Greedy Tiger Cake Mold

A tiger's face is carved deep into this small silicone mold, from the tufted ears and the striped forehead down to the long whiskers and the fur of the chin. Whatever fills it comes out as a raised tiger head, with each stripe and each hair standing in relief, as the cream-colored cast in the photos shows.

A tiger head in relief

The cavity holds a single head about 7cm across, a size made for cake toppers, chocolates, fondant decorations and molded candy rather than a whole cake. Because the silicone flexes, the piece can be pushed out without tearing the fine lines around the eyes and the muzzle. The metallic cast beside the mold in the first photo shows how a gold or bronze finish brings the relief forward. More shapes wait in our tiger candy mold collection, and small kitchen pieces like this one appear among our top 10 tiger gift ideas.

Size, material and use

The mold is 8cm wide, and the tiger head inside it measures 7 x 7cm. It is made of food grade silicone, flexible and non-stick, and takes temperatures from -20°C to 210°C, so it can go in the oven, the microwave and the refrigerator. It rinses clean easily after use.