I am wanting to do a cake similar to this one for one of my husbands friends at work...I dont have the ball pan...what would be the best way to get the golf ball shape?


  http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_6963.html

The ball pan isn't really expensive esp if you use a coupon at the local craft store....

But otherwise I'd just make a nice tall round cake (or a layer cake) and gently carve away the sides and top until it makes a half a ball shape. Just a little bit at a time until its even.

If you have an oven proof pyrex bowl you can bake it in that - just need two and stick them together

I have also baked in stainless steel bowls before, that is how my daughter made her igloo cake in my photos.

either bake in a glass bowl or bake a round cake and trim of the edges till you are happy with the shape

Rookie question I'm sure....but if you bake in a glass bowl how do you deal with the flat part (from the bottom of the bowl)? do you just heap on buttercream to round it out?

my bowl is domed inside, the flat bottom is on the outside. i got it at target on the cheap.
hth

if your bow isn't a perfectr dome just shape the top after baking

It has been awhile since this forum started but I wanted to update. I just needed a small ball (golf ball) so I took one of the auminum disposable cup cake tins I had on hand and rounded out the bottom...I then baked some cupcakes and took on and used it. It worked very well. Thanks for your responses.