Customer Reviews

Wilton 3-D Rubber Ducky Pan

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3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
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Great quality mold, but a couple of quirks. First, make sure you use a very dense cake mix, such as a pound cake. Second, bake longer than the 50 minutes suggested. My first one looked done on the top, but the bottom was still underbaked. Think I baked mine a total of 65 minutes for the second successful try. Suggest making a test cake before doing one under a time constraint.

I used this pan with a dense scratch vanilla pound cake. It was a great consistency for stability.
A few notes though;
1. Do not poke through tester hole for done-ness unless you have to. This made my cake fall and loose some of its fluffy.
2. Cook for a while after you think it is done. I ended up cooking for about 70min.
3. Do listen and used the proper amount of batter. (I didn't use cake release, I used shortening and flour - no problems)
4. Do trim the excess around the seam - it will crack. Also shave the bottom for better balance.
5. If using the Wilton frosting recipe included, make a double batch and separate your white reserve immediately. *Wilton Tint is amazing*
6. Frost your beak FIRST. It is easier to fix if you use your dark color first than the other way around. (yes, I learned this through trial and error...)

I used dark purple jelly beans for eyes - they turned out well.

I used the Wilton decorating press gun and that may be the best $12 I have EVER spent at WalMart. Took about an hour including making 2 separate batches frosting, tinting, and decoration.
Wilton Dessert Decorator Pro (This is the metal/pro version of what I have)

Follow the baking directions exactly and it will turn out great. I used a french vanilla cake mix and it was dense enough (don't have to use pound cake). Looked wonderful.

My Daughter loves ducks. In fact, her ducks have taken over our bathroom... house... car... so when I saw this pan, I had to buy it. I was nervous about the cake sticking, but using a baking spray -- no problem! I may not be the best decorator in the world, but my best friend, bless her heart, thought that I had bought this cake. The pan is quite easy to use - pour cake batter into the bottom of the pan, place top and secure *it clips into place* and bake. Yep. That easy. You test the doneness through a hole in the pan -- easy peasy! So glad that I bought this pan!

The pan itself is pretty well made, it fits together nicely but to make the pans fit together, one side is slightly smaller than the other, even after the cake was iced this was still somewhat noticable to me but no one else seemed to notice.
This pan wasn't too hard to use, just fill the one side with cakemix from a full box then carefully put the top on and tie together with cooking twine (I found around the neck and back end of the duck works well). You do have to make sure to coat the pan well and using the Wilton cake release (but not too much, it will cause the cake to break apart) helps get the duck out easily. I had read some other reviews that said pound cake was necessary, I made this twice with a regular butter flavored cake mix and it came out fine.

For anyone who is wondering (mainly if you've never done something like this before), you will definately need cooking twine and a cookie sheet for this cake, Wilton cake release is nice to have, though you can probably use something else if you are sure the cake will come out. A sharp knife is nice to have to cut the bottom so it is even and a smaller sharp knife to cut the pieces that stick off around the edges also helps. Plan on putting icing underneath to keep it steady. If you are following the directions in the box you will need various cake decorating supplies (bags, tips, gel food coloring) and more icing is necessary for decorating a cake wiht the icing bags than just coating it and using a knife to spread the icing out, having about 3 jars of premade icing will help ensure you don't run out. Also, I found it easier to use M&M's or skittles for eyes instead of making a tiny amount of dark colored icing and using it for the eyes.

I bought this cake pan for a baby shower - luckily I gave myself time to try it out beforehand! I tried a couple of different brands of box mix - the first time I used one box, which definitely did not have the required amount to fill the pan. The second time I used a different brand and made two boxes and used the 5.5 cups and filled until overflowing (per the instructions). Even when I used the required amount on the second time - it was not enough to fill out the entire pan. The 3d duck was there, but very lopsided. I am just going to use one half of the pan, and put the duck on a sheet cake, as the details do fill out nicely on the bottom half of the pan.

I have looked up info on trying to get this pan to work and most people have recommended pound cake - but I don't really want pound cake for the shower!

This pan made the cutest duck in a pond cake for my great nephew's 1st b-day.
But it took a lot of work to get it to bake out fully so both sides looked good.

The cake came out great- and, with the help of some frosting for support, actually sat up perfectly! Just be sure to use enough batter when filling up the pan!

The price and material does not reasonable. This product is over price in my though. You should make the lower price or make the better material for this product.

This pan was perfect. I made the duck cake for my daughter's first birthday and it was absolutely adorable! Everyone who was at her party loved it and so did she!! My goal was to have a theme that most people wouldn't have and we definitely succeeded. Plus, my daughter loves ducks, so it was a no brainer. This pan would be perfect for baby showers as well!