What can I use if I don’t have a loaf pan for banana bread?

Using a square cake pan can be a life-changing experience. Instead of a loaf pan, I use a 99 square cake pan to bake the banana bread. The bread can be baked in as little as 20 minutes thanks to this (as opposed to 1 hour in a loaf pan).

Can I bake a loaf in a cake pan?

The Cake Pan Is Your Friend HereGrab a few of your favorite cake pans and get to baking. Rolls and breads that would normally require a skillet can be baked in round cake pans (just make sure the sizes are roughly the same). You can even make recipes like monkey bread in your favorite fluted tube pan.

What can I use instead of a 9×5 loaf pan?

9×2 inch loaf pans and round 9×2 inch loaf pans both hold 8 cups of batter in an 8×2 inch square baking pan.

Can you substitute a cake pan for a loaf pan?

‘A 9-inch round cake can be baked in an 8-inch square pan,’ says Levy Beranbaum. Because they are both deep but not wide or expansive, “loft pans and tube pans” can be used interchangeably, says Medrich, “but you have to compare how much volume they hold.”