The Baker’s Math Cheat Sheet

Stop guessing—start baking with confidence. The Baker’s Math Cheat Sheet is a practical, no-fluff digital guide from @thesweetformula that gives you the most useful baking math in one place. Convert, scale, substitute, and adjust recipes without panic.

Inside you’ll find:

Cups-to-grams conversion chart for flour, sugar, butter, milk, honey, chocolate chips & more
Classic baking ratios: pound cake, shortbread, muffins/pancakes, and pie dough
Quick oven temperature conversions: °F, °C, gas mark + common uses
Emergency ingredient substitutions with exact math
Round pan size conversion factors + batter scaling formula
Quick formulas for scaling, baker’s percentage, pan area, and cake pricing
A 7-point pre-bake checklist to catch mistakes before they hit the oven

Whether you’re a beginner home baker, a cottage baker, or a recipe developer, this cheat sheet helps you work smarter—not harder. It’s not a recipe book; it’s the math reference you’ll keep coming back to.

Please note: Values are reference points and can vary by ingredient, brand, measuring method, pan, and oven. Always follow recipe-specific instructions when provided.

The Baker’s Math Cheat Sheet

Inside you’ll find:

Cups-to-grams conversion chart for flour, sugar, butter, milk, honey, chocolate chips & more
Classic baking ratios: pound cake, shortbread, muffins/pancakes, and pie dough
Quick oven temperature conversions: °F, °C, gas mark + common uses
Emergency ingredient substitutions with exact math
Round pan size conversion factors + batter scaling formula
Quick formulas for scaling, baker’s percentage, pan area, and cake pricing
A 7-point pre-bake checklist to catch mistakes before they hit the oven

Please note: Values are reference points and can vary by ingredient, brand, measuring method, pan, and oven. Always follow recipe-specific instructions when provided.