I am making a teapot cake for a friend. I thought I would get off easy and use the ball pan, but the particular tea pot they like is not really a ball...
So they want it to serve 17, I wanted to get opinions on using maybe 6 inch cakes and carving? Or do you think the ball pan would work? The teapot seems too cylindrical...

I'd like some opinions. Thanks all.

Well first off I would think a no to the ball pan and second I would use 8" carved so that you can get 17 servings after the carving is done.

i would use one half of the ball pan, for the top and a couple 8'' carved down for the bottom

Thanks, all. It's for Saturday...I went ahead and baked two 8x3's and will see how well that works.