Seasonal & Holiday Calculators

Seasonal baking is where tradition meets precision. Whether you are making a Christmas cake months in advance to let it mature, or whipping up Yorkshire puddings for a Sunday roast, getting the quantities right is essential. Our seasonal and holiday calculators take the guesswork out of scaling traditional recipes to suit your tin size, guest count, or personal preference.

A Christmas cake for a 15cm tin needs very different quantities from one for a 25cm tin, and the baking time changes significantly too. The same applies to Christmas puddings, where basin sizes vary widely. Our calculators scale every ingredient proportionally based on tin or basin area, so your cake or pudding has the right depth and density regardless of size.

For Easter, the simnel cake calculator handles both the fruit cake and the marzipan layer in the middle and on top. For Shrove Tuesday, the pancake batter calculator gives you exact flour, egg, and milk quantities for the number of pancakes you want, whether thin French-style crepes or thicker American-style. And for everyday baking, our scone and Yorkshire pudding calculators ensure consistent results every time you bake.

All calculators use UK metric measurements and standard British product sizes. Ingredient quantities are based on well-tested traditional ratios that have been refined over generations of British baking.