Nordic WareBackyard Bugs, 5 Cup Capacity, Toffee

First, I bought this used because I know it's a niche purchase. I thought it would be fun to use with my nephews for a project. Whatever the previous owner did with this wrecked the non-stick coating on the pan. Unfortunately, I won't be using it to bake cakes. I'm not bothered by this because instead of baking with it we will use it to make bath bombs and still have some fun! The pan is heavy duty, the design is adorable, cleaning is always a chore with these but since I won't be using it for food products I won't be afraid of not doing a perfect job on cleanup. For the discount I got buying this used, I feel like it is worth the money to use it on bath bomb projects and I know my nephews will have a great time making them.

My grandson loves Science. He wants to be an Entomologist. My youngest daughter loves to bake. Do I have the baking mold for you! Nordic Ware quality, fun insect motif, aesthetically pleasing.

This is a heavy duty very well made product. It produced the cutest banana bread items. I plan on using this product many times for breads etc.

Nordic always makes a great product. This is actually larger cakes than I expected..which is great..I made the recipe on the packaging and was very good..but it’s super easy to use and clean..but the bugs themselves are adorable.

Sent to my Grand kids to enjoy for summer. They loved it. Loved learning about each bug. Searched their yard for them. Great teaching tool.

This company still manufactures their durable pans in the USA. This was bought for a granddaughter who loves bugs and sweets‼️. I bought the specific cake pan spray advised by the co. I’ve owned their flat sheet pans for years which are non-stick and durable. Great quality!

Since purchasing my first Nordic Ware baking pan in 2013 from William Sonoma, I have started to collect these whimsical cake baking pans. These pans NEVER fail to release perfect design mini cakes. My 18 year old daughter both bake with them. We have used the Wilson cake release liquid and Pillsbury pan aerosol spray with fantastic results in all Nordic Ware pans. Get in all grooves but don't over apply. I use a paper towel to get in all grooves and keep other areas from over greasing. Nordic aware website has a lot of great info about these pans, (and examples of all the pans they make). These are heavy pans that cook evenly. Easy cleanup; when cooled down I wash with a microfiber dish cloth adding a little Dawn dish soap, rinse and dry. Easy and fun to decorate. I have used box cakes, scratch cake, muffin recipes and pumpkin bread which all yield perfect result. We have used two different designs to bake at the same time; depending on the yield of recipe. After baking and cooling easy to trim "bottom" with serrated knife. I highly recommend!! These are perfect for all levels of baking ability. Terrific to make with children. Buy one pan and you won't be able to stop getting more of them!!

This is just fun — we used different colored cake mix for the various bugs (red velvet for the ladybugs; chocolate for the beetles, etc.), and the result was terrific, even without frosting. We used Baker’s Joy spray to grease the pan, and the cakes just popped right out. We have a soft cleaning brush for some other non-stick cookware, and this pan cleans easily. The kids LOVED the results. If I were doing these for adults, I’d probably find a denser batter, but, for the kids, plain old cake mix makes light cupcake-like bugs. We had a few issues with crumbs ending up on the carpet from kids “flying” their cakes around the room, but the laughs were worth it. Watch the bake time — these will not take as long as normal cupcakes because of the extensive metal pan surface around the batter.