Zanda Panda 9 Inch Kaleidoscope Heart Mold, Bright Red

I bought one of these a few months ago, and have used it quite often. It's so easy to use and unmolds like a dream. I've used it for chocolate, heavy Dutch Almond Cake, boxed cake mixes, and cookies. If you carefully grease it with vegetable oil and a light dusting of cocoa or powdered sugar, it unmolds very well. The details stand out better on heavy cakes and cookies than boxed cake mixes, but the hearts still show up nicely although a bit of the detail in the smaller center design is lost. If that happens, I dust the cake with powdered sugar and pile some raspberries or strawberries around the center and it looks amazing. I've taken cakes made with this to several potlucks and dessert auctions with great reviews, too. Or fill the hearts and design with melted chocolate, let it set up in the freezer, press cookie dough into the mold, and bake. So cute!* Remember to set the silicone mold on a cookie sheet before baking; it seems obvious but some people don't, and then wonder why their mold makes a mess.* if you are using this for a boxed cake mix, follow the baking directions on Zanda Panda's site, not the ones on the cake mix box. Bake at 300 degrees F for 50- 60 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, shut off the oven and let the cake cool in the pan in the oven with the door open, and unmold onto a plate when completely cool for best results. A heavy-textured cake will show more detail than a soft, spongy cake.*the company does not recommend using non-stick cooking spray as it can gum up the mold.My only complaint is that the mold is a little hard to clean when flour gets stuck in the tiny design patterns. I soak the mold with warm, soapy water and then scrub with a brush to get everything out, using a toothpick on the tiniest sections. It takes a few minutes, but the results are worth the trouble.

Love the mold and the intricate design. I made some short bread in it today. The recipe came with the mold. It said to bake it for ten minutes or until browned. I had to bake it for more like 30 minutes. I was beginning to think my oven wasn't working. Overall I like the product and it arrived quickly.

Seriously, though.I am a huge fan of silicone molds, and this one is beautiful!I love this cake mold. It's gorgeous by itself...but make a cake in it, and Wow!I made a lovely no-bake cheesecake for my daughter's birthday. I will have to attach a picture.My cake was a White Chocolate Cheesecake.On some of the tiny flowers I spooned melted white chocolate, which hardened in the fridge.The cake was white with white chocolate melted into it. I took some of the mixture and mixed red food coloring.I spooned this into the large hearts and chilled first before pouring in the rest of the cake mixture.Can you say, Perfect?!?It's a fairly decent sized cake mold. It's not small. Each slice looks like a heart! <3If I was going to marry a cake mold, this would be the one!

We ordered this for a son and daughter-in-law, who live out of the country.They think it is a great mold, and have all sorts of ideas, as to how to put it to creative use.The design is just wonderful, and we could not be more pleased!

Glad I bought two! This moldIs very well done, very detailed.

Gorgeous mold! Love it!

Love this mold!

Great detail. Easy to work with.