Fillable baked goods vessel with optional plug, and method
AssigneeBarbara Sherwin Hart
InventorsBarbara Sherwin Hart, Kenneth G. Kerdell
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for forming baked goods having a filling recess for receiving a filling by a baking assembly including a base tray receiving at least one batter cup each cup defining a batter cavity therein. A cavity cup tray is nested with the base tray and receives at least one cavity cup for positioning within the corresponding batter cavity to form the filling recesses.
Claims21
A baking assembly for forming baked goods having a filling recess for receiving filling, the baking system comprising:
- (a) at least one batter cup including a body and a rim projecting from the body, the body having a cavity defined therein for receiving batter;
- (b) a base tray having at least one opening for receiving the body of the at least one batter cup;
- (c) at least one cavity cup including a cavity cup body arranged within the cavity of the batter cup and a flange projecting from the cavity cup body;
- (d) a cavity cup tray including at least one aperture adapted to receive the at least one cavity cup arranged within the cavity of the batter cup spaced apart from the body of the batter cup, the at least on aperture defining a batter space between the cavity cup body and the body of the batter cup, the cavity cup tray nestable above the base tray to align the at least one aperture with the at least one opening;
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- (e) an upper tray including at least one opening, the upper tray abutting the cavity cup tray with alignment between the at least one opening and the at least one aperture of the cavity cup tray,
- wherein the rim of the at least one batter cup is adapted to engage the base tray to seat the at least one batter cup within the at least one opening of the base tray, and the flange of the cavity cup is adapted to engage the cavity cup tray to seat the at least one cavity cup within the at least one aperture of the cavity cup tray.
A method of assembling a baking assembly for forming baked goods having a filling recess for receiving filling, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving at least one batter cup within at least one opening of a base tray such that a rim of the at least one batter cup abuts against a tray body of the base tray,
- (b) depositing batter within a cavity of the at least one batter cup,
- (c) mounting a cavity cup tray with the base tray such that at least one opening of the cavity cup tray is aligned with the cavity of the at least one batter cup and such that the tray body of the base tray is spaced apart from a tray body of the cavity cup tray,
- (d) receiving at least one cavity cup within the at least one opening of the cavity cup tray and into the cavity of the batter cup such that a rim of the at least one batter cup abuts against the tray body of the cavity cup tray, and
- (e) mounting an upper tray above the cavity cup tray.
A method of baking a baked good having a filling recess for receiving filling, the method comprising:
- (a) assembling a baking assembly, including:
- i. receiving at least one batter cup within at least one opening of a base tray such that a rim of the at least one batter cup abuts against a tray body of the base tray,
- ii. depositing batter within a cavity of the at least one batter cup,
- iii. mounting a cavity cup tray with the base tray such that at least one opening of the cavity cup tray is aligned with the cavity of the at least one batter cup and such that the tray body of the base tray is spaced apart from a tray body of the cavity cup tray,
- iv. receiving at least one cavity cup within the at least one opening of the cavity cup tray and into the cavity of the batter cup such that a rim of the at least one batter cup abuts against the tray body of the cavity cup tray, and
- v. mounting an upper tray above the cavity cup tray;
- (b) heating the baking assembly to convert at least a portion of the batter at least partially into the baked good;
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- (c) cooling at least a portion of the at least partially formed baked good.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.