SHORT VERSION:
1. Re: Making a sport ball - what recipe/how many mixes...baking time
2. Re: Wondermold: durable cake? baking time? cracking?
DETAIL
I am trying to make a round ball for the softball team. My cake is taking forever to bake. How long does it usually take in the sportsball pan? I can't find a time on the directions. The mix box said 35 minutes, and I figured it'd be longer on a deeper pan, but I'm almost an hour now. It's also got huge cracks across the top, my cakes have never done this.
Second, I used the durable recipe and it didn't make enough batter. So that became cake balls. 
My second time I used a different recipe (PB cake on the butter yellow mix) and it came out a little higher, but not to the top to level... How many mixes do you usually use for this pan?
Third..I was hoping to use the durable cake for an upcoming order in the wondermold pan. Anyone have experience with this pan and cooking times? I need a dense cake for structure purposes.
Sorry its SO long! Any help would be great. I'm making my first 3D cakes! I liked stacked flat ones better! 
i think my sports ball took about 45 mins to an hour... but i baked at 325 and i used a dh box mix... and i didnt get cracks or anything...
Seemed to take less time with the foil, and it definitely didn't crack. It stuck because I forgot to oil it, but it's getting cut off anyway! But the cracks were deep and wide. I had to make an additional round cake to make it more ball-y. Thanks so much!
Now, I'll have to do the wondermold next week! That cake scares me. Thank goodness it has a core, though.
Ball went GREAT, everyone loved it. Some didn't care much for the choc cake so I will have to use something different next time, but the PB with Reese's filling cake rocked! I got two more orders out of it!
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