Help With Wilton's Giant Cupcake Pan!!!
Decorating By lakergirl Updated 9 Sep 2013 , 3:16am by FrostFancy
Please excuse this if this was a previous post ( I couldn't find it!)
Just recently bought one of the Giant Cupcake Pans & I have MANY questions.
After reading other posts from web I am completely nervous about trying this pan out.
1) What are your suggestions for greasing- butter w/ flour~spray only or what?
2) Baking time and temp? Most have suggested 325 about 50-60 minutes?
3) Baking on center racks?
4) Box or homemade?
My biggest concern is the top getting done before the bottom*** Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Kim
Please excuse this if this was a previous post ( I couldn't find it!)Just recently bought one of the Giant Cupcake Pans & I have MANY questions.
After reading other posts from web I am completely nervous about trying this pan out.
1) What are your suggestions for greasing- butter w/ flour~spray only or what?
2) Baking time and temp? Most have suggested 325 about 50-60 minutes?
3) Baking on center racks?
4) Box or homemade?
My biggest concern is the top getting done before the bottom*** Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Kim
I made my granddaughter's smash cake using this pan. I used homeade pan grease for my pan. Ii just "painted" it on with a pastry brush.
Baking time I couldn't tell you...I never "time" anything...I just cook until it's done. Center rack for baking....YES I used box mix and cake extender recipe. It was just enough batter for the pan. If you use box mix adding the 1.cup flour, 1 cup sugar etc. will give you the perfect amount of batter. A straight box mix will not be enough batter if you only use one mix. No need to be concerned about the "top" being done before the bottom. the cake cooks evenly and both sides will be done at the same time. I've made four other cakes using this pan besides Cali's smash cake and they all baked up beautifully.
I popped the top out and then let the bottom keep baking...
Just fallow the directions that came with the cake pan, if you cant find it look on the wilton website. I always use box cake mix (betty crocker SuperMoist), i use the box because they seem to be the most moist
I used cake release that I brushed on, then sprayed with pam. It came out Ok - no problems there. But the thing I found is that you really need to bake the top and bottom separately or they won't bake even. HTH
I didn't have this problem at all. I filled and baked both sides of the pan all four times that I made this cake and they baked up perfectly each time. 
I used cake release that I brushed on, then sprayed with pam. It came out Ok - no problems there. But the thing I found is that you really need to bake the top and bottom separately or they won't bake even. HTH
I didn't have this problem at all. I filled and baked both sides of the pan all four times that I made this cake and they baked up perfectly each time.
Twice I had that problem, then gave up and started baking one side at a time. But I have a new oven now, so I will give it another shot and see what happens. It would be so much easier and less time consuming!!
I used cake release that I brushed on, then sprayed with pam. It came out Ok - no problems there. But the thing I found is that you really need to bake the top and bottom separately or they won't bake even. HTH
I didn't have this problem at all. I filled and baked both sides of the pan all four times that I made this cake and they baked up perfectly each time.
Twice I had that problem, then gave up and started baking one side at a time. But I have a new oven now, so I will give it another shot and see what happens. It would be so much easier and less time consuming!!
I know that the op ask about the Wilton giant cupcake pan. Do you also have the Wilton pan or a different brand? After paying $30.00 for the pan if it didn't bake up evenly I'd be ticked. 
Maybe it was the oven. I'm just curious as to why I've never had any problems with it baking and you have. In my opinion the pan cost to much not to work perfectly
I have baked at 325 using this same pan 3 times. They don't cook evenly so I have to gently slide something down the sides of the top to remove it and let the bottom continue to cook. Even then, the outsides seem to get more done that I would like. I spray both sides with Baker's Joy.
As frequently happens with W stuff, cute idea, very poor execution. I have to bake twice with that pan, once for the bottom and once for the top.
Then I do feel lucky that mine didn't give me any problems. I'm confused as to why it works fine for me but not for others. Maybe MY oven is the one that bakes unevenly...hence why the pan works fine for me....LOL
I still think $30.00 is too much for the pan and if I'd had to bake "twice" I'd have returned the pan 
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As frequently happens with W stuff, cute idea, very poor execution. I have to bake twice with that pan, once for the bottom and once for the top.
Then I do feel lucky that mine didn't give me any problems. I'm confused as to why it works fine for me but not for others.
Maybe MY oven is the one that bakes unevenly...hence why the pan works fine for me....LOL I still think $30.00 is too much for the pan and if I'd had to bake "twice" I'd have returned the pan
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Im with you mine baked evenly and I would be upset if it didnt even with a 40% off coupon it was still pricey for a novelty pan. I used pan grease, and baked until it was done at I believe 350, came out with no problems and was evenly baked. Ive made 2 or 3 cakes in it.
I bake it twice too. The top becomes too brown, and I have tried positioning it in all kinds of ways in my oven with different temps. I have tried both scratch and cake mixes with it and the top still baked up quicker than the bottom. I used the wilton pan release spray and the cakes slide right out. A lot of times I just make the top part of the cupcake and then just make two 5 inch rounds and make my own cupcake.
Thanks for the tips~ I also would not have paid $30.00 for that pan but, got a deal for $19.00 with FREE shipping so I had to try it out! I guess this is going to be the challenge for the weekend?!?!?
Will let you all know what method worked...Thanks again...Kim
So glad you posted this! I am baking a cupcake next week for part of my daughters birthday cake. I have had that pan for over a year and have never tried it out. I think my oven bakes slightly uneven. The cakes on the right side of the oven always finish faster than the left so I'll need to place the cupcake pan accordingly. Let us know how yours turns out!
I used cake release that I brushed on, then sprayed with pam. It came out Ok - no problems there. But the thing I found is that you really need to bake the top and bottom separately or they won't bake even. HTH
I didn't have this problem at all. I filled and baked both sides of the pan all four times that I made this cake and they baked up perfectly each time.
Twice I had that problem, then gave up and started baking one side at a time. But I have a new oven now, so I will give it another shot and see what happens. It would be so much easier and less time consuming!!
I know that the op ask about the Wilton giant cupcake pan. Do you also have the Wilton pan or a different brand? After paying $30.00 for the pan if it didn't bake up evenly I'd be ticked.
Maybe it was the oven. I'm just curious as to why I've never had any problems with it baking and you have. In my opinion the pan cost to much not to work perfectly
My DD got the pan for me as a birthday gift, or I wouldn't have bought it. I feel better now, knowing I'm not the only one who has had this issue. As long as I know that the top is going to bake up faster, I don't mind baking twice, but I am going to try one more time together in the new oven.
I see this is an old topic but I need help. I have tried 3 different recipes from scratch and each one failed. It would cook too much on the outside n be raw on the inside. I tried different temps, different greasing methods, and as i said different recipes (all vanilla) and all with the same results. I thought it was my oven and even bought a oven thermometer and watched the heat. different times. I'm at a loss. It finally worked when i used a box cake mix on the 4th try but I prefer to bake everything from scratch.
Please please please tell me what I'm doing wrong or what I can change.
I actually use the Giant wilton pan often. What I've experienced with the pan was that it's deep and it would not bake evenly. SO, after a few tried I came up with MY way of baking with this pan. I would use a metal rose nail tip, placed it upside down so the needle would point upward, next I used a piece off the wilton wonder mold kit and it's the ROD STAND. The metal nail would hold the rod in place during baking. I just made sure to cover them with butter and cake flour or spray for easy release.
Wonder Mold Kit
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30A944-475A-BAC0-5E1F52DF76D8CE68&fid=3E32E5F5-475A-BAC0-57EC5973D66D14A3
Flower Nail
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30DA27-475A-BAC0-5B9517D6CAF8BB75&fid=785F04A7-475A-BAC0-5B99539A6A26722A
Luckily enough I had all these available and it help bake the cupcake evenly at 325.
Oh and I bake from scratch, never tried box but I'm sure it'll be good too.
Hope this helps!
Definitely something I will look into. I have neither of those at hand but not a bad thing to add to my collection.
Since you bake from scratch as well; I was thinking maybe my batter was too thick? would you say subbing the butter in my batter for oil would help? or any other way of thinning it?
Thank you for the helpful hints... really appreciate it
Definitely something I will look into. I have neither of those at hand but not a bad thing to add to my collection.
Since you bake from scratch as well; I was thinking maybe my batter was too thick? would you say subbing the butter in my batter for oil would help? or any other way of thinning it?
Thank you for the helpful hints... really appreciate it
I actually use both oil and butter.. so it's depending on the recipe I use and I never change my recipe based on my cake pan. Situations like these you may want to adjust the oven temp, what type of oven do you have? oven gas, electric or conventional? Conventional oven tends to dry out the cake faster, you may want to purchase a stand (or hanging) oven thermometer, this will determine if you over is baking accurately and may be baking hotter than you should..
PM me if you any more questions, I'm more than happy to assist where I can.
Am I the only one wondering why they didn't just make this a 2-piece set so you could unmold them separately as well as take one out before the other?
The only one I can find that is 2 pieces is that silicone infomercial one and I am skiddish about silicone ones.
I was able to resolve the uneven baking issue by rotating my pan halfway through....it still works for me each time I do one. To grease, I use shortening and brush on to make sure it goes into every crevice!
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