I've Got A Mystery Rabbit Pan With No Instructions, Help!
Decorating By momsandraven Updated 1 Apr 2005 , 12:31am by momsandraven
My MIL gave me the above pictured pan. There are no instructions or clips with it. I'm wondering if anyone recognizes it and can tell me how to bake in it (do I need to get some clips?), how many cups of batter are recommended, and why there is a small hole in one side?? Thanks so much! (I think I'm expected to show up with this cake for Easter Sunday in a few days! Yikes!)
I also wanted to add that there are no manufacturer stampings on this pan to indicate who made it.
From what I've seen for 3-D pans, yes you will need some clips. I would use a pound cake type cake, something that is firm.
Can't help you with the rest though.
I'm sure you could cover the hole with tin foil.
If anything, you can bake half of the cake and place it on a sheet cake and make the rabbit look like it is "sitting" in grass.
It almost looks like an old wilton 3d bunny pan or is someone else who has made one. The hole in the pan is so that air can vent from the pan. YOu need to use clips to hold it together. I have also wrapped floral wire around the pan to keep it from coming apart. I have an old 3d lamb pan that I do this with. It looks like it only uses one cake mix.
My MIL gave me the above pictured pan. There are no instructions or clips with it. I'm wondering if anyone recognizes it and can tell me how to bake in it (do I need to get some clips?), how many cups of batter are recommended, and why there is a small hole in one side?? Thanks so much! (I think I'm expected to show up with this cake for Easter Sunday in a few days! Yikes!)
I dont have the instructions to this pan ... But I have read that you can also tie twine around these pans and that will hold too...
put shortening on your fingers and smeer all over the pan and put in some flour and shake around make sure the whole pan is coated.
Your going to pour your cake mix in to the face side of the pan laying face down till about 1/4 from the top..
Mostly your going to overflow while cooking make sure that you bake at 350 for about 40-50 mins
I would test thought the hole to make sure that it test clean.. once its done lay it face down on your cooling rack take the bottom half off and let cool open for 10 mins before putting on to the cooling rack to cool completley dont let it cool in the pan any longer then ten mins dont want it to stick in there..
if you would like I can send you a copy of the 3D bunny pan from 1972 I am sure its going to be almost the same they just look different.. stock number on that one is 502-2243 if you would like email me and make sure you put in the subject line that you want cake pan instructions and which one so I remember.. LOL
Thank you all for your tips and suggestions! I am going to give it a try tonight I guess. I'll let you know how it comes out. 
Dont cover the hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its for venting. I will look through books and see if I can spot a design for this.... I will let you know!
OK dumb Q here. 
I found an old lamb 3d pan. So let me get this right..I will fill one side of the pan and then set the other on top to get the cake to come out whole? Is that why you suggest the floral wire..I have never done a cake in a two piece cake pan..all tips would be highly appreciated!!!
It is a Wilton pan. I have it at home but I am at work. Maybe you can go to Wilton.com and find the instructions. If not maybe you can get an idea of baking time, etc if you look at one of their other 3-D pans. I won't be able to get to my instructions until later tonite or tomorrow.
Good luck!
Debbie
Hey! It worked! Thanks everyone! Here's what I did: Greased & floured pans. Poured mix into side without hole to within 1/4" of rim. (Had pan sitting on cookie sheet, thanks to Lady Cakes note of overflow possibilities) Set other cake pan on top and secured with some wire (took some of hubbies wire, if you do this BE SURE TO GRAB A WIRE WITH NO LEAD IN IT!!) Baked at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. The cake tested done, so I let it cool a bit and then took it out of pans. YAY! It all came out in one piece!! There was a small amount of overflow that ended up on the cookie sheet, so I was very glad that I put the cookie sheet in there! I had enough batter left over to make a few cupcakes to boot.
momsandraven You have to post your un-iced cake..I need to see what result I am looking for.. Thanks in advance!!
It is my Dead Bunny Pan!!!!! I have one also and it did not come with clips neither did my heavy old lamb pan I found it worked fine
BUT as far as the dead bunny I knew NOTHING about cake decorating and used a regular cake mix big mistake first the head fell off so I stuck it on with a chopstick then I drove to work with it and it of course fell over...... Hence the Dead BUnny but it tasted great...
That was 26 years ago and I did practice and learn as a result of that cake and used the wilton self study course to start......
I still have that silly bunny but never used it again I think I will keep the antique lamb and pass the dead bunny on to one of my boys!
Quote: BUT as far as the dead bunny I knew NOTHING about cake decorating and used a regular cake mix big mistake first the head fell off so I stuck it on with a chopstick then I drove to work with it and it of course fell over...... Hence the Dead BUnny but it tasted great...
That is SO funny msmeg!!! I had tears in my eyes from laughing, sounds like something that would happen to me! Oddly enough, after posting that this came out of the pan so nicely, mine lost his head during transfer from the counter to the table as well! I thought maybe I hadn't let it cool long enough, but maybe I just need a firmer (more firm??) cake. I used a box mix. I am going to try again this evening after dinner.
briansbaker- if I get a good one tonight, I'll post the pic here.
Hmmm... thought I typed this reply two nights ago, but I don't see it! I'll try again.
briansbaker, if you're still watching this thread, here is a picture of the unfrosted cake, and I've posted the finished cake under Holidays/Easter.
I used the One, Two, Three, Four Cake I (a pound cake recipe) posted on this site. It made enough batter for 2 bunny cakes actually, so I shared one with my neighbors. It turned out very tasty! Thank you again for the joint effort!
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