Cake Pans - All About Cake Pans

Cake pans are most likely the last thing you're thinking about when you're getting ready to bake a cake. In most cases, you just walk into your kitchen, grab whatever cake pan happens to be in your cupboards, and you start baking. That's an amateur move.

The more experienced bakers know that what the cake looks like is as important as what it tastes like. If you want to take your baking to the next level, then you're going to have to work on your cake decorating skills. The first place to start is by choosing shaped cake pans over the plain old boring round and square pans.

Yes, there is a time a place where round and square cake pans will be ideal. But, if you're intention for your next baking project is to create a memorable cake, then it has to have a fun shape.

In choosing a shaped cake pan, you could use a haphazard approach, and just "wing it." But experienced bakers know that it pays to be well prepared. That means deciding on the perfect shaped cake pan well ahead of time, and then purchasing that pan from a reputable store.

When you're ready to purchase your cake pan, you can shop at your local bakeware retail store, or your best bet is to shop online for the ease of choosing from a wider selection and of course, the convenience. This is the twenty first century, and we have the technology that allows us to purchase most of our baking needs right from our computers.

That's what I do since I usually don't have time to make it to the store. However, I do have a few minutes to spend where I can log onto my computer, browse the online cake pan stores, and quickly decide what I need and make my purchase. But, how do I decide on the shape of the pan?

Choosing the right cake pan takes a little effort on you part. It's an art form more than a science. The key to choosing the right shape is to always think about the theme of the party you'll be throwing. If you're not baking for a specific party, then you can choose a shape based on what the person you're baking for enjoys.

For example, let's say you're baking a cake for your husband and he loves football. You can easily bake a football shaped cake pan using a football mold. If you're baking a cake for your daughter who loves Tinker Bell, then you can easily purchase a Tinker Bell mold to bake her cake. I could go on, but you get the point.

Now you know enough to purchase your cake pans to satisfy your needs. You'll be baking a perfectly shaped cake every single time, and they'll not only love the way it tastes, but the way it looks too.

Yes, cake pans are for baking cakes. That's a given. But, In this section, I'm going to show you creative new ways to use your cake pans...

I'm going to show you how to use your Elmo face cake pan to create a neat candy treat. Just follow the instructions in the following article:

E is for Elmo, and I'm talking about the Elmo cake pan. You can bring Elmo's World home with you in the form of an edible candy plaque using your Elmo cake pan. Here's how...

Before you start, you'll need one Elmo face cake pan, one package of White Candy Melts, two packages of Red Candy Melts, orange and black candy colors, and disposable decorating bags.

Before adding anything to the Elmo cake pan, you must first, melt the package of White Candy Melt. Each package of Candy Melt is about 14 oz. Once the white candy is melted, divide it into thirds. One third you'll leave white. One third you'll add orange coloring, and one third you'll add the black coloring.

Once you have these three colors, you'll place the melted and tinted candy into disposable decorating bags (these are the same ones used to decorate cakes), cutting a hole at the bottom to release the candy as you squeeze the bag. You'll be ready to start filling in the details of the Elmo cake pan.

Starting with the black candy, fill in the mouth, and pupils. Next, use the orange candy to fill in the nose. Refrigerate until firm. Once the candy is firm take, the Elmo cake pan out of the fridge and fill in the whites of the eyes. Refrigerate once again.

When the whites are firm, remove the pan from the fridge, and melt the 2 packages of Red Candy Melt. Mold the remainder of the face using the melted red candy. Please note that less than 1/2 the depth of the Elmo cake pan will be filled. This is normal.

Once the face is molded with the red candy, refrigerate until firm. After about 30 to 40 minutes, your candy Elmo should be ready to unmold. You'll know that it's ready because when sufficiently chilled, the candy plaque will release from the Elmo cake pan easily.

You can unmold the finished product from the Elmo cake pan onto your hand, a soft towel or a waxed paper covered cake board. When you're ready to serve, simply cut to size.

There you have it. It's so simple to bring the magic of Elmo home with these easy to follow instructions using your Elmo cake pan, and a few extras. Your kids will love how it looks, and how it tastes. Use the Elmo candy plaque for a birthday party, school party, or any other celebration where Elmo will be appreciated.

Start by purchasing your Elmo face cake pan at the premier online store. Visit CakePanStore.com today to get started.