Hi Cakey Cakers:

What is your favorite cake Pan..... This doesn't include Rounds and standard cake pans....... I'm looking to get a few (limited space) character pans and I would love some input. I have peeked around the gallery but i would like to hear it from you ladies/gentleman.

Thank You!
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Cookie Monster has been a hit for me, but leaves little room to be creative. I kepp meaning to buy more but never get around to it.

I like the ball pan and the adorable lamb - I use that instead of the teddy bear (I don't know if they make that anymore).

I love the 3D teddy bear - my mom has both the large and the mini one. I use the mini bear as my "smash" cake for both my kids. I've used it to make a fireman and a carebear. (haven't done a ton of cakes yet)

I would stear away from buying character pans... The only shaped pans I would get would be the ball, and maybe the 3D bear or duck... something versitile. Character pans don't bake evenly, take up space -and you can put the same character on a sheet cake. You may only use it once. When I first started doing cakes, I thought I needed all these pans, and purchased several. They're up in my attic now collecting dust! I would much rather put the design on a sheet cake, rather than decorate one of those pans. Now the ball I use a lot, and the Barbie (doll) pan. I've used the bear and duck a few times too...

I mainly use round and square but do have a few character ones and they are all used.....

101 dalmation dog
Wonder mould ..very popular

Football tin
little mermaid
scooby doo

ditto on what allison said... i have 3 large rubbermaid containers holding so many pans that i thought i had to have but the majority of the cakes i do have been carved or regular round-sheet. i have done a lot of the spongebob but would really like to throw that one out!! (sick of spongebob!!) i would recommend
the lamb-
3-d bear/tree/house/egg..etc.hth

I love my 3D house pan! I also use the 3D bears (both sizes) often and I just got both sizes of the 3D lambs (the mini lambs are discontinued, got the pan on eBay). I think beyond those, the ones you should look for are:
3D ball pan
Wonder mold pan
Horseshoe shaped pan- maybe.

All of those cute character pans are tempting, but trust me, you can do without them. I have 7 of mine on eBay right now because they were taking up valuable space. (user id sandraven4, if you're interested) Good luck making wise choices!

I'd say the three I use the most are the 3D car, 3D house and 3D bear. I have a TON though. They are great for donated cakes (as I usually end up doing them for the church every year when they have their cake walks). The wonder mold has multiple uses too. Just used that for the Rock Climbing cake I did.

I would definatly say the ball pan and the wonder mold. Both are great. Others I would consider are the 3D lamb and/or bear, the book pan, the 3D house, and maybe the tee shirt pan (though you could easily carve that shape). The horse shoe pan and the football pan are probably pretty versitle too. I wouldn't get ANY character pans.