Any Tips On Using Pyrex Bowl Instead Of Wonder Mold

Decorating By cat121481 Updated 19 Jan 2006 , 11:25am by pooker

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cat121481 Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 3:29pm
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I am going to use a pyrex bowl instead of a wonder mold. Do you have any tips to offer? is there anything special I need to do to make sure the center gets done?

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MelC Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 5:52pm
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Just drop your oven temp by 25 degrees and you should be fine!

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pooker Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 5:52pm
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I've never used the wonder mold, but have used the pyrex. Didn't have any problems with the center getting done. Mine is a Pampered Chef, so I used the directions that came with it.

Here are the basic directions that came with it:

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cake according to package directions. Spray 2 qt. batter bowl with vegetable oil spray. Pour batter into prepared batter bowl. Bake 55-65 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on cooling rack. Invert. Cool before decorating.

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freddie Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 5:59pm
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I do it the same as above except I put my flower nail in the center to assist in even cooking and use it like a heating core, it works great !!!

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chefdot Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 6:16pm
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woohoo pooker! pampered chef rocks! icon_biggrin.gif sorry, im a consultant so it made me happy to see someone using the batter bowl for that... i am actually making my boyfriend a boob cake for valentine's day using the smaller ones and it's my first time using it for that. do you still bake at 325 or did you do the 350 as the instructions stated?

freddie... good use for the flower nail... i love it! icon_biggrin.gif

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MelC Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 6:50pm
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Whenever you cook with glass, you should drop the temp by 25 degrees... it conducts heat differently than metal does.

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chefdot Posted 18 Jan 2006 , 7:18pm
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so then should we go by instructions and drop down to 325 or since we all prefer to bake at 325 should we drop it to 300?
just want to make sure, that way i could tell my customers when they by the batter bowls from me.

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SquirrellyCakes Posted 19 Jan 2006 , 2:42am
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Usually for any deeper larger cake tin or bowl you do reduce heat to 325F. For dark interiors and glass in normal sized pans you bake at 325F instead of 350F. I think with the larger deeper pyrex bowl I would then use 300F. I use the Wondermold at 325F.
hugs Squirrelly

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cat121481 Posted 19 Jan 2006 , 2:55am
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I am using a 1.5 quart bowl b/c I don't want my doll to be as big as the wonder mold.

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pooker Posted 19 Jan 2006 , 11:25am
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icon_lol.gif chefdot icon_lol.gif you made me giggle. I got it for Christmas last year (2004)

I did bake at 325, but only because of my oven. Whenever I bake ANYTHING I drop the temp 25 degrees, or it doesn't bake right. Rolls, pies, cakes, cookies, etc. So, yes, I am asking the same question. Should we bake at 300? Did someone answer that? It's early for me...brain fog. icon_lol.gif

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