I need to make a stand-up princess doll cake for my niece's birthday cake on Sunday. I've been meaning to get Wilton's wonder mold as it has so many uses and was planning on using it to make the doll cake. However, they don't carry this pan at any Michael's or Bulk Barn around here! I wasn't expecting that. I don't have time to order from the web (Canadian shipping takes forever).

Any other suggestions...I don't relish the thought of baking another cake in a flower pot. I don't have an 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup if that is one of the suggestions.

Any help would be appreciated,
Suzanne M.

You could maybe take the small round pans, bake some layers, freeze them together, and then carve the skirt shape out of it. And don't forget to put a hole in middle for the doll to stick in.

I've been told that you can use an oven safe bowl to bake your doll cake.

Good luck! I've never tried this. Too bad we don't live close. I'd let you borrow mine.

you can use an oven-safe bowl. that's what i used until i bought the wilton pan. it's a great substitute!!

I would search the kitchen section at a big department store ( I am talking about the ones which have huge sections in kitchen's items). I've seen aluminum kitchen bowls that could be used to bake a cake. Also, if you do not find anything, I willl suggest to bake several cakes using at least 2 different sizes cakes pans. Then you can freeze them a couple of hours before putting them together and shaping them. Good luck! Please let us know how you did it.

Thanks all who replied! I found the pan at my very own Bulk Barn around the corner. The idiot kid who answered when I called said they didn't carry it. I happened to be there to pick up a bunch of other stuff and they had 2!! I shouldn't have taken his word for it to begin with.

BTW, how do you know if a bowl is oven safe?

Thanks again,
Suzanne M.

Pretty well, if it states it is, haha! Well if the material is Pyrex or Corning Ware or Oven-To-Table Ware, it can go in the oven. There are a number of batter bowls that are meant for this use. You have to be careful with regular glass as a lot of the time it isn't oven safe. There are clay bakers that can go in the oven. Aluminum is fine. Even though stainless steel can go in the oven, it doesn't distribute heat evenly, so it isn't a good choice for baking use unless it is heavier grade and has some kind of heating core or copper or other metals added to the bottom to make it cook more evenly.
I would stay away from taking any chances when you aren't sure. I have glass plates that can't even handle a few seconds in the microwave without splitting and breaking.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes

If you have the Pampered Chef measuring bowls they work great for cakes like this.

Debbie

I have used a pyrex bowl before. It worked pretty well for me. My instructor from my Wilton's Course III is the one that suggested it to me.

Thanks to all who answered my cry for help. Apparently she likes Bratz more now than Barbie or Princesses, so, I decided to do a Bratz doll in the wonder mold to make a stand-up Bratz doll...until I bought the doll...they are quite ugly and have big heads. I thought it would look funny with the Bratz doll inside.

So, I decided to attempt my first frozen buttercream transfer instead:

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&pos=-1834

Thanks again...sorry I didn't use your advice...I'm going to return the Wonder Mold pan,
Suzanne M.

I say keep the pan, just in case for next time

Mouse,

I'm going to get the pan eventually...they're good for so many things but I bought it at the Bulk Barn and they charged me $30.99 for it...that's Canadian. I'm going to wait until Michael's gets it in (I ordered it) and use my 40% off coupon. That's what I usually do when I want a specific piece of cake decorating equipment and can afford to wait. However, for now, I'm going to return the expensive one as I only got it because I needed it for this specific weekend.

Thanks,
Suzanne M.

Hey kiddo,
On www.Goldaskitchen.com in Mississauga, it is listed for $15.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes

I just looked at my Pyrex mixing bowls.... its oven safe maybe something like that will work????

I just looked at my Pyrex mixing bowls.... its oven safe maybe something like that will work, do you have something like that?????

The Pyrex should work fine. Normally with anything like that, that is glass or a form of it, you want to turn your temperature down by 25 degrees. Glass generally cooks faster.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes

Thanks Mary Lou.

I'll order it from Golda.

Suzanne M.