Wilton Wonder Mold Kit

by Wilton

• Creates an elegant 3-D shape for decorating fabulous dress designs
• Pan measures 8-inch diameter and 5-inch deep
• Takes 5-6 cups of firm-textured batter
• Heat-conducting rod assures even baking
• Kit contains pan, rod stand, 7-inch doll pick and instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000VMHIW
• Item model number: 2105-565
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,219 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Creates an elegant 3-D shape for decorating fabulous dress designs. Use with our Teen Doll Pick to make the doll of your dreams. Pan is 8 inch diameter and 5 inch deep; takes 5-6 cups of firm-textured batter. Heat-conducting rod assures even baking. Kit contains pan, rod stand, 7 inch doll pick and instructions.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for little girls, women love these doll cakes too! June 1, 2011

By Debra J. Mosely

Many years ago I started making doll cakes with this cake pan and love it so much that I wrote a book based on wardrobe-inspired cakes and cookies for women. A couple pointers for working with this pan:

1) Use two cake mixes for this cake pan to make a full dress skirt.
2) Grease the pan and the center metal piece liberally with shortening and flour.
3) Once the batter has been added to the pan, smooth it out.
4) Remove all but one of your oven racks. Bake this cake on the second to the lowest rack.
5) Bake cake at 325 degrees so that the cake bakes evenly and the top doesn't end up with that center dome. It will take longer to bake because of its size. Do not keep opening the door because it will fall or bake unevenly in the center.
6) Ten minutes after you remove it from the oven, remove the center metal rod and use both hands (a clean kitchen towel on one hand and an oven mitt on the other) to turn the baked cake over slightly and release it from the pan slightly and then quickly put it back in the pan until completely cooled. What you're doing here is adding a little air to the bottom to "release the seal."

Decorating ideas:
1) Fashion doll cake (11" tall): You'll need to add a base cake that is 9" or larger. I prefer using a 10" cake so that it looks like she's sitting on a pedestal. Use dowels in the base cake to support the weight of the doll cake. Wilton has white dowels that I suggest using. The wooden ones can move and you don't want your doll cake falling over. Use an 8" round for the bottom of your doll cake and cut a hole in the center so that the doll's feet go down into it. Make sure that you've wrap the lower half of your doll in plastic wrap so she's not touching the cake.... Use a cake corer (Wilton has one) to take out the center so the doll fits in the hole and then fill in the gap with buttercream and decorate as usual.
2) Fondant skirt design - The easiest way to wrap the entire skirt in fondant is to use an 18" cake board circle as your pattern and roll out the fondant 1/4" thick. Refrigerate your buttercream iced or apricot preserves iced cake until cold and then evenly place the fondant over the skirt. The fondant will drape down over the cake, and you can gently use your fingers to smooth out any folds. (If you want to use an impression mat, use it as soon as you roll the fondant out and then cut out the 18" circle.)
3) Use Wilton's larger tips -- rose tip and leaf tip to make interesting patterns in buttercream and the smaller tips to create a beautiful bodice.
4) Change the doll's hair style to match the recipient. Use pearls or ribbons to create a unique style.
5) Make buttercream flowers and freeze. Place these strategically all over your tip 21 buttercream swirl design.
6) Make your doll cake to match a bride's gown for her bridal shower or in someone's favorite color, and they will love you!

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect shape for this cake! April 3, 2010

By Sherrie Johnson

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I had the old, old version of this pan but somehow lost it along the way. This pan makes the perfect cake for the skirt of the doll pick. I used a Duncan Hines cake mix and it was the PERFECT amount of batter. I bought a second mix in case I needed it. The baking time was correct as instructed for the pan. And the texture was perfect....a perfectly decorated cake isn't as impressive if it doesn't taste good. The only objection I have to this set is the pictures shown....which use fondant...and lots of it. You're supposed to roll fondant in "tubes" and stick on the sides of the cake in order to obtain the "waving" effect of the lovely skirt. I just did what I did in the old days....used a star tip and decorated the doll to look exactly like Sleeping Beauty. She turned out so pretty. Also...be sure to set the doll pick high enough on top of the skirt. Otherwise....there is no waist...which made her look like me! Chubby through the middle! And also, if you wish to style the hair, be prepared for this to take the most time! I was lucky...Sleeping Beauty's hair is left down. Have fun and enjoy!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Any girl would love this cake! October 29, 2009

By Amy Mcfarland TOP 1000 REVIEWER

I made this for my daughter's birthday, and it turned out amazing. Couldn't be easier to use, and clean-up was a snap. It also came with instructions for making several different dresses depending on your theme, AND it came with one dark-haired doll. I am so happy with my purchase, and will definitely be using this pan again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars good pan, ugly useless barbie December 25, 2011

By Tarly

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This works great. The cake always cooks nicely and the pieces are easy to assemble and understand. The pan is aluminum so be gentle as it does bend/dent easily. Use cake release for best results, it helps the cake come out easily. You can get Wilton cake release from at Walmart. The Barbie pick is useless though. Very ugly and cheesy. We used a regular Barbie and overfilled the pan plus I had to add a 8 or 9 inch round to get the height I wanted. Still it beats using your Kitchen-aid pan! I did that once and it was hard to ensure the cake was cooked fully inside and get it out without trouble. Happy baking!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars No to 2 cake mixes and use big enough doll February 8, 2013

By Irishlawlass

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I used this cake mold in conjunction with a Cinderella cake topper found on Amazon. The Cinderella topper is smaller than a Barbie doll torso and head. The cake skirt was so full/large that it dwarfed her. Not sure how it would work with a regular sized doll. I made this for my daughter's 4th birthday and when I brought it out she exclaimed, "Look! It's Cinderella in a volcano!". Um ... yeah ... not what I was going for. The skirt portion was just THAT big. :) Otherwise, the function of the pan itself was fine. I used a recipe from the All Recipes site for "Too much chocolate cake" (excellent by the way) which is a bunt cake recipe. The instructions for this pan AND the first reviewer of this item on Amazon said you could/should use two cake mixes. However, the recipe called for adding things to the cake mix like sour cream, more oil and eggs, pudding and chocolate chips. IT RAN OVER IN GOBS IN THE OVEN. I had enough to fill the cake pan and make a dozen cupcakes too -- in addition to the two cups of batter on the floor of my oven. The cake took a lot longer to make as well in this pan but it came out solidly and no cracks. It released beautifully with crisco and flour in the pan before baking. So to sum up: Bigger doll, less batter if you add anything at all to the box mix. Overall recommend it.