools work with VanillaGoods recipes?
Yes. Each tool links to recipes that put it to work, and you can paste the ingredients from any of our recipes into the Recipe Scaling Calculator or the Cups to Grams Converter.
Can I suggest a calculator?
Please do. Tell us through our contact page what you'd like to calculate, or if a number looks wrong, and we'll take a look.