Nordic Ware Backyard Bugs, 5 Cup Capacity, Toffee

First, I bought this used because I know it's a niche purchase. I thought it would be fun to use with my nephews for a project. Whatever the previous owner did with this wrecked the non-stick coating on the pan. Unfortunately, I won't be using it to bake cakes. I'm not bothered by this because instead of baking with it we will use it to make bath bombs and still have some fun! The pan is heavy duty, the design is adorable, cleaning is always a chore with these but since I won't be using it for food products I won't be afraid of not doing a perfect job on cleanup. For the discount I got buying this used, I feel like it is worth the money to use it on bath bomb projects and I know my nephews will have a great time making them.

The Nordic Ware Platinum pans are lifetime pans that you'll pass on someday! This BUG pan is the cutest ever! Some tips I got from a PRO: 1. heat the pan as you pre heat the oven, then spray it while its HOT and fill it. 2. 1/3 cup batter per bug is plenty. 3. To make the bottoms flat, lay a knife down on the pan, before you remove the cakes, and slide it thru the bottom of the cake, removing the humps. 4. Cool cakes in pan 10 min then pour out on parchment paper. 5. Use a hotter oven (375) and a little shorter time to get the most definition of the bugs. 6. Never use SOAP on the pan, or put it in the dishwasher, just rinse it while its HOT and set in the warm oven to DRY. The Platinum Series gives you PERFECT release of baked goods and NEVER needs scrubbing. (I wrote these tips down because they work soooo well, and these top of the line pans deserve a little extra care.) I buy the Platinum pans as they are issued and some I have are over 10 years old and are still PERFECT because I use these tips!

My grandson loves Science. He wants to be an Entomologist. My youngest daughter loves to bake. Do I have the baking mold for you! Nordic Ware quality, fun insect motif, aesthetically pleasing.

I have made a couple of things now. cakes and breads without alot of stuff in them work best. I made blueberry muffins and they were very hard to get out intact because of the blueberries. Vanilla cake, pumpkin bread, banana nut bread (chop the walnuts very fine), devils food cake (use cocoa to dust pan) ginger bread, I also made a lemon cake with a glaze and they came out very pretty when I decorated the plate with edible flowers. DO NOT PUT IN DISHWASHER- I never put any of my pans in the dishwasher as it wrecks aluminum

This is just fun — we used different colored cake mix for the various bugs (red velvet for the ladybugs; chocolate for the beetles, etc.), and the result was terrific, even without frosting. We used Baker’s Joy spray to grease the pan, and the cakes just popped right out. We have a soft cleaning brush for some other non-stick cookware, and this pan cleans easily. The kids LOVED the results. If I were doing these for adults, I’d probably find a denser batter, but, for the kids, plain old cake mix makes light cupcake-like bugs. We had a few issues with crumbs ending up on the carpet from kids “flying” their cakes around the room, but the laughs were worth it. Watch the bake time — these will not take as long as normal cupcakes because of the extensive metal pan surface around the batter.

Friends appears commenting on Mon pound cakes I bake in this mold.

I am in love with Nordic Ware's baking pans! The detail is amazing. I get lots of comments on how wonderful they look. The cakes in this picture were made using a boxed lemon cake mix, some edible glitter, and are filled with a marshmallow butter cream. Honestly, if you've never used the Nordic Ware pans, you need to. People will be amazed at how beautiful your cakes are! Just spray with Baker's Joy or other spray with flour in it and they will come right out when you flip the pan. Just a little soap and water with a dishwasher and they are clean.

Since purchasing my first Nordic Ware baking pan in 2013 from William Sonoma, I have started to collect these whimsical cake baking pans. These pans NEVER fail to release perfect design mini cakes. My 18 year old daughter both bake with them. We have used the Wilson cake release liquid and Pillsbury pan aerosol spray with fantastic results in all Nordic Ware pans. Get in all grooves but don't over apply. I use a paper towel to get in all grooves and keep other areas from over greasing. Nordic aware website has a lot of great info about these pans, (and examples of all the pans they make). These are heavy pans that cook evenly. Easy cleanup; when cooled down I wash with a microfiber dish cloth adding a little Dawn dish soap, rinse and dry. Easy and fun to decorate. I have used box cakes, scratch cake, muffin recipes and pumpkin bread which all yield perfect result. We have used two different designs to bake at the same time; depending on the yield of recipe. After baking and cooling easy to trim "bottom" with serrated knife. I highly recommend!! These are perfect for all levels of baking ability. Terrific to make with children. Buy one pan and you won't be able to stop getting more of them!!

No lo pienses, cómpralo para lo que sea que lo necesites, no se oxida, es resistente, es pesado y está nivelado, es material de calidad 100%, te la recomiendo en todo sentido.

Nordic ware è eccezionale. Ho tantissimi stampi e non sono mai stata delusa anzi.... È sempre uno spettacolo rovesciare lo stampo e ammirare le creazioni. Soddisfatta

Even though this looks like it would be hard to release the shapes after baking, it works perfectly. Make sure you use something like butter or shortening, and flour on the pan, and you will have no problems. Really great quality and unique presentation of your baking. Looks fantastic.

Wollte schon immer haben, jetzt habe ich sie! Die kleinen Kuchen-Maffins sehen toll aus, passen zu jeder Gelegenheit. Es gibt so viele Rezepte. Muffin à la SachertorteSchokoladenmuffins mit Marillenmarmeladenfüllung, für 14 Muffins Zutaten: 4 Ei(er) 100 g Schokolade 100 g Butter, weiche 150 g Schokolade 1 Pck. Vanillezucker 100 g Mehl 1 TL Backpulver Marmelade, (Marillenmarmelade) Schokoglasur Zubereitung-Arbeitszeit: ca. 20 Min. / Koch-/Backzeit: ca. 20 Min. / Schwierigkeitsgrad: simpel Backofen auf 180°C vorheizen. Eier, Zucker und Vanillezucker schaumig rühren. Wenn die Eier schaumig sind, die weiche Butter unterrühren. Die Schokolade schmelzen und auch in die Masse geben. Mehl mit dem Backpulver vermischen und dann löffelweise unter den Teig heben. Muffinformen vorbereiten und sie nur bodenbedeckend mit der Schokomasse füllen. Dann gibt man einen halben Teelöffel Marillenmarmelade auf die Masse. Dann die Muffins halb voll mit der Schokomasse füllen und für 15-20 Min. in den Ofen geben. Wer will, kann sie danach noch mit Schokolade glasieren oder einfach mit Pudder Zucker bestreuen.

J'ai offert ce magnifique moule et il a été très apprécié pour sa qualité et son originalité. L'essai immédiat a confirmé que l'achat en valait la peine car le résultat des gateaux est parfait