Cake pans are most likely the last thing on your mind when you’re getting ready to start baking a cake. In most instances, you just walk into your kitchen, get whatever cake pan happens to be in your cupboards, and you start baking. That’s what an amateur would do.

Experienced bakers know that what the cake looks like is as important as how it tastes. If you want to take your baking to the next level, then you’re going to have to work on your cake decorating skills. The first place to start is by choosing shaped cake pans over the plain old boring round and square pans.

Yes, there is a time a place where round and square cake pans will be ideal. But, if you’re intention for your next baking project is to create a memorable and exciting cake, then it has to have a fun shape.

In choosing a shaped cake pan, you could take a slapdash approach, and just “wing it.” But, experienced bakers know that it pays to be well prepared. That means deciding on the perfect shaped cake pan well ahead of time, and then purchasing that pan from a reputable store.

When you’re ready to buy your cake pan, you can shop at your local bakeware retail store, or your best bet is to shop online for the ease of choosing from a wider selection and of course, the convenience. This is the twenty first century, and we have the technology that allows us to purchase most of our baking needs right from our computers.

That’s what I do since I usually don’t have time to make it to the store. However, I do have a few minutes to spend where I can log onto my computer, browse the online cake pan stores, and quickly decide what I need and make my purchase. My cake pans are always there on time when I’m ready to start baking. But, how do I decide on the shape of the pan?

Choosing the right cake pan takes a little effort on you part. It’s an art form more than a science. The key to choosing the right shape is to always think about the theme of the party you’ll be throwing. If you’re not baking for a specific party, then you can choose a shape based on what the person you’re baking for enjoys.

Here’s an example-- let’s say you’re baking a cake for your husband and he loves football. You can easily bake a football shaped cake pan using a football mold. If you’re baking a cake for your daughter who loves Tinker Bell, then you can easily purchase a Tinker Bell mold to bake her cake. I could go on, but you get the point. 

Now you know enough to purchase your cake pans to satisfy your needs. Before you know it you’ll be baking a perfectly shaped cake every single time. The best part is they’ll not only love the way it tastes, but the way it looks too.