The quantities listed are enough to make 4 layers in 6 inch tins or 3 layers in 8 inch tins. If, like me, you only have cake tins in pairs, the mixture is fine to sit for the time it takes for the first 2 cakes to cook. Once baked, remove the cakes from the tins as soon as possible. Wash, dry, grease & line the tin/s as before and bake the remaining cake/s.