Creative Cake Molds to Make Your Holiday Bakes Unforgettable

Antique Copper Molds

Popular in Britain's Victorian times and 19th century France, these elaborate copper molds produced awe-inspiring cakes and jello creations. They were also used for more savory dishes for molding vegetable purees, forcemeats, pates, and ice. Once again curiosity and fascination have grown for these intricate molds not only for baking with but also for hanging as wall decorations - adding a cozy, vintage finish to kitchens. You can usually find these molds being sold second-hand at antique markets or online on sites like Etsy.

Taiyaki Japanese Fish Mold

Commonly sold as street food, Taiyaki is a waffle-like cake that is in the shape of a Japanese seabream fish and is filled with a sweet red bean filling. You'll tend to see these fellas enjoyed at festivals, particularly for New Years' celebrations.

Architectural 3D Molds

Having worked as an architect designer and 3D visualizer, pastry chef Dinara Kasko is at the forefront of the trend around architectural baking. Today she's not only known for her innovative flavors but also for selling molds she produces on 3D modeling software. Geometric molds have taken over the dessert-making world and they make for a great showstopper for your next dinner party.

Bûche de Noël/Yule Log

This chocolate sponge cake is a holiday dessert that has survived since the 19th century. Traditionally the vanilla sponge would be baked into a flat sheet which is lathered with a layer of chocolate cream before being rolled into a log shape. It is then topped with more chocolate cream and decorations to complete the woodland theme. In recent years, chefs and home bakers have been experimenting with new flavor combinations adding in fruit purees, nut creams, and marzipan, and playing with the shaping. If you want to save on the rolling you can use a mold. The trick when using a mold is to make use of your freezer to stiffen each layer  - here's a quick video for guidance.