Once in a while I'll see a cute photo of what I think is an ice cream cone and really it's a cone filled with cake! So when I saw the cupcake ice cream cone pan I just had to buy it so I could test it out. I wanted to see what was so special about this pan. It's a rectangular cake pan with an insert to hold 12 ice cream cones. Could you do without? Maybe, but you'd have to be careful when moving them around so they do not tip over AND be sure there are no large vibrations throughout the home ...