There has been an item moving about the internet this last week and everyone is just going cuckoo for. It’s the S-XL Bundt Cake Mold. I have a problem with this piece of “technology”. Let me take two steps back. I love silicone bakeware. Over the last couple of years, the manufacturers have really done a good job of releasing molds in varying heights and dimensions and shapes. At first I was apprehensive towards making cakes in an 8″ round cake pan made of silicon, but they do work rather well. While my collection of silicon bakeware increases, I will always hold on to my metal pans regardless.

When I first saw this on the net I kept scratching my head. Do I really need a bundt mold that has varying heights and slice marks to determine how big a piece to give to someone? The entire marketing pitch is about the delimna of how big a slice to give Uncle Bob versus how small a slice for Aunt Margaret.

Come on really.

If my guests want a smaller slice, then cut a smaller slice! If I want a gigantor piece (I have been known to devour whole sections of any cake) I’ll just slice the extraneous smaller pieces away and save the large piece for me. Haha. No seriously.

The whole varying height thing bothers me even more. I keep asking myself WHY? It’s all about volume – just change where you place the knife!

Sure from a novelty point it might look interesting on a table and it becomes a curiosity piece at parties. But I don’t get it.

I don’t need to spend $32 to determine how big a slice I need to cut for my guests. Maybe you do?

Photo credits: Charles & Marie