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Hi Everyone,

I would like to try making a giant cupcake & was wondering if using a tin or silcone mould gives the best results, if anyone can offer some help please?

Also whats the best way to finish off the bottom half? Does it need to be covered or can you just leave the sponge showing? I’ve seen various methods – making a case out of chocolate (can you do this with a tin?), sugarpaste (looks tricky) or chocolate fingers placed vertically up the sides. Any help would be appreicated. Thanks.

Hello tickle123

I don’t have a giant cupcake pan of any type so can’t say which would be best. However there are lots of tutorials and recommendations on youtube. There are also lots of decorating ideas, which I must say all look really lovely. If you don’t want to layer the bottom half, the cake can still be filled using a bismarck decorating nozzle. The outside of the cake could be ganached and have either chocolate fingers or shards placed vertically on the side. If you put in the above search box ‘giant cupcake’ you’ll see some member answers which may be helpful.

Hi Tickle 123
I haven’t used a giant cup cake mould but I have used one of them ring shaped cake moulds and even though I had used the cake release spray I still found it difficult turning the cake out and some of it stuck. I think I would be tempted to used silicone next time as you can peel it away from the cake.
I would be tempted to use a ganache on the bottom half. You could always turn it upside down while you’re doing the ganache bit and let it set in the fridge for a few minutes, then turn it the right way to attach the top.

Hope it all helps.
Donna

I’ve got a silicone mould and I love it – mostly because it squashes in the cupboard and my cupboard space is limited 😉 It’s also incredibly easy to clean and you’re never worried about the cake sticking (I do use canola oil spray just to give me that extra reassurance). I have no experience with the tin moulds, but I imagine they would be much better than silicone for moulding a case out of moulding chocolate or fondant, if that was how you chose to decorate the bottom half – one of my friends did that last week and it looked specacular.

I have the tin and it’s never given me a problem. I get a perfect result every single time. Just be careful when cleaning it, especially if its non stick, you don’t want to use anything that’s going to scratch the finish

If you use silicone put it on a tray ,I didn’t and it fell over,what a mess.I think coating it with chocolate would be easier than tin.They are so cheap these days i would buy both.They are only $5 in KMart if you have one

Hi all, thanks for your help with this, I’m looking forward to giving it a go!