Hello
How would I make a pumpkin shaped cake using the wilton soccer ball pan? Can it be done? Does anyone have pictures? Thanks

I don't see why it can't be done, it will just be very rounded.

I've made them using the bundt pan and carved some rounds once cause I wanted a different shape to it.

I have used a bundt pan with the rounded edges (like a pumpkin), Put one upright and set the other one upside down. Covered in fondant it looked just like a pumpkin.

I might have to try that with the bunt pans....What do you fill the hole in the top with?

Well, I've done this and I must say it turns out a little more like a football without the pointy edges. I would say the bundt pans are a much better choice. I think I have my pumpkin posted in my photos if you want to check it out. In hind sight I would have added a round in between the two soccer balls. Guess that gives you some options at least : )

In this video, Chef Duff, Ace of Cakes, makes a pumpkin cake. He said he used a Styrofoam ball as the base because the cake would fall apart.

Personally, I've seen the bunt cake pumpkin many times and it is very cute.


Ace of Cakes makes a pumpkin cake

Bundt pan works well. I had a lot of fun making one last fall. I need to make another one this year. I used RKT for the stem.

In Debbie Browns 50 easy party cakes they make a pumpkin out of a round cake. She uses 2 bowls to make the shape but pretty much the same thing as the soccer pan. She just cuts ridges from top to bottom to give it that pumpkin look

I used 2 bundt pans (invert the bottom one) and a 8 inch round in the middle between them, then carved and it turned out well. See my Trick or Treat Halloween pumpkin bucket cake in my photos (2nd page). Tried the soccer ball first and it did not work...