Cake Decorating Pans

Cake Decorating Pans

Cake Decorating Pans

Cake Pans come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and materials - from traditional to specialty pans, miniature pans to wedding cake pans, made from metal or silicone.

Traditional Cake Pans

Every baker, even the home and hobby baker should have a selection of baking pans. Traditional 8" or 10" round pans are essential for 2-layered birthday cakes. Rectangular pans are used for sheet cakes. A spring form usually consists of two pieces, the bottom and the ring that attaches around it. Contrary to the one piece pans they make the removal of the cake extremely easy. Pans for a Bundt cake look like an inverted flower pot with a cylinder in the center. Usually they will give the cake a wavy pattern on the outside surface.

Specialty Cake Pan Designs

While cakes from traditional pans require some decorating skills to make them an eye-catcher, this job can be made easier by using specialty cake pans.

Three Categories of Specialty Pans

1) Shaped Pans cause the batter to set in a certain form while baking so that no sculpturing or carving is necessary to make the cake match a desired theme. These pans are produced in shapes of cars, animals, or different kind of fruit. They are especially popular for birthdays to match the interests of the celebrated person.

2) Character Pans replicate the images of favorite TV show or movie characters. Children often make requests to have a cake in the form of their most-liked hero, toy, or cartoon character. It is important to keep in mind that most of these character pans are licensed and these cakes cannot be made for sale.

3) Three dimensional pans allow giving your shaped cake additional spin. Often they are come as two parts. The two cakes you get are then "glued" together with buttercream or royal icing. With this technique perfectly ball shaped cakes, or cakes in the form of a giant cupcake can be created with relative ease.

Specialty Cake Pan Materials

Traditionally most baking pans were made from metal, but also glass or ceramic forms can be found. Now many metal cake pans are produced with a non-stick surface to ease the removal of the cake from the form. It is still recommended to grease the pan using baking spray or brushing some oil and sprinkling flour onto the pan to ensure that you will be able to get out the cake after baking.

A small revolution was brought on with the introduction of silicone cake pans. Because of their bendable structure removing a cake is no problem anymore. In order to give your silicone form support it is suggested to place it on a baking sheet when filling in the batter and baking.

Adjusting Batter Amounts for Specialty Cake Pans

Any type of cake can be baked in a specialty cake pan but it is important to fill in the right amount of batter. At first measure out the volume of your specialty cake pan by filling it with water. Compare this with the size of pan called for in the recipe. Conversion rates can also be found online. As a general guideline any kind of pan should only be filled half way.

There is no need to adjust the oven temperature but the baking times will most likely vary. Deeper pans will require more time. However, you should check the cake at the time indicated in the recipe and in five minute intervals from thereon. When the cake is ready it will spring back if you press the surface gently and an inserted toothpick will come out with only dry crumbs on it and no wet batter.

If your cake pan is more shallow than the one required in the recipe start checking the cake at half of the indicated time.

Wilton Tasty Fill Set of 4 Mini Cake Pan Set
Wilton Tasty Fill Set of 4 Mini Cake Pan Set
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Create filled single-serving desserts with incredible flavor combinations using these convenient non-stock pans. The patented recessed design forms a contour you can fill with ice cream, fruit, mousse and more. A delicious surprise in every bite. Set includes four 4 x 1 1/4 in. non-stock pans; bonus recipe book with delicious ideas and complete instructions.

Features

  • Bake & cool cakes, fill tunnel with filling and flip
  • Patent protected
  • Non-stick for easy clean up
  • Recipes included
Ateco Marker Style Food Color Kit
Ateco Marker Style Food Color Kit
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Ateco brings the fun of coloring ¿ and food decorating ¿ to a new and ingenious level! Use these markers to write on and decorate fondant, royal icing or other foods. Make a smiley face on a pita pocket, write someone's name on a pancake, a hard-boiled egg or a piece of fruit for the lunch box ¿ write a special note, reminding them to eat it! Use on food firm enough to write on ¿ experiment and use your imagination. U.S. certified food coloring. 10 piece set includes purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, flesh, pink, red, brown, and black. Wipe tip clean on paper towel during use, if needed. Made in the U.S.A. Please keep separate and distinguishable from magic markers around the home.

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  • Ateco brings the fun of coloring and food decorating together
  • Write on and decorate fondant, royal icing or other foods. Write notes or names on lunch box food and snacks. Use on food firm enough to write on ¿ experiment and use your imagination
  • U.S. certified food coloring. 10 piece set includes purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, flesh, pink, red, brown, and black
  • Wipe tip clean on paper towel during use, if needed
  • Made in USA
Toy Story 3 - Woody and Buzz Signature Decopac 3D Cake Kit
Toy Story 3 - Woody and Buzz Signature Decopac 3D Cake Kit
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Create a deluxe Toy Story cake with this signature cake kit with Buzz and Woody.

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  • decopac cake topper
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  • includes 2 figurines of Woody and Buzz
Cutie Cupcake Baker
Cutie Cupcake Baker
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The cutest cupcake set ever comes with a 6-cup mini baking pan, container of 200 colorful paper baking cups, icing decorator with six interchangeable tips and four delicious, exclusive Bella Bistro recipes. Pan is non-stick and dishwasher safe.

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  • Recommended Age Range Six & Up
Scooby Doo Cake Toppers - 2 Piece Set
Scooby Doo Cake Toppers - 2 Piece Set
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This set will add that special "Zoinks" to your cake. Shaggy and Scooby stand nearly 4 inches tall. The Mystery Machine (the van) is over 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches tall.

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  • Licensed Product
  • Two figures
  • These large figures will look great on a cake.
Enchanted Cakes for Children (Merehurst Cake Decorating)
Enchanted Cakes for Children (Merehurst Cake Decorating)
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Enchanted Cakes for Children contains over 20 endearing characters and scenes, including familiar characters from favorite fairy tales such as the Snow Queen, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. You'll also meet several new characters from the world of make-believe, such as friendly elves and bewitching mermaids playing with sea creatures. Clear, step-by-step text is complemented by color photos of each cake. Cake decorators of all levels of experience will soon be producing delightful cakes that will enthrall children and adults alike.

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Toy Story 3 - Woody and Buzz Cake Kit
Toy Story 3 - Woody and Buzz Cake Kit
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new and sealed

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  • made by Decopac
  • Comes with a plastic figure of Woody and a plastic backdrop featuring Buzz
  • nice toys after the party is over
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The Homemaker's Pictorial Encyclopedia of Modern Cake Decorating
The Homemaker's Pictorial Encyclopedia of Modern Cake Decorating
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Learn from the best in the business Mckinley Wilton & Norman Wilton. Things like borders, flowers, figure piping, tube writing, gum paste, sugar mold, cookies and much more. Truly one of the best cake-decorating book ever written.

New Orleans Saints Lay-on Cake/Cupcake Decorations
New Orleans Saints Lay-on Cake/Cupcake Decorations
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Every tailgating party, fan birthday celebration, or gameday get together should have a cake that shows off your favorite team!Make your own NFL team cake with these handy decorations and use the step by step instuctions to complete a masterpiece!Plus, by adding the NFL Team Party Pics to your cupcakes, you'll please every fan at the party!

Features

  • Kit includes team specific NFL cake decoration, party pics for use on cake or cupcakes, and user friendly cake decorating instructions.
  • Bonus pack of NFL Party Pics for decorating all your game time tailgating treats!
  • Food grade safety tested to ensure quality!
  • Helmet on cake decoration is a removable magnet!
Easy Bake Oven Essentials Decorating Wand Set 1
Easy Bake Oven Essentials Decorating Wand Set 1
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Add a "magic" touch to your EASY-BAKE goodies with this light-up, star-shaped wand and fairy figures! Bake a cake in the star-shaped pan. Frost your cooled cake and let the "magic" begin as you dust pink or purple (or both!) sugar sprinkles on top. Press the button on DECORATING WAND accessory and it lights up!

Features

  • Set includes DECORATING WAND
  • 2 sprinkle fairy figures, star-shaped cake pan, spatula
  • yellow cake mix, vanilla frosting mix, packet of pink sugar sprinkles and packet of purple sugar sprinkles.
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