Okay let me tell you a little about what happened.....

I am trying to make a 3D cake for my sons first birthday which is not until Oct 17 but I need all the practise! I tried a recipe that was mentioned before, just adding a package of dream whip to a box of cake mix. I don't know what I did wrong but that did not work! Cake broke....
So I thought I would not let this defeat me! I will try again...I tried the durable cake recipe on this site and first of all I lost track of how long it took to bake because it was taking waaaaayyyyy toooooo long and then when I took the front of the bear pan off...it was like there was batter missing around the neck area ....I could see the heating core. Would that have been a huge air bubble? That cake mix was very thick! I didn't think there would be any air bubbles because it is soooo thick! One thing I notice was that there was no mention of a cooking temperature on the durable cake recipe instructions so I just cooked it at 350. PLEASE HELP I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO A 3D CAKE FOR MY SON!!!!! Any help would be sooooooo appreciated!!!!!

I'm not sure about this but I think you need to bake at 325. I haven't done a 3-D cake yet but I seem to remember reading 325. I'm sorry I can't help you anymore then that. I'm sure someone will soon! Hang in there, you'll get some help~

bumpity bump

Hi there,

I though you were suppose to add a box of pudding to the cake mix....I've never heard of adding Dream Whip. I've never tried either, but I just wanted to mention that.

I hope you find a solution.

Denise

Thanks tc I was wondering about that.....

Lemondrop, in the durable recipe on this site it does ask for a pkg of pudding and I did add that......as well as 4 egg whites, pkg of DH cake mix, 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup water, 1/3 cup veg oil, I think that's everything.....I am frustrated!

I've used the Durable Cake recipe for wedding cake layers and it worked well, but I haven't tried it for a 3-D cake. If you want to play it really safe, you could buy pound cake mix. I was scared to try the 3D Ducky pan, but I used the pound cake and it worked very well. It never even came close to cracking or falling apart.

Good luck!

I've looked everywhere for a pound cake and can't find one! Does it say pound cake on the box? Maybe I'm just stupid?????

no, you're not stupid. Maybe it's worth going again and taking another look. Also, not all the grocery stores carry the same stuff. Go to a different grocery chain. I know it's like that here.

Good luck

hi gibson! betty crocker makes a pound cake mix. It works really well for 3-D cakes. I have also used Duncan Hines yellow cake mix. You add a box of pudding and an extra egg. You reduce your water to 1 cup. I have used this recipe in the 3-D rubber ducky and it worked great. Hope this helps you some!
traci

You know what?? I think the cake might have sunk. I use sour cream in a lot of my recipes & sometimes they will sink! No warning they just do. Maybe that part that had no cake on it was a sink hole. Try leaving the sour cream out. That should work.

Duncan Hines makes pound cake. It is usually on the top shelf (has been at every story I shop at) above the cakes. I have also seen it on bottom close to cake flour. It's very good!!

At the supermarket where I shop the Betty Crocker pound cake mixes are on the bottom shelf, away from the other cake mixes--more by the dessert-type mixes. That doesn't make any sense, does it? Maybe your store is the same way.

Sorry to hear that your bear flopped Tammy, I use the pudding recipe I sent you with no problems, but I bake at 325 and it does take awhile. I usually gently tap the pan after adding the batter to remove any air bubbles, this must be done gently or you can cause air bubbles. I also fill it right up to the feet, better to have overflow than not enough. I make up 2 boxes of cake mix and the things you add to each mix, with leftover I will make a round cake or cupcakes.

I don't think you can get Pound cake Mix in most places in Alberta, I have rarely seen it. The U.S. carry alot more flavors and brands of cake mixes than we have.

Don't give up !!!

hi, try the durable cake mix again, make sure you make two batches, you want a lava flow when it bakes. My first two 3-D bears looked like someone performed surgery on them, the neck and belly were ripped open. Also try to make sure the heating core doesn't touch the sides. Hope that helps

ok. I do 3D's all the time. The best thing to do is make a cake from scratch then use simple syrup to make it moist. Take your time. you have to bake a 3D for almost 2 hours on 325. if you need a good scratch recipe, let me know.

Don't be discouraged...Those dam 3D pans always wreck a few cakes first before you end up with one good one!!! I've baked many a 3D over....

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alracntna,

If you wouldn't mind sending me a copy of that recipe I would really appreciate it.....I would like to try different things to see what will work best.

Thank you everyone! You have given me hope and I will try again!