KitchenAid 9-Inch Round Silicone Red Cake Pan

Comment: Actually this is a great pan that has been a long time coming. While I managed to turn out pretty good cakes in the past, I was a great frequenter of a french bakery which made the most exquisite cakes and pastries imaginable. On a lark (as I had some time on my hands) I decided to take a baking class to improve my skills. The teacher was the recently retired head baker of the french bakery. I learned to replicate the mile high mocha torte, the black forest cake, etc. The results were excellent, but I really hated my Revere cake pans. A friend from the class suggested this pan because clean-up was a snap and they were not only light weight but actually quite deep in comparison to the old pans. I ordered three of the rounds and I love them. Regardless of whether I bake multiple thin layers of cake or just the standard two to three layers, they release the cake beautifully. They are easy to store because they are light and flexible, but manage to keep their shape. The red color is great because they stand out among the sea of gunmetal grey baking pans in the cabinet.

Comment: If you bake cheesecakes in a water bath with a springform pan, you need this cake pan too. I used to use double -even triple layers of aluminum foil around the springform pan to keep the water out - but not any more - this silicon pan fits snuggly over my springform pan and goes about 1/2 way up - perfect for the water bath - NO MORE LEAKS - perfect crust every time!! Other brands of silicon cake pans either don't fit at all, or don't come high enough up the sides.

Funny, I haven't actually baked a cake in it yet...but it's great for my cheesecake!