Wilton 2105-5038 Giant Cupcake Pan
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Wilton 2105-5038 Giant Cupcake Pan
Customer Review: Fantastic - but time consuming
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a good product. It is well made, and it actually DOES come with directions - not sure what those other folks received. However, if you don't anticipate at least a 4 hour cake project, do not buy this product. The bake time alone is 70 minutes, but the finished product was DELISH! The recipe that is included: chocolate chip pound cake, is absolutely decadent, but it is a 'from scratch' recipe and so took a bit more time. For the decorating part, you MUST have decorator tips/bags or a Wilton decorator gun. I used both and the gun fared much better with smoother control. TIP: if using canned icing, slightly chill before using otherwise it will fall right off of the cake. I topped with jumbo confetti sprinkles to cover the oops spots (I'm sure it will get easier with practice) and it turned out really cute. Everyone was really impressed! I can see how a boxed mix would be too soft and so toughening up with use of dry pudding mix or an extra egg as one review suggested would be in order.Customer Review: Best Pan Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been using a different brand of this pan and loved it, but didn't feel like the proportions was correct. When looking to buy this one, since it was a different brand, I noticed that it had a lot of mixed reviews and I took the time to read them all and take the advice that had been given. They were right.
I love this pan, it produces the most adorable cakes!
What to do in order for you to love it, too.
- fill the bottom half first and put it into the oven for 20-30 minutes before filling the top half. (Really, this isn't a big deal, you just have to pull out the rack and fill it, you'll be happy once the cake is done)
- let the pan cool COMPLETELY before attempting to remove the cakes (otherwise your cake is not going to come out correctly and you're not going to be a happy camper)
That's it!
Kids really love this! You can have so much fun decorating it. It's very versatile.
Customer Review: What a disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this cake for my dying sister's 58th birthday. Unfortunately, she is currently in the hospital. She is the family cake baker. I decided to use her gift to bake her cake..... and what a bummer this experience turned out to be. One cake mix was obviously not enough, so I whipped up the 2nd mix and added. It took FOREVER to bake. And even though I spent extra, extra time greasing the pan, it did not release cleanly, and there is nothing that can be done to fix the bottom, fluted part. The top came apart also, but can probably be fixed with frosting. It didn't occur to me to check the hints on-line before backing; Wilton is a well known name and should have supplied accurate instructions if there were issues. Now I am torn between chucking the cake and making cookies, or going back to the store late at night and getting up super early to try again. Don't have any idea if I should even give her this as a gift.Customer Review: Love this CupCake Pan!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this pan for my 4yr olds birthday. I've made two test runs, ahead of time. Each time the cake popped right out, here's what I did that worked:
I followed the manufacturers recommendations to wash with soap and warm water, then I used Bakers Joy w/flour already in the spray very generously. The first time I freely filled each pan & ended up w/one side too short and one too full. On my second run, I found measuring about 4 cups into each side was just right, a little over on each side, easily cut off with a bread knife. I baked according to the boxed time for bundt cake and that seems to be the correct temp & time.
One concern, bakes unevenly, but most of that was cut out when evening out the cake.
I do wish Wilton would have provided tips, it's almost as if they didn't test their product.
Top Quality - Love this Cupcake Pan!
Customer Review: Ok but definitely needs directions
Summary: 3 Stars
A few pointers...
1. I didn't like that everyone else was approximating their numbers, so here are mine exactly:
- 325 degrees, the entire bake time
- When spraying the container, I made the mistake of spraying the whole thing BEFORE the top went in. Remember to only spray the bottom, then after baking it (see next bullet) spray the TOP.
- 12 minutes just the bottom piece
- I then added the top. 67 minutes = enough time to get the soft inside and not too hard outside.
2. I used 2 cake boxes, and took note of which is denser (I had devil's food and funfetti, so I used the devil's food for the base). When finished, I had enough for 12 cupcakes in addition to the large cupcake.
3. I filled the batter up to the last portion of the spiral for the top, and about 1 inch in for the bottom.
Hope this helps!!!