Nordic Ware Pro Cast Castles Cakelette Pan

I collect these pans. And just like the rest of the Nordicware Platinum Bakeware this pan produces great results. To get the detail on the Princess Palace towers I used a pastry bag to pipe the batter into the small cavities. I used a Pumpkin Bread recipe baked at 350 drgrees for 35 minutes. PERFECT!

It turned out beautifully, evenly baked, no sticking problems (I painted the insides with Wilton Cake Release before pouring in the batter). Very quick way to make great looking cakes, ideal for making castles on suitably shaped base (oval or rectangular).

This pan was lots of fun. We made gingerbread castles for Christmas, which was a nice change from gingerbread houses made with cookies. They made great gifts.
The Cakelette pan could have come with more instructions. Since the castle molds are so detailed, you have to be careful to get the batter down into all the holes.
The boxed gingerbread mix seemed to work better at producing more perfect castles with finer grain, but didn't taste as good as gingerbread from scratch.