3D Ducky Pan - Cake Didn't Fill Both Halves
Decorating By jescapades Updated 13 Sep 2006 , 7:21pm by Kitagrl
Hi, I'm new here, so this question may have been posted already, if so, I apologize.
I am making a 3d rubber ducky cake for my twin boys' first birthday party on saturday. I made a practice cake yesterday because I've never done this before. I followed the directions and the cake didn't rise enough to fill the top half of the pan. Is there something I am doing wrong? Can someone please help me? Thanks so much.
Jessica
I've never made a 3D cake, so I can't answer this question.
However, I did want to say Welcome to CC 
Happy Baking
Hi Jessica,
For the molded pans, I usually use the Dunkin Hines yellow cake mix and follow the directions for pound cake on the side of the box. Then measure the amount of batter that the pan requires and add that to your pan. It should fill out your pan just fine, since you don't want it too full or too empty. Good luck! Laura
Thank you thank you thank you.
I didn't measure the amount of cake I used, but it said to fill the pan to the very top and the mix I used did just that. I will try those other tips, though and see what happens. Thanks again. It's not a huge deal because the boys are only one, but I would love for the cake to come out as nice as can be.
Thanks again!
Jes
Well I have made that cake, and you do need to use DH mix made into a pound cake. You need a great dense cake mix. Duncan Hines has a great pound cake mix. And one side will be, still will not have alot of the face but you will be able to fix that easily. Have fun 
Made the 3-D ducky last week for my daughters first b-day (first cake, first 3-D) My practice cake didn't rise enough either, so the next time I measured the mix and made sure I had 5 1/2 cups (had to use 2 mixes to get enough) It looks like way to much batter, but he came out perfect!!!! HTH
Jessie
I mix a DH yellow and a BC pound cake to get enough (you'll have a bit leftover) and then you have to fill the pan to where it is even like a quarter inch above the pan (the thicker the mix the better!) and then I try to scoop a few more spoons in the very middle and then close it real quick so I have as much piled in there as possible. Then it fills all the way!
My hardest part is getting it closed tightly but I have found that if you take a damp strip of towel (similar to how I insulate the sides of my round pans) and wrap it tightly around the pan and pin it, that the pan stays all the way closed without gapping.
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