Just purchased the 3d duck pan (going to attempt to make a rooster out of him), and was surprised/shocked at how he is put together! I had figured he was going to be like the 3d bears and stand on his head and have a hole in the top...now I see why some have had problems with this pan.
So, now I have a question. How can you be sure the whole top side of the cake fills in the pan and completes the duck? Is this a problem?
Does the batter leak out of the little openings? I always put a cookie sheet under anything I think might run over in the oven, but if much leaks out, that could leave the duck possibly with no wing on that side.
Any advice will be appreciated greatly! Janice
When I've used him(which I think was twice), the batter didn't come out of that little vent hole but I do put a cookie sheet underneath just in case. The batter did rise to fill up the both halves. I tried using the rabbit for Easter that is constructed the same way and it didn't rise. It was flat as a pancake---maybe I used a different mix. So just cross your fingers and everything should be fine. If you look in my photos, I made a turkey out of the duck pan so you'll see he was plump and filled out. 
Thanks for the tips, I feel a little better about it now.
MG, you turkey is really cute, I especially like the wings you gave him!
If you do a search for roosters here, there are a few, so I'll have a little help there too. My mother collects roosters, thought this would be perfect for her 92nd birthday, it is also Thanksgiving weekend, so the turkey would work as well.
Thanks everyone for your help! Janice
Help!
Inspired by MG's turkey, I purchased the 3d duck pan to make my family a turkey! I am a bit confused by the baking directions. It appears that the duck bakes on it's side and the batter rises into the other half of the pan. My confusion comes from the stand that is attached to the pan, I can't imagine that it bakes sitting on that? However, that is how the other 3d pans sit in the oven, leading to my confusion. 
Thanks!
I believe the stand part is just to keep the pan level while it bakes in the oven. Without that part it might be possible for the pan to fall over and spill the batter. I plan to put mine on a cookie sheet (just in case) and the stand will keep the duck balanced.
I know it looks odd, that was what I thought when I first saw it too. Don't forget that it says to tie the two pieces together securely, so that when the batter rises it can't lift the top piece off and let the batter run out instead of filling the top part of the pan. HTH Janice
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Thanks!
I went back and looked at the pan, that makes perfect sense! I hadn't considered that it would be used for stabilization. It sure looks like it would leak, I can't wait to try it!
Glad that I could help a little! It looks to me like it will leak too, but some say it doesn't, but I definitely will use a cookie sheet under it just in case! I still haven't used mine, but will be doing so in the next couple of days, I'm making a rooster from mine for my mother.
Good luck with your turkey too! Janice
I pile up batter as far as I can and then pile more in the very center and hurry up and close it really fast before it runs over. This way I get a full cake.
I have also found that a damp towel pinned tightly around the pan works better than string or whatever else they say to use to keep it closed.
Thanks, Kitagrl! I was thinking of using the magic strips on mine, but a towel will be good too. I guess there is no way to use a core of any kind, since it would just get buried inside the cake, so wrapping it would help it cook through.
They also recommend only removing one side of the pan and letting it cool partially and then put that side back and remove the other side to cool. Is that usually how you do it? Janice
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