3 Cakes in the Bake 'n Fill Pan | Happy Baking with Erin Jeanne McDowell

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

DISCLAIMER: Brimley was actually licking peanut butter at the edge of a plate. It was a true camera trick for silly infomercial sake - no puppos actually ate cake on the set of this infomercial 😂

[@katiuszaYT]

Is that some slightly different version of biscuit dough? I always thought if your biscuit dough got to the point where it was stretchy then the gluten was overworked? When I usually make biscuits I do no more than pat and shape, then cut, never actually working the dough.

[@Sammysgrammie650]

OMG… BRIMLEY!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@Catmom-gl5nt]

One, let the cute Westie have some whipped cream! And two, I was just going to ask how you got your models (including said Westie) to have the same manic smile? 😂 although, if you want to make a nice cake for your pretty boy, buy lean mean of your choice, finely chop it, mixed in cubed boiled sweet potato, add a beaten egg, use an oven safe round cookie cutter and bake in the oven in however many layers you want. Then you take either boiled white potato or sweet potato and whip it with chicken broth (homemade/unseasoned) until you have fluffy whipped potatoes. Then layer and frost and you have a perfect doggy birthday cake. I do something similar for my cats’ birthdays. It looks surprisingly similar to a normal mini cake, I even pipe decorations to add the celebratory air.

[@safiremorningstar]

I am going to try an experiment to see if I don't need the pan to get the same results.

[@Darkshizumaru]

I thought it was a nice touch and assumed it was something doggie safe out of view.

[@moniquebrown1678]

Well I loved this because when my sweet son was 6 years old he saw the bake and fill pan advertised and it turned out to be his sweet Christmas gift from him to me🥰. I do want to mention that there was a paper insert in mine with amended instructions for temperature or baking time depending on cake mix used I believe. I made a spice cake and filled with apple pie filling. My sweet son also saw commercials for turbie twist and hair combs which appeared as either birthday or Christmas gifts as well. He is now 28 years old 😢so this episode was very special for me ❤

[@lindabuck2777]

Awww sniffle 🤧 that’s so sweet! I need more Kleenex 😉❤️

[@ATM180]

This is such a wholesome comment

[@Catmom-gl5nt]

@moniquebrown1678 your boy is a man after my father’s heart. He has always believed everything he sees on tv, since childhood. Even when I was little I’d just shake my head and think just because you see it on tv doesn’t mean you need it 😂.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

What a darling child now grown up to be an awesome adult 😊

[@heidibear44]

This is the sweetest❤

[@ChurchladyHmm]

I know someone that has this pan, and uses it for meatloaf and mashed potatoes

[@Brinalea1031]

That is a marvelous idea

[@jacforswear18]

If I’m remembering correctly I believe that was one of the suggestions in the infomercial 😂 I struggle with the idea of stuffing savoury foods inside one another so it always kind of grossed me out 😂

[@nowaljamhour]

@@jacforswear18same, kind of. My issue is with putting thick/dense foods inside of raw meat that can’t be overcooked, e.g., cheese-filled burgers or poultry with stuffing (as Alton Brown said decades ago, stuffing is evil). However, if the meatloaf is fully cooked before being layered with mashed potatoes, that’s probably fine - kind of like an inside-out shepherd’s pie.

[@perpetuallyconfused6608]

Stop right now that sounds so cool

[@mollywolly4201]

This is somehow hilarious and yet now I want to give it a try. 🤣🤣🤣. Ingenuity rules!

[@happily_blue]

this ad especially the baked alaska is BURNED into my memory

[@HopeGardner3amed]

It was the baseball ice cream cake for me.

[@personamithulu]

Ha burned

[@abananawithahat2302]

Oh my gosh SAME though, I was just a little tiny baby and had no clue what a Baked Alaska was but I felt so fancy even knowing that something like a cake on fire existed.

[@EvilBunnyGlobal]

This ad came on when I was a little girl, and I immediately started daydreaming about the fancy birthday cakes that could be made with it. It's cool to see some fancy cakes like that being made!

[@DekoraRui]

This felt like I was watching a baking show from food network, it really doesn't feel like a regular KZbin video in a good way!

[@savage.4.24]

I agree she's like Julia sans 🍷

[@hannahluke9381]

Man I’ve seen some videos of people who don’t know how to bake doing things like this and it is so refreshing watching someone who knows how to bake using this pan. Not that the other videos I saw were bad, this was supposed to be used by everyday people so I think videos like those can give a good insight into design flaws. But man it is so much less stressful to be an audience member who knows less about baking than the person doing it instead of knowing more

[@mercychocolate72]

Im interested in hearing how people were messing it up 😮

[@hannahluke9381]

@@mercychocolate72 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJrOkJ2vjNyips0si=mu7j5t_W_28nJ3vf This was the video I watched, they spend the whole thing being like “we don’t know what we’re doing!” And then don’t grease the pans or let the cakes cool properly and blame it on the pans lol. I was so stressed watching it. I could’ve sworn I’d seen another video like this too from someone else, but now I can’t remember.

[@mercychocolate72]

@@hannahluke9381 lmaoooo oh god this IS hard to watch 😭😭😬 thanks for sharing but also I hate this 😆🤣

[@eastercat]

I was thinking the exact vid. 😂 I actually got frustrated watching the other vid.

[@MorningStar426]

The chokehold this pan has had on my brain since i first saw it on TV as a child. Maybe now that i have some grown up money, ill ger one for myself.

[@josiahallenswife6899]

Do it! 🤩

[@mightyowl1800]

i associate baked alaska as a fancy dessert bc in the sims you needed high cooking skill to make it, was always a hit for when the headmaster came over to see if my kids could go to private school see also: lobster thermidor, goopy carbonara

[@1234cheerful]

"This pan debuted in 2004, the year before I started pastry school." Thanks for enduring the pain of taking seriously a set intended for those of us who firmly rely on the instructions on the cake mix box. I mean, Betty Crocker sells cake mix and this looks like a great reason to buy a few more boxes if you go that way!

[@cliffridenour6675]

I BEGGED my mom for so long to buy that pan after seeing the commercial. I was so interested in making a baked Alaska because it was cake AND fire. So when I saw this I literally jumped out of my chair. I finally got to experience the baked alaska of my dreams😂

[@AmyLSacks]

I'm not a soft meringue fan. I'd rather have it baked into cookie form. It does look very dramatic when served, though.

[@bloodedge1528]

Did you set it on fire!?!

[@food88food]

Erin looks so good in her retro outfit

[@ulawan5]

almost 20 years ago I had a horrific stomach bug and did not at all want to think about food lest i get horrifically nauseous, but every single cartoon channel had this commercial my grudge with this thing is immesurable, but I still must admit it was a clever idea

[@AyaBlue22]

1:58 - "It could be a disaster, so let's get baking" - definitely how I feel whenever I attempt to bake!!

[@TheresFuckeryAfoot]

🤣 same!

[@Darkshizumaru]

I will not lie to you, I wanted those pans so bad. I was 16 I think at the time. It was just cool looking, I was also wanting a stand mixer and the magic bullet blender. Some kids ya know?

[@SemekiIzuio]

Yes and unfortunately kids dont have money unless ofc you reach the age to work

[@QuietFlutterShy]

god, i remember being a kid, at 2am unable to sleep and just watching infomercials and this being one of the many products they'd advertise this, that animal plates, the zoo book, some sort of vacuum, a thing about donating to tigers.... god, the memories xD man i feel old

[@DameBlackwell]

The lady with the rainbow sponges

[@DameBlackwell]

And the sunsetter retractable awning

[@personamithulu]

Same here some things have just burned themselves into my early 2000s and 2010s brain. God commercials back then were so much less cringe then.

[@MicksMixedMedia]

The plates were zoo pals lol

[@QuietFlutterShy]

@@MicksMixedMedia zoo pals, that's right! lol god i wanted them so bad as a kid xDD

[@ashbelero]

I am lying in bed at 4 am. I am begging my brain to be quiet for a bit so I can sleep. Finally I close my eyes and silence the noise in my head. Then, as if from miles away, I hear the vaporwave echo of a single phrase… “EVEN BAKED ALASKA!”

[@mikegrove2433]

First off, you are fun to watch for a first look into your channel. Sharing the reason I bought this pan many years ago... Porcupine Cake - a chocolate cake made in the more half ball shaped pan and a 2nd run in the oven for the insert alone - filling the inside like a layer cake. The idea was inspired by colonial amarican folks who shated a porcupine cake with family friends during the holidays. I later went crazy, baked only ib the rounder half ball and turned the concave side up, no filling, dabbled in some peaks of icing and sprinkled in blue edible glitter to make a Geode (like a rock geode) cross section for a kid's birthday. Disclaimer: no edible glitter should find its way onto a cake intended to have candles blown out. No ball of flame like I've seen in videos since but what a mess! 😅

[@ECasteneda2010]

That's a funny story, and I am now duly warned concerning edible glitter and birthday candles!

[@independent4570]

immediate thumbs up for the dog eating fancy retro cake at the table

[@alexzandra2650]

As a novice home baker this video had so many great different ideas I want to try to use...the sour cream ganache, the dulce de leche, the mousse, the roasted strawberries! It's so hard to find recipes online that arent the same old ideas. I'm the designated birthday cake maker in the family and I love trying new things. Anyways thanks for the inspiration! Instant subscribe!

[@luma4902]

I love this episode i just wished your final thoughs were longer. If i had this pan i would do a brownie with an ice cream center 😊

[@jmsuther01]

I still have mine! I use it for Christmas cakes, usually a Black Forest cake made to look like a English Christmas pudding…..with the dome shaped pan.

[@HYPROINC]

I remember an as seen on tv cake gadget that makes checkerboard cakes. that would be cool to see.

[@cindybrannen6597]

I had one and it kind of worked.

[@susanburrows5288]

I had/have? that one. I couldn't make it work, the cake batter always leaked under the plastic separators.

[@AmyLSacks]

@@susanburrows5288 Someone might still make the metal version, even if it's more expensive. I feel like metal would be heavier and keep the batter in place.

[@null0byte]

@@AmyLSacksMy mom had one of the original all-metal checkerboard pans from the late ‘70’s/early ‘80’s. It was used exactly once, by me. Even the metal ones let a little batter through. It was….ok. More difficult to use than simply making two single layers of different flavors and either using the inserts to cut the circles out, or 2 large circular cutters of different diameters to cut the center and rings out then swap around. (Even extremely well greased the rings tended to stick to the cake in the pan)

[@AmyLSacks]

@@null0byte That's interesting. I've seen them in catalogues and stores but never had the opportunity to try one.

[@ciegosordomudo]

First and foremost, I love this series! I find As Seen on TV products highly amusing. Many ads are my guilty pleasure because of the camp factor. Second, we’re around the same age, so I also remember the ads of this cake pan back in the mid ‘00s. I’m glad you gave this pan a fair chance and managed to create some tasty cakes. Maybe not up to your typical standards as a pro baker, but I think they turned out better than expected.

[@thelostremainunfound]

I swear to god you or something out in the universe knew that I was thinking about this cake pan infomercial the other day and wondering if they worked or were still around. It has been probably a decade since I saw it on TV and it was probably my favorite infomercial as a child. It is really funny to see it pop up in my suggested without me looking for it. Great video, thanks for the walk down memory lane!!!

[@salmasiddiqui7509]

So helpful to see the halfway point for roasting the strawberries! Thanks for the awesome and entertaining video

[@ECasteneda2010]

That was especially helpful...It shows us what the process looks like.

[@MaureenDrees]

What a fun episode! Erin you not only entertained us, but you snuck in all sorts of useful baking tips, thank you.,

[@draeannx]

How do you not have more subscribers? You’re pleasant to listen to, your personality is likable and doesn’t feel like an over the top character, and you sound very knowledgeable about baking. I subscribed before I got to the 50% mark

[@CrazyRachel1984]

I remember thnking this product was the coolest invention ever back in the day!!!!!

[@adriana7144]

These all looked delicious, especially the strawberry shortcake, but completely off topic, I loved the outfits. That green is a great colour on you 😀

[@FarahOnYouTube]

okay this is CRAZY! We bought this pan I think in like 2006? 2005? idk but we used it MAYBE twice and never again. Literally yesterday, my mom was asking me if we should save this pan or give it away and then your video popped up hahaha

[@jebsmith323]

I think youtube reads our minds. Or listens. This happens way too many times.

[@teresagraser386]

I bought this pan set from a consignment shop while visiting a friend. I didn't know exactly how to use it. So here it is 2 years later and I stumbled on this video. Thank you for the directions and thoughts as to how to use pans best.

[@drhelenloney1426]

If I were in high school I would have totally bought them. Yes, layer cake episode would be welcome

[@isabellawhitney]

This is so great!! Cracking up at 0:17.

[@lorassorkin]

Gurl, you are rocking those rhinestoned cat eyes! LOVE this idea for a series!

[@nelumboandrews6762]

The drop biscut cake! Your a genius! Thank you

[@ashlynne9597]

Well this was a delightful episode! I am excited to see what other As Seen On TV products you bring us throughout this series. So fun!!

[@orionova]

Erin, your video was recommend to me by KZbin, and I'm so glad that I clicked! I'm a bread baker, not so much cake, but watching you was both fun and informative. You've inspired me to try making cakes. The lemon cake especially looks really good to try. I love how you made lemon infused sugar, and will be trying that myself.

[@nowaljamhour]

The roasted strawberry filling idea is brilliant, and now I want to roast all the fruits.

[@AmyLSacks]

Roasted fresh apricots are godhead in desserts. Once in a while, I'll splurge and make ice cream based on that with milk infused with toasted almonds.

[@ariannasv22]

I didnt intend to watch the whole video but it was just so nice and fun to watch! Also I just love seeing delicious cakes. I was surprised to see just how small your channel was, you seem like a pro who only just now got onto youtube. You're so fun and informative!

[@emkn1479]

She’s been on KZbin for awhile, but on other large food channels, not her own. I’m glad she’s independent now 😊

[@evie2411]

Was recommended this in my feed, and wow! I love your energy and production quality! Bravo!

[@allisbe]

I LOVE this series already ❤ Weird, gimmicky vintage kitchenware is a huge weakness of mine…I’ve had to go no contact with my local antique shops 😂

[@janesmith716]

You got me on "roasted" strawberries, never heard of this! Definitely going to try.

[@bananachip33]

this video is so high quality, i'm shocked your channel isn't way bigger. this was really interesting, i've never heard of this cake pan before and your bakes look so nice!

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Thanks so much! This channel is young / posting here is newer for me - so I appreciate your support! ❤

[@lauramaue]

I've *always* been curious about how well this pan actually works, ever since seeing it on TV. Thank you so much for this.

[@Brinalea1031]

It is great that you are reviewing these gimmicky products. I have not seen an ad except on line but I’d really love to know if the Williams Sonoma hand pie molds work. They come in such cute designs but I’m too afraid to try them and find out they don’t work.

[@chrisfaye6655]

My mother used to make a cake from angel food cake and pan for my birthday. She cut out a lot of the center. Make chocolate pudding and mix some coolwhip and the bits of cake. Stuff the middle with the mixture and frost with cool whip. Yum.

[@KandyLamb]

Hi Erin, everyone is right, you are rocking that vintage vibe. How about the checkerboard cake pan set next? I have those and have never used them. Give us some flavor combinations that sound delicious, please!

[@Sherryskogstad]

This was such a fun episode, can’t wait to see more🎉

[@KatrissaBallet]

I was OBSESSED with this thing as a kid and always wanted to try it lolol I’m so excited to watch the rest of your vids!! You are so charming and funny ~~

[@princessofquilting]

You are rocking the vintage look, so so cute!

[@pfv1247]

I think I saw one of these cakes in a James Bond film. The cake had a bomb inside!! It was so cool the way the waiter brought it out and presented it to James Bond.

[@noelleparris9451]

I'm psyched about the roasting berry tip. I can't wait to try it! Thank you.

[@carolhutchinson566]

I loved the roast strawberry process trays-we all benefit from your experience.

[@DarkHunterDictionary]

I for one would love an episode deep diving into layer cake tips and tricks!!

[@leynan-ev6rz]

I remember that goofy infomercial. The Baked Alaska image always took me out! I could just see a crew member on set propping up that pink cake on the counter, then torching the daylights out of it. Memories!😂🎂🔥

[@Rollwithit699]

Bought this pan set from that infomercial so long ago! Never used it then. Finally gave it away. Wish I had kept it now. ❤❤

[@nicoleleys7818]

You’re a legend, love this episode from start to finish ❤

[@shrug_shrugsly]

I don’t watch these cooking videos, but the first few seconds started auto playing and I IMMEDIATELY had to watch. You’re so delightful

[@JonasBasswell]

So glad this got recommended to me. Quickly subscribed and looking forward to seeing more!

[@mizzprettyhuston]

Omg I still have this same cake pan in it's box under my cabinet 😂 I never did use it........thank you for showing us how it works & if it works ❤

[@janearmstrong2463]

Wonderful to get a chance to see you play with something odd and different and apply your processes to it. Maybe my favorite episode of Happy Baking.

[@Shamazya]

Those cakes do look tasty!

[@VeretenoVids]

I was shocked that this was from 2004. I was expecting WAY before that! I'm trying to decide whether this would be a marked improvement over my time tested method of using 2 pyrex bowls...

[@GracieUnderFireFire]

Erin this is the first video I have ever seen by you and I’m literally a huge fan. Your recipes seem solid, you’re funny, you have great ideas, your recipes seem easy to follow! You are awesome!

[@DragonFlightRider]

My dad bought that pan, and we still have it! I was so enthralled by it. I think we made a baseball cake for it once. I graduated with my AA in culinary arts this semester, and I was working as a pastry chef while finishing my last 2 semesters 😊

[@kathrynmckay1638]

Erin you look so stinkin’ cute in that outfit! Thanks for all your amazing info, from a person who started baking before the internet was a thing and still can’t believe how lucky I am to have access to your videos❤️

[@aletadetwiler9071]

I love your videos! Just found this one. I’ll be watching all of them….. and more in the future.

[@PumpkinSpikey]

I remember how much I wanted my mom to get me one of those 😂❤ filling a cake with ice cream was what sold me on the idea 😂

[@Torakosama]

Your tone and editing reminds me a lot of the food network. Very nostalgic for me, very comforting.

[@asuban]

I love your videos so much! You are just funny and you should have your own talk show or something 😂 I made dinner rolls from Savory baking yesterday for our bbq party and my hubby said they were the best part of the whole thing, even though we had lot of amazing food at the table. We both love doing pies from Book on pie and call them pie projects and rate our results 😊

[@DavidNPS]

YUMMY ! I had to share this video with My 2 Sisters,,, I hope one of them gets this set to make tasty treats with.

[@guanacom977]

You’re always fun to watch, but Omg, I LOVED this video so much! Yes, please do more of these. Love the vintage vibe and those pearls are everything girl! So, I have a cake pan, not an “as seen on tv” item, but it’s been in my family since Kennedy was in office. It’s a 3D lamb cake pan. Mine is made of heavy cast aluminum, two pieces with loops on either end. Every attempt I’ve made has been a disaster! Either It won’t release from the pan, ears get crispy or fall off, broken necks, won’t sit upright, is either underbaked or over baked and once decorated…well, it looks more like a Halloween nightmare than a happy little floof. If you’ve ever seen Charles Phoenix’s hilarious “Meatloaf of Lamb” video… it’s the same type of pan, except his is the lighter weight metal version. I’ve put him out to pasture for the last 10yrs, but he mocks me every time I open his cupboard. Help?

[@sentath]

Have you tried a bain Marie? Keep the ears temperate

[@FantosmeEntertainment]

I remember watching this commercial on late night / super early morning TV with my grandma and, surprisingly, we actually did end up getting one (and how I learned what a zip code was LOL; shout out to the sales person on the phone who asked me to give it to an adult). It was a long while later before we got it, but when I was old enough to do more than just help mix things in the kitchen, I got one for Christmas and I still have it to this day (albeit, its stored somewhere since I've moved a lot since then). We never had much of a chance to use it, so I never knew how well it *actually* worked, so it was super nice when YT randomly recommended this to me and we got to see how it worked in reality! In short: thank you for the trip down memory lane and for this video! :D It was really nice and those recipes sound super good!

[@liv__bakeman]

Mousse cake is my absolute fav, these all look like a delight xx

[@lighthouse6543]

Wow beautiful production on this video, it was a joy to watch. Also ma'am the presenter, you stole my heart 💜

[@lenacoleman1142]

OMG - !! What a great idea!! I love the ole' timey commercial type video!! Loved watching you put your spin on the cakes. And I never heard about roasting strawberries, so win, win, win!!! Thanks. Keep this series going. Awesome idea!!

[@mandibees]

I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this!!

[@sew_So_beautiful]

That's such fun! I bought one at an auction sale because no one else bid on it, and my mom and I liked collecting useless kitchen gadgets, just because they are so much fun. I haven't tried it, but now I really want to.

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

Oh, this takes me back, I always loved watching the food/dessert infomercials.

[@MissCatherine1100]

Great tutorial!!! I have one of these pan sets that I've never used. Super roasted strawberry lesson- I love the way you showed us 3 trays at various degrees of doneness.❤❤❤

[@roadtonowhere6514]

Erin, I have been watching for a while although I don''t usually comment. I have learned a lot! I love how you alway take it to the next level. Thank you!💗

[@snickerspayne4929]

You are hilarious and wonderfully talented. You had me at infomercial. Very funny and inspiring. I absolutely adore you. Thank you, thank you for starting this channel. Just found you today! 😊😊😊

[@stevebranch9098]

Here in the uk I have never seen that type of pan. Two much top cake for me. Love your show.

[@ririreaper3842]

Yessss finally, someone reviewing the Bake 'n Fill that actually knows how to bake !! I remember seeing the infomercial on TV as a kid and I always wondered if it actually works as intended. Now I kinda want one, for making birthday cakes for my daughter haha

[@Hephzibah16]

I really like the idea of roasted strawberries! That sounds really good! I made a strawberry pound cake recipe by adapting a plain pound cake recipe. The original called for milk to be added alternatively with the dry mix. I traded the milk for pureed strawberries, and added lemon extract instead of vanilla. I've been requested to make this cake for two of my brothers when they got married.

[@those_eyes]

Really enjoyed watching this program! You are a very knowledgeable baker and it was very fun hearing you talk about this process. My mother made a lemon meringue to die for!!!

[@Neznut]

OMG! I remember that pan!

[@annmarieborman6670]

OMG! Thank you for another A+++ video. You're such a joy to watch and keep me company while do whatever.

[@Nothemomma904]

I love your entire look and this video funny and educational ❤

[@Luvmyadhd881]

I have no idea how to cook or bake but I stumbled upon your videos and I absolutely love watching you teach! You’re so easy to listen to and I love your personality. I doubt I ever make any of these creations but I enjoy watching you! You are getting more of time than true crime now a days and that’s a positive! 🤣 Ty for existing!

[@Rejoice1631]

That was extremely entertaining, and lightning, and quite funny. I love your take on the “as seen on TV” look back at some of my own childhood memories of what was on TV at the time. I love your sense of humor. It’s quite refreshing and I’m looking forward to seeing more videos from you. Thank you so much..

[@sooopeachie]

I absolutely love your channel. I learn so much and it is still entertaining. What a great personality you have !

[@Xessa82]

I had this pan! I absolutely loved it! I made lots of fun cakes with it.

[@Soladat]

Loved this, excited for more from this series! But it would have been cool to see you do a cake the old fashioned way too for comparison

[@isaacscott1063]

Only Erin McDowell could make me watch a 30 minute The video straight through.

[@allthumbs3792]

Great mouthwatering video! You are not just a fabulous cook but entertain and teach as well.

[@JackofWhitechapel]

Wow I love your style with the old TV. I'm subscribing and coming back for more!

[@GermanyRoseOfficial]

This came up in my recommendations and instantly subscribed, this was so fun to watch❤

[@BetaMaxx_]

subscribed for the intro alone lmao so good! as someone who watched way too much tv, i am very familiar with the informercial kitchen gadgets of the past lol. excited for this series!!