Ok, so I am going to attempt to make my first cake using the Wilton Sports Ball Pan. I want to make a baseball and put it on top of a 8 inch square cake. So my question is, do I need to put supports in the bottom cake for the baseball cake?
And if anyone has any helpful tips about make a sports ball cake I would appriciate it.
Thanks!
Hi Danishwiz,
I have made several cakes using the ball pan and found that I'm not very good at getting it to be stable and stay a good rounded shape after I frost it. It just seems to squish down on itself. I might suggest to use a dense cake recipe, perhaps pound cake that may hold the round shape better.
I would put the ball cake on it's own cake board, cut to fit. Then put dowels in the cake underneath for extra support. If you're transporting the cake anywhere, I would put a center dowel down through the entire ball into the bottom cake as well.
Hope that helps!
KimAZ
I've used the sports ball pan many, many times. I don't usually put any supports or dowel through it and have never had any problems with it on top of another cake. I might put one through the middle if I were to transport it pretty far.
I've used the sports ball pan a lot and you will definitely squish your cake if you use it on top of another cake without support. I will attach a picture of my first sports ball cake to show you. I would recommend pound cake or a heavier cake just to help it keep it's shape and minimize the risk of the cake cracking under the weight of icing or fondant. I agree that dowel rods under the cake board and a dowel rod all the way through are a good idea if you are transporting it.
Kathy
I should clarify what I said earlier. If I make the entire sports ball I use a pound cake batter. The support cake can be a normal cake mix. Now, I mostly use just use half of the sports ball for these kinds of cakes and I use regular cake mix when I only do half. Here is another idea for you.
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