
The pans are silicone, which makes it super easy to get the cake out of the pan. I have seen pans that are metal, and I think that they would be much more difficult to deal with. Also, there is a really neat insert that makes a well in the top of the cupcake bottom so that you can fill it with pudding or ice cream, etc. Lot of fun there!
You can make simple ones (like the first one Hannah did) or you can get really creative like she did with the Halloween cupcake and then the one she made with my mom that looks like a gingerbread house. She loves it and I just wanted to spread the idea in case you had a little one (or a bigger one) you were still trying to buy for!