It’s a frying pan. It is circular. It has a hole in the middle. What is the problem? Why are Bundt pans so popular? If you’ve ever wondered why so many people seem to be in love with their Bundt pans, consider this your answer. There are a few reasons why so many cooks covet their Bundts.
The first is the fact that these pans make it incredibly easy to produce attractive cakes. When you make a cake in a standard circular or rectangular pan, you get a circle or a square. So it’s up to you to make it pretty. With Bundt pans, create cakes with a “built-in” swirl or other patterns. The cake, in essence, is decorated by yourself. If you’re not interested in entering one of those Food Channel cake decorating contests, you will certainly appreciate the way that Bundt pans allow you to make something beautiful with very little effort.
Another reason for its popularity comes purely from tradition. These German-born pans have been around for almost sixty years. During that time, people have come up with a number of special recipes for Bundt pans, and the easily recognizable cakes they produce have become family traditions.
Bundt cakes are also great for those of us who are not trained pastry chefs. They are much more forgiving than other methods of baking cakes. The hole in the middle exposes more dough to the baking temperature of the oven. That speeds up the baking process and reduces the likelihood of producing a cake that is undercooked in the middle. If you’ve ever cut a sheet cake to find the medium soft and moist, you will immediately understand one of the most popular traits of Bundt cakes.
The aforementioned reduction in bake time is another advantage of Bundt trays. Reducing the amount of time it takes to produce a cake by a few minutes may not seem like a big deal to some people, but those who are often pressed for time will certainly enjoy making those minutes back. That’s reason enough to prefer Bundts to other options for many busy cooks.
Watch? The mystery of the Bundt cake’s popularity isn’t that mysterious, after all. There are some very compelling reasons to put one of the circular pans in your kitchen. They allow chefs to create very attractive traditional cakes with less worry in less time. Those benefits are ingredients for a very popular dough!
I’m not sure yet? Try a bundt yourself. Start with a small, simple model capable of handling six cups of batter. Make some cakes. Even if you use a boxed mix, you will appreciate the quality of the results. Cooking with Bundt pans is fun, convenient, and always produces extremely tasty food!