Halloween Spooktacular

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Fall is here! The great thing about October is that it’s the start of the holiday season.
This month we are featuring a truly spooktacular cake pan – the Jack-O-Lantern cake pan!


Not only is this cake pan fun to use to make the cutest creations, but you can do more than just bake a cake with it too. I’ve used the Jack-O-Lantern cake pan to
make gelatin and sandwich treats.
Jack-O-Lantern Gelatin
Ingredients:

3 large boxes orange flavored gelatin (8 servings size)
Lemon yellow icing color
Green jelly beans

Instructions:
Prepare gelatin according to package instructions, refrigerate until firm. Unmold onto serving tray. Decorate with yellow icing and use the star tip to add facial features. Add the green jelly beans for the eyes.
Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich

Ingredients:
2 packages hot roll mix
Favorite sandwich ingredients
American cheese
Green olives
Instructions:
Bake and cool bread in pan. Slice bread in half horizontally. Fill with favorite sandwich ingredients. Cut American cheese in shapes for eyes, nose and mouth. Place sliced olives for eyes.
I hope you try our new Jack-O-Lantern cake pan, and maybe one of the recipes above this Halloween.

If you like any of the recipes in this post, please leave a comment.

Let’s Get Ready For Some Football with the First and Ten Fooball Pan

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It’s football season, and we have a special cake pan and recipe to help you start the season off right!

This month our featured product is the First and Ten Football cake pan, I’m going to share a neat way to use the First and Ten Football pan besides baking a cake.

Whether you’re a football fan or have children who play pop warner, this pan can be used over and over again. As you might imagine, I’ve used this pan to make cakes for Father’s Day, birthday parties, Super Bowl parties and football Sundays.

One thing I love about this pan is that it’s very simple to frost and decorate as a football cake. All you need is a tub of chocolate cake frosting and small white frosting tube from the grocery store.

Image of the First & Ten Pan

Yes, you can bake cute football shaped cakes with this PAN, but you can also get creative and create something new. In this newsletter, I’m going to show you how to do just that and share a favorite recipe utilizing the football pan in a new way you may never have thought of.

The Football Club Sandwich

Image of the Football Club sandwich

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 1 pkg (16 ounces) hot roll mix
  • 1 teaspoon dried pizza seasoning blend or Italian seasoning blend
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup hot water (120°F to 130°F)
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan or Asiago cheese, shredded
  • Mustard as desired
  • Mayonnaise as desired
  • Salad dressing as desired
  • Assorted sliced turkey or ham, salami or other luncheon meats
  • Cheeses Assorted sliced
  • Lettuce leaves
  • Tomatoes sliced
  • Green, yellow or red bell peppers cut into rings

Makes a good sized sandwich that serves 8-10 people. Here are the instructions for this tasty sandwich:

1. Spray the First and Ten Football pan with vegetable pan spray.
2. In large bowl, combine hot roll mix, yeast packet and seasonings.
3. Stir in hot water, butter, egg and Parmesan cheese until dough sticks together in a ball.
4. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5 minutes or until smooth. Cover with a large bowl and let rest 5 minutes.
5. Shape into loaf; place in prepared pan. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Here’s how you assemble the sandwich:

1. Cut bread in half horizontally.
2. Spread cut side of both bread halves with mustard, mayonnaise, or dressing, as desired.
3. Arrange luncheon meats, cheese, lettuce and tomato on bottom bread half; top with remaining half.

To serve, cut into 1-1 1/2 inch vertical slices.

It you’re ready to make this delicious and unique sandwich, start by getting your very own First and Ten Pan by clicking here…

I hope you enjoy the First and Ten Football pan and club sub recipe as much as I do.

A New Take on an Old Standby

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Today, I wanted to share with you an unconventional pineapple upside down cake recipe I’ve recently tried. It’s not a traditional pineapple upside down cake. I call it the Double Topped Pineapple Cake, and as it turns out my husband really enjoyed it.

To top it off, it’s actually a bit healthier than the original, but don’t mistake this to mean that it lacks in flavor. On the contrary–it’s quite flavorful, moist, and delicious.

Before you start, you’ll need a pineapple upside down cake pan which you can get at our store at the Cake Pan Store.

Click here to check it out…

pineapple upside down cake pan
Now, on to the recipe which I’ve broken down into 4 steps:

Step 1 – Prepare the Cake

  • Use 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • Use 1 cup of packed dark brown sugar.
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 can crushed pineapple including the juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg and 2 large egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl and blend and mix them 2 minutes at low speed. Once you’re finished with the blending and mixing, pour the mixture into the Pineapple Upside Down cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.

Step 2 – Prepare the Topping

  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Step 3 – Prepare the Sauce

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup 1% milk (we’re trying to keep it sort of healthy)
  • 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Step 4 – Putting it all together

First, start by removing the cake from the oven. Next, poke small holes all over the cake with a toothpick. Now spread the topping you made in Step 2 over your cake.

Next, you’re going to pour the sauce you made in Step 3 on top. Place the cake on a foil-lined cookie sheet pan and then put it back in the oven for about 20 minutes. Why the cookie sheet? To catch the drippings, of course.

That’s it. This delicious cake is best served warm. We hope you enjoy your Double Topped Pineapple Cake.

Crown Cake Pan

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The Crown Cake Pan is perfect for creating crown cakes. That’s a given.But, did you know that you can use it to bake a variety of cakes? It’s true.

Here are some examples for using your Crown Cake Pan that you may not have thought of. Take a look, at what you can create…

The examples above for using the Crown Cake Pan are sure to get your creative juices flowing. They are but a few examples you can use to use this regal pan.

Decorated Egg Silicone Mold

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Decorated Egg Silicone Mold

With Easter right around the corner, these will make a tasty treat for your Easter celebration. When your kids come inside after spending the afternoon searching for Easter eggs, you can serve them these cute, and yummy, egg shaped cupcakes. Your kids can even help you decorate them!

As far as flavor goes, you can use your favorite cake mix, and then add frosting in any color you like. The more colorful, the better, and you can even add gum drops, skittles, m&m’s or any other candy.

But don’t stop with just cake mix–you can also make Jell-O treats using the Decorated Egg Silicone Mold.

Because it’s made of silicone, you’ll find the release to be quite easy.
Don’t worry about putting it into the oven since it’s safe up to 500 degrees. It’s also safe for the freezer so you can make fun shaped ice cubes, or add some flavoring and make an egg shaped popsicle. .

Cleanup is a snap, since the silicone mold is dishwasher safe. And, even though the silicone is pliable, don’t worry about it losing it’s shape. Despite its appearance and color, it’s quite durable and will retain its shape no matter how often you use it.