Wilton Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan {Celebration Review & Giveaway #12}

I have been very fortunate to work with Wilton on multiple occasions this past year. You may remember my first with the Wilton Yearbook or perhaps my fun Halloween baking review. But my very favorite so far was my review of Wilton UltraGold bakeware.  I love that my relationship with Wilton pushes me to try new things and to do more baking!

Wilton is has what you need to do anything and everything you can imagine in terms of baking.  From step by step instructions to a huge selections of baking essentials and fun gadgets, Wilton can help you achieve a scrumptious masterpiece. One of their amazing products I’ve had my eye on a while is their Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan. And can you blame me? Cupcakes are sweet but GIANT ones are even sweeter. Who can honestly resist?

I thought a giant cupcake cake for my son Warren’s 2nd birthday would be perfect. The pan was simple to use and the cake came out great. I did need two cake mixes and had enough mix left over for about 10 cupcakes. I recommend keeping a close eye on the cake as it bakes. It was hard to know exactly how long to bake it since the instructions that came with the pan state to follow the directions on the box. The cake mix obviously doesn’t include baking times for giant cupcake pans so I conservatively estimated and kept checking it every few minutes after that.

Of course I couldn’t just keep it simple and decided I would grant the request of my husband to add a filling. I chose this strawberry cream filling recipe from Wilton. While that added step really became a labor of love it ended up working great.  The filling turned out a bit thinner than I thought would be ideal between the the top and bottom half of the cupcake so my mom (the most fabulous baker in the world) came to my rescue. Her advice was to add a little powdered sugar and it worked wonders! I cut out a hole in the center of the bottom portion of the cupcake and added some strawberry filling before replacing the  piece I cut and adding even more between the two layers.

I decorated the top with some creamy vanilla canned frosting using my Wilton Decorating Bag Kit that I purchased from my local Target.  I strongly suggest you read these fabulous decorating bag tips from Wilton if you are an inexperienced decorator like myself. I wish I would have before I started since I broke the cardinal rule and filled past the clearly marked “Do not fill past this line” warning. I did end up with frosting oozing out the end and all over my hands but it certainly didn’t show in the results.

I had planned on leaving the bottom bare but with the strawberry filling showing I thought it would look better if it appeared to have a white baking cup underneath so I frosted it as well. If I were to do it over again I would have made sure I purchased these jumbo confetti sprinkles for that something extra.

I stored it in the fridge before serving so it could firm up even more. While it may not be perfect, I am very happy with how it turned out. I had extra filling left over so I had some available in a dish for spooning over the cake after it was sliced. It was so refreshing! The filling really added something special and my husband even paid me the highest compliment ever. He asked for seconds on cake which trust me, never usually happens!

Being the novice decorator that I am, I am certainly unable to show you all the amazing things you can do with this pan. But of course Wilton can make you oooh and ahhhh with the stunning cakes below. If you want to wow them at a birthday party, this pan can certainly do that! If you are looking for something extra unique for Easter, check out this Easter Basket Cake with cookies!

Do you suddenly have a massive craving for some cake? I do just completing this post.  If you’re completely sold on this pan and you just gotta have it, you can purchase it directly from Wilton for $30.99 or check your local Michael’s or Jo-ann Fabrics and Craft Store. And if you are feeling really lucky, you just might win the Wilton Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan!

{ Giveaway }

Wilton would like to give one of my lucky readers a Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan and they’ll be adding some sprinkles in for good measure!

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Disclosure: I received a Wilton Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan for the purposes of this review but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.