I've been meaning to post on my new favorite thing for cakes- my Wilton 3D train pan. As it is all about the choo-choo in our house, I knew for Master A's 2nd birthday, I wanted a train cake. When I was looking online, I saw a lot of cute cakes that required sawing up several sheet cakes and I felt that could only end in disappointment (for me and Master A). Then, I found this great train pan- which has nine car molds with amazing detail on it. I did balk at paying $32 for a cake pan but I reasoned with myself that with two boys, it will get some use.
The day before Master A's birthday party with some family, I mixed up a snickerdoodle cake (great recipe on the pan) greased the pan well and prayed! After reading some reviews, I bypassed flouring the pan and did not tap the pan when taking the train cars out. Shockingly, all nine cars sprang right out of the pan. Decorating was fun- though I had problems finding the candies I wanted around town. In the end, I used animal crackers to make a circus car, small tootsie rolls for logs, snow caps for coal and smoke and M&M's for the wheels. Next time, I'll get gel icing so I can decorate more neatly.
I see many uses for the pan- whether for a polar express gingerbread train for the holidays, jello train, or having his buddies over to decorate their own car. I think I may make a train for our next book club meeting- though with all of the kids- I'll probably go easy on the icing :)
love it !!!!!!!
ReplyDeletei would love to do a cake decor play date, lets do it!
I love this pan, and have been coveting it myself since Master D's train birthday party! I went with the cut-up-sheet-cake train because Master D thinks cake is just a vessel for chocolate frosting and I worried the trains couldn't carry that much of it. But you are right, this is waaay cuter and now that you have the pan you will find all kinds of yummy and adorable ways to use it! Love the animal cracker zoo car, I bet it was a big hit.
ReplyDeleteThe kids did love the circus car Mama G. If you use too much icing it does cover some of the detail- but the decorating may make up for it.
ReplyDeleteCake decor play date sounds great Mama LS!