Hillside 3 Tier Cake Pan

My 9 and 11 year old girls, fans of the Cake Boss, lobbied hard to get a "Girl Gourmet" cake maker for Christmas - as best I could tell, an overpriced glorified Easy Bake Oven with microwaveable cakes that must taste gross, along with mix your own fondant. So instead, I bit the bullet, and though being creativity impaired, got them some fondant and tools . I wanted to get a "fancy" pan for a 3 tiered cake, but didn't want to break the bank, or make huge wedding sized cakes every time they wanted to decorate. I was a little worried about how this "all in one" 3 tiered cake pan would work, but it was great. For whatever reason, it didn't come with instructions - the box from Amazon was beat up and appeared it had been opened then resealed, so perhaps something happened during shipping. But I called the company, and the lovely woman who answered gave me batter and baking directions verbally as well as faxing me a copy, and the reminder to grease the cake pan well. The girls were...Read more

I have been searching for this pan for atleast ten years. I borrowed this pan from my cake decorating instructor to make a wedding cake for my uncle years ago, and was extatic when I found it on Amazon, and at such a great price! Do make sure you pay attention to the dimensions though, don't expect a full size wedding cake from this pan. I ended up making two of them and cutting each layer individually, frosting them all together to make a bigger cake, but it was atleast much easier with this pan! My big complaint, as other review writers have said, is that this company sends JUST this pan in the box... No instructions, no contact information. As I talked to the company that manufactures this pan, I learned that this is a mistake on Amazon's part. Upon calling I was told by their customer service department that this pan requires 1 1/2 batches of batter (1 1/2 cake mixes) and takes approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes to bake at 350 degrees. Also, make sure you grease the pan VERY well,...Read more

I bought this to make my 10 year old son's birthday cake. He chose a Nintendo Mario theme. The result was awesome, except for the fact that I had to bake the cake for almost an hour and a half and let it cool for over 3 hours. So, allow time if you need your cake by a specific time. I wish it would have come with instructions.. But, overall its a really helpful pan to avoid making 3 cakes, and looked wonderful in the end. My son was amazed!