Wilton Gold Non-Stick 12-Cavity Mini Fluted Cake Pan, Stainless Steel Bakeware, Made Without PFAS, Packaging May Vary

While eating a bowl of strawberries last week and wishing I had pound cake and whipped cream to go with them, I had an epiphany for what to serve at my daughter's wedding open house - little bundt cakes with strawberries and whipped cream! But did such a thing as a mini-bundt pan exist? I searched online and found that such a pan did indeed exist. I then armed myself with 40% off coupons for my two local craft supply stores, both of which are well stocked with Wilton pans. I quickly discovered that the mini bundt pan was apparently the only Wilton pan neither store carried :o( Thanks to Amazon, I could still get my pans - and in only two days with free-super-saver shipping (the speed of shipping surprised me as usually super saver takes over a week) :o) I have made three different cake recipes using this pan. Two recipes gave me a thick batter that I had to spoon into the cavities. The third was a runnier batter that I poured in. According to the use directions that come with the pans, I sprayed the cavities with cooking spray before baking. When the cakes were done baking, I immediately inverted the entire pan on a cooking rack for 10 minutes. When I lifted the pan, I had varying results, based on the batter type. The thicker, spooned in batters worked great and there was absolutely no sticking. The thinner batter told a different tale. Even with the spray, many of the cakes stuck in the pans, completely or partially. These are great little pans for thick battered cakes but I do not recommend them for use with normal, runnier cake recipes. As the cakes are wider on the bottom than they are on the top - opposite of a traditional cupcake - traditional cupcake papers/liners needed some modification for the cakes to fit nicely in them. What I did was find a plastic cup that had a bottom diameter slightly larger than the cake. I then pressed down on the paper with the cup. The cup made a new bottom crease in the paper and the sides still stood upright, though shorter. The cakes fit into the papers nicely after the modification.

These are very nice heavy pans and the non stick works great.

Love this mini bundt pan. Works great. Bundts slide right out for easy clean up.

Product itself looks nice and sturdy, will try it out this weekend. Big fail on packaging though, side of metal handle has a ding in it and enamel is chipped off because it was in a paper package.

I am a Baker and you need all sizes and shaped fluted pans. These are so cute. I really enjoy making the smaller size cakes. Great brand and very sturdy.

Wilton products are superb and these molds are deeper than other brands I’ve used. I like the larger size as I make quite a few mini cakes and freeze them and the indentation allows for a filling plus fruit as a topping or frosting if needed. I made five different recipes and everyone baked evenly and came out of the mold perfectly. I use a light spraying of Baker’s Joy in the molds. I purchased another 2 Wilton fluted mini pans. These cakes are great for bake sales. My plan isto try other good items such as crab cakes in the future. They will not disappoint. I tried silicone molds but they didn’t bake evenly and broke apart.

This pan is great. It has such a good non-stick surface that the little Bundt cakes released easily. Also, I received it as promised to be able to use for Easter.

I only say that because you have to make a few adjustments that are out of the 'norm'. First, I made a rum cake recipe that normally yields one full-size bundt cake. I only have one of these pans, so I had to do multiple batches. Filling the cups of this pan about 2/3 yielded more than 24 cakes - I still had a bit of batter after the two 'half' batches but if you bake you know what a pain it is to clean and reuse a pan, especially if it's hot!Tips:- Be sure you grease & flour the pan well to avoid sticking- If you reuse the pan for another batch (like I did) be sure to clean it completely first- You're not supposed to wash it in the dishwasher (according to the manufacturer) so save yourself a horrible chore and clean it up right after use. Otherwise you'll grow impatient and tired, trying to get into all the little crevices!- Don't simply follow the cupcake baking directions on the recipe. These are slightly smaller and have a hole in the middle - they can easily overbake or burn.Overall this is a great pan - the mini rum cakes came out with exactly the same taste and feel as the large one I typically make. I highly recommend.