Chances are, you’d know a bundt cake if you saw one. Yet, despite its recognizable shape, many wonder if there’s more to this understated dessert. Let’s take a closer look at all your bundt cake questions.
What Is a Bundt Cake?
A bundt cake is a cake baked in a special donut-shaped pan. For this delicious treat, it’s all about shape and not necessarily a specific recipe. The shape can be traced back to the Gugelhupf, a cake with origins in Central Europe.
While almost any cake can be baked in a bundt pan, bundt cakes are most often made of denser cakes with a tighter crumb, such as pound cakes.
Who Named the Bundt Cake?
So, where did the bundt cake get its name? It all began with a man named H. David Dalquist. He had founded a cookware company called Nordic Ware and was approached by friends to create a modern version of the classic Gugelhupf pan. The bundt pan was born (named after Bundkuchen, the German name for the Gugelhupf cake). Today, Nordic Ware’s classic bundt cake pans remain a best-seller
Bundt Cake Pans
Bundt cake pans come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The classic bundt pan features contrasting soft domes and sharper peaks. Bundt cake sizes are determined by the number of cups it can hold. Most classic bundt pans are about 10 inches and hold 10-12 cups of batter.
Bundt Cakes Today
There’s no doubt about it: cakes are trending! While it may be easy to forget about the humble bundt cake with so much fondant and frosting filling up blogs and feeds, it continues to be a great dessert option. My goal is to bring some new life to bundt cakes with some great flavor options and fun designs.
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