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a cake with a hole in its heart and no apology for it
means a ring-shaped cake baked in a fluted, hollow-centered pan — or the distinctive pan itself.
from From German *Bund*, meaning a bundle, gathering, or band — likely a cousin of the same root behind "bind." The pan was popularized in mid-20th-century America by the cookware company Nordic Ware, who coined the trademarked spelling "Bundt" (adding the final t) for their version of the traditional European *Bundkuchen*, a "bundle cake." The name escaped its trademark into everyday speech once the cakes became a kitchen staple.
- name origin
- From German Bund, meaning a gathering or alliance
- sales savior
- A 1966 bake-off win rescued the dying pan
- the hole
- Center tube cooks dense batter evenly throughout
- trademark
- Bundt is owned by Nordic Ware to this day
- genius design
- All edge, all glaze, no soggy middle ever
nothing bundt cakes — bakery chain founded 2007 with 400+ locations specializing in bundt cakes
nordic ware bundt pan — original bundt pan manufacturer since 1950, holds the trademark