It’s a party. You want a sophisticated, but still simple dessert. Marblehead: Light dawns! Bundt cakes are a simple, yet elegant way to transform a regular cake into something unique.
Bake your Bundt. Turn the pan upside down, and let your exhale as the cake falls out of the pan.
Bundt cakes won’t stick to each other!
If it isn’t broken…
Use your grandma’s old aluminum pan or a newer top-of-the-line model and your Bundt cakes will always come out of the pan without a scratch. If you want to have a good laugh, read the rest of this article. But don’t change anything in your Bundt baking routine.
Use a nonstick pan — best to be in good condition
Nonstick pans offer a solution to the challenges inherent in Bundt cakes’ intricate designs. Be careful with older nonstick pans. A scratched or worn nonstick surface might not be smooth enough to allow your cake to be released flawlessly.
Make sure to grease the pan well
Use nonstick vegetable oil spray, or melted shortening. Not butter. The butter’s milk solids can act as glue and cause cake batter to stick to the pan. You should butter your pan so that your cake doesn’t stick. Tip #1 is above.
Before you add the butter, grease the pan
Most recipes start out, “Preheat your oven. We have found that if you grease your Bundt pan …” too early, the oil will slide down the sides and pool at the bottom.
Do not flour the pan, but coat it
If your nonstick pan is still having problems sticking Bundts to it, you can try adding a layer of granulated sugar or finely ground almond flour to the pan before adding the batter. You can use either to create a barrier between the battery and the pan.
When you take the cake out of the oven, loosen the edges
All you need is a gentle poke with a thin heatproof spatula or table knife. To remove any stuck spots, slide the spatula or knife down the sides of your pan.
The tube is essential!
Sometimes, your cake might rise above the tube and block it from releasing. You can either cut off any cake that is too high or push the tube back gently with your fingers. The entire tube’s top should be visible.
Allow the hot cake to rest for a while
You could be misinterpreting what is causing your cake to break when it is removed from the pan. Some cakes can be extremely fragile straight out of the oven. Even if they don’t stick to the pan or aren’t sticky to it, just moving them from one pan to another can cause a fracture.
Give your Bundt a gentle nudge
If the cake isn’t dropping from the pan after you have turned it over and waited, then give it a few gentle side-to side jiggles. This is enough to often release the cake.
If all else fails…
Allow the cake to cool in the oven, but keep it warm for 10 minutes. This mild heat can often be just enough to melt and loosen any baked-on bits that are still attached to the pan.
