Various Uses of the Wilton 3D Sports Ball Pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have these Wilton 3D soccer ball pans which are great for making soccer ball cakes and fondant toppers. Beyond these traditional uses however, there is a lot more you can do with these pans. Below, I will be showing you other ways of using these ball pans; ways which I doubt Wilton contemplated when making the pans. The list below is by no means exhaustive. Please feel free to add other uses of these pans in the comment section below this post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) SPORTS BALL CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s start with the traditional use of these pans: to make sport balls. These pans can be used to make any round sports balls like soccer balls and basket balls. Depending on the dimensions of your cake, smaller balls like golf balls and tennis balls can also be made using these pans. I have a post here on how to make ball cakes and cake toppers using these pans.

(2) BABY RUMP CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These pans can also be used to make baby rump cakes. Baby rump cakes are very popular cake designs used for baby shower cakes. It usually consists of two tiers. The sports ball pans are the perfect size to make the top tier of this cake.  I have a tutorial here on how to make baby rump cakes.

(3) MOSQUE AND CATHEDRAL CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most mosque and cathedral buildings often have domes. Depending on the proportions of your cake, the sports ball pans can be used to make the dome of mosque and cathedral cakes. 

(4) BABY BUMP CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby bump cakes are another popular choice with baby showers. The sports ball pans can be used to make the upper chest portion of these cakes. I have a tutorial here on how to make baby bump cakes.

(5) HARD HAT CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making a cake with a construction or engineering theme? Hard hat cakes are perfect for such teams. Whether or not you want to make a hard hat tier or a fondant topper, sports ball pans can be used to make the top portion of the hard hat. I have a tutorial here on how to make fondant hard hat cake toppers.

(6) BASSINET CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby bassinet cakes are becoming very popular with baby showers. The hood portion of these cakes can be the most challenging part of the cake to execute. The sports ball pans can be used to create fondant shells which can be used to make the hood portion of bassinet cakes. I have a tutorial here on how to make bassinet cakes.

(7) CALABASH AND BOWL CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wilton sports ball pans can also be used to make calabash and bowl cakes and fondant toppers. The 3 calabash toppers on the African inspired cake above were made using the sports ball pans. Using similar techniques, the pans can also be used to make gourd cakes, vase cakes and flower pot cakes.

(8) GRADUATION CAP CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These pans can be used to make graduation cap cakes. Simply cover the frosted cake with fondant and place a card on top of it. A tutorial on how to make the graduation cap cake above can be found here.

(9) MICKEY MOUSE CAKES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depending on the design you are going for, these pans can also be used to make Mickey Mouse cakes like the cake above. The head portion was created using the sports ball pan. The ears were made ahead of time and inserted into the fondant covered head.

Other sports ball pan uses include hat cakes and globe/world/planet cakes. Happy Caking!