Customer Reviews

Nordic Ware Pro Cast Castles Cakelette Pan

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I collect these pans. And just like the rest of the Nordicware Platinum Bakeware this pan produces great results. To get the detail on the Princess Palace towers I used a pastry bag to pipe the batter into the small cavities. I used a Pumpkin Bread recipe baked at 350 drgrees for 35 minutes. PERFECT!

It turned out beautifully, evenly baked, no sticking problems (I painted the insides with Wilton Cake Release before pouring in the batter). Very quick way to make great looking cakes, ideal for making castles on suitably shaped base (oval or rectangular).

This pan was lots of fun. We made gingerbread castles for Christmas, which was a nice change from gingerbread houses made with cookies. They made great gifts.
The Cakelette pan could have come with more instructions. Since the castle molds are so detailed, you have to be careful to get the batter down into all the holes.
The boxed gingerbread mix seemed to work better at producing more perfect castles with finer grain, but didn't taste as good as gingerbread from scratch.

Heavy well contructed pan. Takes some practice to get the right amount of oil needed. found it hard to decorate

I used this in conjunction with the large castle cake pan to make a village for my daughter's first birthday-these cakes came out great and are the perfect size to create a cute little Princess Village!! I haven't tried a regular cake mix in this pan, I used a bundt cake recipe and that makes the cakes come out cleanly and very evenly cooked. I did spray the pan with Pan, which the instructions say you don't need to do, but better safe than sorry! On a recipe note, they are the perfect size to put fruit or whipped cream in the centers and that makes the cakes taste even better!!!

The castle cakes were a hit for my daughters princess birthday party. The pan is detailed, durable and non stick. I will use this for years to come.

I read the reviews prior to using this pan and was quite concerned. I went to the Nordic Ware website and used their suggestion: I generously brushed shortening on the pans, and sprinkled with Wondra flour, dumping out the excess flour in the sink - no sticking at all. I used a box cake mix and listened to one reviewer who said a box cake mix would only make two cakelettes - so I made the mistake of using TWO box cake mixes, and had enough for six cakelettes, plus 24 cupcakes, and some cake mix went down the drain! One box cake mix is more than enough for six cakelettes. I think a firmer cake would give a better looking cake, the box mix was too soft for decorating, but it was fun to give the pan a try. With a box mix your best bet is strawberries and whipped cream. I will definitely use this pan again. I have the large castle pan too and I love it. I've always made the recipe that came with the pan when I use the large castle pan, maybe next time I will try that recipe for the cakelettes. Check out the Nordic Ware website for recipes.

I love this pan! I got this pan to use for my daughters 1st birthday party, I thought this way all the kids would be able to have their own cake:) I used the recipe that came on the package. Very easy to make, it tasted great and went well with cream cheese frosting. I put the frosting on the bottom of the castle cakelettes. I do recommend NOT using ANY baking spray or flour spray. Anything with any kind of oil in it will turn the out side of the cakes dark brown, they taste fine just look awful. I dusted the inside of the pan with flour and they turned out PERFECTLY... check out the picture:)

I used this pan for a small get-together with 5 year olds. They absolutely loved it. I put a dollop of frosting on top, some light sprinkles, and they oooohed and ahhhed for some time before eating the little cakes.

You have to use a good flour-oil spray, such as Baker's Joy, maybe even more than recommended in the little nooks and crannies. This helps with inverting the pan as well as getting the best detail possible.

Use the recipe included on the label for guidelines. I believe 1/2 of prepared boxed cake mix filled one pan.

Allow for more than ample time for the cakes to cool before inverting them.

"Fancy" or smooth type batters do not seem compatible with this design. I wouldn't use a store-bought cake mix. It seems to need some texture for the design and to get the cakes out in one piece. Pumpkin or nut bread recipes seem to work. A true shortcake recipe works well.

nordic ware rocks. i love them, but i regret buying this pan. at first glance, it seems like having all these mini-castles is a great alternative to the bigger pan and one gets the variety of castles. well, it only looks good if you make light-coloured cakes. i made gingerbread and the beauty of the detail was lost. also, the cakes are oddly-sized. a little to large for one person to eat.

clean-up is extremely difficult as well.