Wilton 2105-5038 Giant Cupcake Pan
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Wilton 2105-5038 Giant Cupcake Pan
Customer Review: I love this pan and it's SOOO easy to decorate the finished cake!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this pan for at least a year now and I just used it for the first time a few days ago. I used a Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix and followed the directions for the bundt pan on the back of the box. I noticed that my cake was browning a little more than I prefer on top about 10 minutes before time to remove it, so I layed a large sheet of aluminum foil over the top to keep it from browning any more but the cake would get cooked all the way through. I always do this if I am cooking a bundt cake, if I notice the top is browning but the cake is still raw in the middle. I use the toothpick trick to determine when the cake is done, but I'm sure that's common practice.
I just used a can of Duncan Hines French Vanilla Frosting on top and I loved decorating this cupcake. It was so easy! I mean, really easy. I used the Wilton Tip 1M and some of the confetti sprinkles and it was gorgeous. I didn't bother doing anything to the bottom. It was pretty enough as it was. I didn't want to mess up a good thing, lol. I will add a photo after I get them downloaded to my computer. I can't wait to make another one of these things. I may just whip one up tomorrow. It's just so easy and equally impressive to others. People will think you worked on it forever! I strongly recommend this pan to professionals and beginners alike. You can't go wrong.
Customer Review: Yummy Cake (once I figured out this cake pan)
Summary: 4 Stars
I tried to use this cupcake pan with a cake mix last spring and it was a flop! I decided to read a few reviews and see what I could do to modify my technique. I ended up combining ideas from two reviews and it worked great...
Here's what I did...
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
2. I still used a chocolate cake mix but changed the added ingredients to...
- 1/3 C. softened butter
- 1 C. 2% milk
- 4 eggs
3. I sprayed the bottom portion of the pan with Pam Baking spray (don't spray the top).
4. I put all of the mix in the bottom portion of the pan and left the top empty.
5. I cooked the cake for 67 minutes. It will rise up high enough that it automatically makes the top part of the cupcake without having to use the top portion of the pan.
It's also nice to do it this way so you don't have to try to combine the two pieces later. The whole thing is just one piece. After it was cool, I took it out of the pan and frosted it with store bought frosting and then put some sprinkles on top. I got so many compliments from people saying that it tasted like homemade chocolate cake. It was delicious!
Customer Review: Fun, Versatile, and Easy pan
Summary: 5 Stars
I was debating purchasing the cheaper flexible pan, but after reading many reviews I chose this one. I am so glad I did! This is a wonderful pan.
I took tips from many of the reviews I read and came up with a system that has baked perfectly every time. I grease the pan, instead of using a cooking spray (which is what I generally use, but wanted to make sure this came out nicely). I use one store bought cake mix and put most of the batter in the bottom (of course). When both sides are filled, even though the lid has much less batter, it looks fuller and is at a higher level than the bottom because it is shallow and pointy.
When it comes to baking, it is very simple. I use the timing on the cake box under the bundt directions (somewhere around 42 minutes). I put both sides in at the same time, but 15 minutes into cooking I put tinfoil over the top of the lid for the remainder of the cooking time. I let it cool down quite a bit before taking it out of the pan and have never had it stick or break. It comes out perfect everytime!
Customer Review: Wilton Giant Cupcake Pan
Summary: 3 Stars
My 4 year old watches a lot of nick toons and almost every commercial advertise a pan that can make a large cupcake. She knew her birthday was around the corner and she begged for a large cupcake for her birthday. Well I search on Amazon and picked this one. Once the item arrived it sat in the box for two days and the day before her birthday I opened it. It was just a pan with single paper wrapper with some instruction on how to make a special cake in like two languages. Well I proceeded to follow the directions on the cake mix box for dish that was kind of the same shape and size. Well just to sum it up I was not happy in how it turned out. The top part of the cake turned out perfect but the bottom half had to stay in the oven about 30 mins longer since the center was not fully backed, this leaving the outer side hard. The kids didn't notice anything wrong with all the icing and frosting layered on the cake but all the adults notice the base was baked a bit longer. If I could do it again all again I wouldn't have invest in a dish like this.Customer Review: This is so much fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this for a friend's birthday who loves cupcakes because I knew she would get a kick out of it. I wasn't sure if it would be worth it since how often do you really have an opportunity to make a giant cupcake. Now, I'm so glad I got it! The pan is very high quality and I had no trouble getting the cake to release after greasing and flouring it. I had so much fun putting the cake together and got so many compliments on it. I have a line of people waiting to borrow it to make their own. I am planning to use it for my niece's birthday in a few months. I would recommend using a pastry bag to frost it as it gives it a really nice finished look and with the spiral ridge baked right into the top it's very easy to follow the swirl.
One other thing I will recommend is not to use all ten cups of batter. I put 5 cups in each side and it mushroomed. I have to pull it out and scoop it off so that the middle would cook all the way through. I think I will try filling it halfway next time instead.