I traveled 20 miles to find this cake pan for a friends 26 year old daughter. When removing Mickey from the pan, both ears broke off!! Talk about Beginners Luck! WOW! I recovered with buttercream. The pan I purchased was bent and had no picture or directions to go with it. I ran from the kitchen to the PC looking at pics other Mickey cakes. I had quite a time with this but my friends daughter was so happy when she saw her cake, nothing prior to her excitement even mattered. That made it all worth it!