There ain't nothin’ like home made chocolate cake with white butter-cream frosting sitting on the table. The candles are burning, everyone’s singing Happy Birthday (out of tune of course) waiting for someone to slide a cake knife right down the center of that yummy cake. Oh and don’t forget to cut me a piece with one of those nasty Crisco frosting roses on it. The pink one with the fluorescent green petals will do nicely, thank you.

I’ve been dabbling in cake decorating for a few years now. It kind of goes right along with my “creative nature,” more or less. I’m not real interested in the flowers and basket weaving type cakes, but more interested in actually carving cakes to create three-dimensional masterpieces.

I decided to invest in some cake pans, since I found myself not only baking my kids birthday cakes, but my friend’s kids birthday cakes too. Wilton is the Cadillac of baking equipment, and since I could get it 40% off, I invested in some baking essentials.

The Product:
Wilton Square Baking Pans are the creme de la creme of baking pans. Wilton is probably the most famous name in baking. The original Wilton Enterprises began back in 1929 and as of today, they market more than 2,000 products all over the world.

Wilton is the maker of most of the character cake pans and edible character designs for cakes. They manufacture all different types of baking goods from muffin tins to Winnie the Pooh shaped baking pans to frosting tips and bags. More than likely if you’ve ever bought quality cake decorating equipment, it’s been a Wilton product. Not to mention, they have certified Wilton Cake Decorators teaching cake decorating classes all over the world.

I purchased my two Wilton Cake Pans from Penney’s last year. They are size 8x8x2, but Wilton cake pans come in a variety of sizes including 10x10x2, 12x12x2, 14x14x2, 8x8x3, 10x10x3, 12x12x3 and 14x14x3. They are made of 100% commercial quality aluminum and can be purchased in department stores, discount stores or specialty shops. You can purchase Wilton products at their website at http://www.wilton.com.

Wilton pans are generally easy to clean. I let them soak for 15 minutes, wash the bigger chunks off and slide them right into the dishwasher. Because they’re aluminum they do get scratched if you use metal utensils on them. However, they don’t loose their color or rust.

My Experience:
My first experience with Wilton was about six years ago when I purchased their round cake pans. I was shocked at how light they were. I expected the pans to be heavier since they were “commercial quality”. However, once I used them, my mind was put to ease. I honestly expected my cakes to burn on the bottom, as the pan seems quite thin. No problem. I’ve never burned a cake yet, or at least that it was Wilton’s fault.

I was also a little nervous about my cakes sticking. Since I’ve only used non-stick cookware for baking, I didn’t quite know how I was going to get my cakes out of the pans. Baking is half awesome recipes and half trial and error. I’ve learned (through trial and error) to lube up my pans heavily before pouring my cake batter in them. I wasn’t being paranoid about the sticking. Yes your baked cakes will stick in the pan unless you take precautions to stop it from sticking. You need to use precut parchment paper, or use some form of cooking fat and then dusted with flour. Over all I’m very pleased with Wilton Cake Pans, and I intend to get more in the future.

If you’re interested in cake decorating, or if you’re wanting to purchase some baking ware I highly recommend Wilton products.

Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 2 for $12