Holiday Baking with Everyday Bakeware

Fat Daddio’s Wild Inside Baking Set

For holiday and seasonal baking there are many bakeware options for customers to choose from, but not every customer will want to, or have the means to, invest in a piece of bakeware they will only use one month out of the year. Luckily, many everyday baking pans and molds can also be used for special holiday celebrations by simply sprucing up the results with festive decorations. Complementing existing bakeware collections with an inexpensive seasonal item is another option that will help customers get the most out of holiday baking.

The newest introductions from Fat Daddio’s play to the layering trend in baking and also lend well to customization for the holiday season. The Wild Inside Baking Set gives bakers the tools to easily create layer cakes or cakes with a surprise in the center. The set consists of one 10-inch round outside layer pan and three 7-inch inside layer pans. The round outside layer pan has a depression in the middle so that after baking the 7-inch layers can be placed in that space or it can be left hollow. With the set, the user can make cakes filled with treats, like a pinata, or ice cream cakes and Maryann style cakes. With two baking sessions, an eight layer cake can be achieved. The layers could be colored red and green for holiday flare, or the cake could simply be decorated in a holiday theme for an impressive cake that can be modified to celebrate different occasions year-round. The Wild Inside Baking Set has a suggested retail price of $34.99.

Stax Pan from Fat Daddio’s

The Stax Pan from Fat Daddio’s is another way to create unique holiday cakes. The nine-piece set includes an 8-by-12-inch sheet pan that is 1.5 inches deep, along with eight removable dividers. With all the dividers in place, users can create eight cake stacks that are 1.5-by-1.5-inch square shapes and 8 inches long, or the dividers can be adjusted to make cake stacks that are wider. The Stax Pan allows bakers to create checkerboard and Battenberg style cakes with less waste and cutting. Give the cakes custom holiday flavors, like eggnog or gingerbread, or simply decorate to match a special New Year’s party theme. The Stax Pan has a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Cake Boss 12-Cup Star Molded Cookie Pan and 6-Cup Mini Fluted Mold Pan

From Cake Boss, the 12-Cup Star Molded Cookie Pan and 6-Cup Mini Fluted Mold Pan are both everyday bakeware pieces that are also suitable for holiday baking. The pans are heavy-duty carbon steel designed with rolled edges to provide added strength and resist warping. They also feature long-lasting nonstick that resists wear, offers superb release of baked goods and makes cleanup after baking quick and easy. The Star Molded Cookie Pan has deep cavities and a ridge in the middle so that the baked results have height and look layered. Home bakers can create star-shaped cookies or mini cakes. Decorate with powdered sugar for a winter effect that is holiday appropriate, or go all out and add colored icing and frosting. The Mini Fluted Mold Pan creates individual cakes that bakers could decorate and give for the holidays or even try using as an alternative to the traditional fruit cake mold. Single-serving Bundt cakes look especially festive when topped with a simple glaze drizzled over the top.

Mrs. Anderson’s Baking Steamed Pudding Mold

Mrs. Anderson’s Baking® Steamed Pudding Mold will create a traditional steamed Christmas pudding, or any other type of steamed pudding year-round. The professional-quality aluminum pan has a large 1.6-liter capacity and a lid that seals in moisture. The center tube provides even heat distribution for faster cooking times. A handle on top of the lid allows for easy removal after cooking is complete. Holiday hosts can impress guests with their old school knowledge of the traditional dessert that is presented topped with flaming brandy for a memorable meal. The Steamed Pudding Mold has a suggested retail price of $20.

The Kosher Cook Silicone Star of David Muffin/Cupcake Pan, Star of David Cake Pan and Dreidel Silicone Muffin/Cupcake Pan

The Kosher Cook has bakeware that is suitable for the holidays and other celebrations throughout the year. Use the metal Star of David Cake Pan or Silicone Star of David Muffin/Cupcake Pan for Hanukkah or other special events. The metal pan is about 11 inches in diameter with a recessed impression of the star on the bottom to give the resulting creations detail and provide a guide for decorating. The non-stick pan is oven and freezer safe so users can create everything from a cake, jello mold, ice cream cake, rice crispy treat, to a casserole. The Star of David Silicone Muffin/Cupcake Pan allows home cooks to make molded chocolates or gelatin treats, along with muffins or cupcakes. Two of the muffins could be attached together back-to-back with frosting to create a three-dimensional Star of David. A Dreidel Silicone Muffin/Cupcake Pan is also available for Hanukkah. Both the Driedel and Star of David Silicone Pans are oven and freezer safe.

Mastrad Gingerbread Silicone Pan

Mastrad’s Gingerbread Silicone Pan may just be relegated to the holidays, but with a suggested retail price of $20, it’s affordable enough to add to an existing bakeware collection as a specialty pan. The flexible pan is made from non-stick silicone for easy release and makes four gingerbread men and four candy canes at a time. A recipe is included and the shapes can be decorated in a holiday theme for a winter project that will keep the whole family busy.

Lékué Holiday Cookie Cutter Kit from

Finally, The Holiday Cookie Cutter Kit from Lékué gets bakers on the easy path to holiday cookies. The kit includes five different cookie cutters, a shaker of golden Christmas sanding sugar, a booklet of recipes and decorating tips, 20 printed holiday themed papers and stickers, and a holiday tin. The kit could be given as a gift itself or used to bake cookies to gift. The printed papers can be folded up like envelopes and sealed with a sticker and cookie inside. The tin could also be filled with freshly baked cookies and gifted, or used to store the cookie cutters throughout the year. The holiday shapes include a Christmas tree, gingerbread man, ornament, snowflake and snowman. The Holiday Cookie Cutter Kit has a suggested retail price of $20.

 This story was originally published in the August 2015 issue of Kitchenware News, a publication of Oser Communications Group.