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 Limited use Jul 24, 2010
Giving 4 stars because the cupcakes are very cute WHEN they do come out. The snickerdoodle recipe that came with the pan was the only recipe that worked perfectly with the pan, but the cake was too dry and too sweet, so we cut the sugar by 1/3. And our solution to the dry cake was to serve it with light whipped cream and cold juicy blueberries on the side, which worked out very well. The fine details of the train cars did not come out consistently with other more moist recipes. We floured, used spray with flour, you name it, and got mixed results. Fortunately most pieces were salvageable with creative icing and decorating. We used organic juice gummy candy and piped small amounts of icing, and covered with strips of fruit roll-ups cut to size. It was perfect. Kids loved the cakes. We did have to make several batches to have enough "good" ones to serve a crowd of 21, but fortunately we ended up with several good train engines which were the most popular shapes amongst the boys. And now I have two tupperwares of "bad" chocolate cupcakes in the freezer to defrost and eat at my leisure, which is not entirely a bad thing... :)
The pan itself is not as nice as the similar one made by NordicWare exclusively for Williams-Sonoma. That one has the gold non-stick coating, and has a smoother finish. The nonstick coating on ours from amazon is the standard bundt pan non-stick coating, but it was rough and jagged along the edges of each cupcake, which I think contributed to some of the cupcakes not coming out cleanly. The jagged edges also snag on the sponge when cleaning. Maybe it is just a quality control issue, because we have another bundt pan from NordicWare where the nonstick coating is perfectly smooth.
 Train and Cake - touching the hearts of all ages. Jul 02, 2010
I bought this cake pan because of my 4 year old grandson's passion for Thomas the tank engine. He is Autistic and we are always looking for ways to engage and enliven his senses. I'm not a splendid baker but the last couple of commercial cakes we bought were lacking. The first use was to create a train cake for Will's 5th birthday. The cake practically leapt from the pans, clean, no residue, just as advertised. (I had a backup plan, because I was skeptical). My daughter and daughter-in-law pitched in to hand decorate the train and we had a blast. It was a creative outlet for the little kids in all of us and Will was mesmerized by the train. We will use it over and over as special treats for summer days on the deck!
All Aboard for Yummy Fun May 31, 2010
Fun, easy to use, easy to release with the non-stick baking spray. Decorating is not my fortè, but it was fun to add little decorative touches to the finished product. I reduced the cook time on the cake I made so they would stay a little more moist.
SO DARNED CUTE ! Mar 31, 2010
Whether you have boys or girls, whether you're a pro or not, this is just the greatest pan ! I gave it as a gift to a dear friend who has made an outrageous edible Christmas display; she's used them for kids B'day partys, and even used 'em to hold place cards at a dinner for a grown man who loves trains.
Each time, the different colours and settings created a different gift altogether.
She did mention they MUST be liberally sprayed with PAM and dusted so as not to stick...but they are gorgeous and good over and over again.
A must for a baker's collection of tricks !
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Love this pan Mar 01, 2010
Comes out perfectly if you fill a little less than 3/4 up to the line- tap before putting in the oven (not after)- just used butter to grease pan- no flour- recipe on the pan was great. I would try a gingerbread one to do a polar express train. We used M&M's, icing, snow caps for coal and tootsie rolls for logs and twizzlers for tracks (my son was turning 2 so i did the tracks in the shape of a 2). I would try shoestring licorice if I could find it. I'd like to try it in Jello too. I can see it being used for many years with two little boys.
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