# What happened to Bundt Cakes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798 "2010-01-21T04:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/1 "2010-01-21T04:32:52Z")
My grandmother bought Bundt Cake mixes in the 70’s and 80’s. My uncle loved them plain without the sugar glazing. A few years ago I got nostalgic and went to buy a Bundt Cake mix. They weren’t in the stores. :smack: The wikipedia article doesn’t mention the mixes either. > **[Bundt cake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundt_cake)** > > A Bundt cake (/bʌnt/) is a cake that is baked in a Bundt pan, shaping it into a distinctive donut shape. The shape is inspired by a traditional European cake known as Gugelhupf, but Bundt cakes are not generally associated with any single recipe. The style of mold in North America was popularized in the 1950s and 1960s, after cookware manufacturer Nordic Ware trademarked the name "Bundt" and began producing Bundt pans from cast aluminum. Publicity from Pillsbury saw the cakes gain widespread popu... I know I’m not imagining this. There was a Bundt Cake mix that came with a little package of sugar glaze that could be drizzled over the top. There was lemon, strawberry, and a few other flavors. There was even one that made a coconut macaroon filling in the center of the cake. I always thought the company that made the mixes made the pan too. Anyone recall these? **update** I just found this short discussion. I’m not the only one missing these great cakes. > **[in the 70s, Food of the Seventies, Bundt Cake Mix (Pillsbury)](http://www.inthe70s.com/food/bundtcakemixpillsbury0.shtml)** > > 70s Nostalgia page devoted to food of the Seventies ---
**Author:** ![MitzeKatze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/2 "2010-01-21T04:39:32Z")
Heh…this is funny because I just saw a Bundt cake mix the other day and mentioned that it had been forever since I had seen one. I remember seeing them (and baking them) when I was a kid, and as an adult I make Bundt cakes occasionally without a mix… I think that regular cake mixes have directions for using a Bundt cake pan, at least sometimes…and the glaze is simple enough to make without a mix. Maybe everyone just started doing that and the mix became redundant? 😉 I saw the Bundt cake mix at a Price Chopper for what it’s worth, but I don’t remember the brand. If I go there again soon (I rarely do because it is higher than other grocery stores, but it is the closest to my house so I go when I just need one thing, really quickly) I will check on the brand and report back. 🙂 ETA: I just googled “Bundt Cake Mix” and it looks like they are still readily available at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) and Target, so maybe we have just been over-looking them for years? ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/3 "2010-01-21T04:41:57Z")
There were mixes? I have a Bundt _pan_, in which I make cakes from scratch all the time. None of the recipes particularly call for Bundt pans, but I like the look, especially if it’s an otherwise plain-looking cake. It’s my only silicone pan, because while silicone doesn’t give the same browning that a metal pan does, I’d only make a Bundt cake if I could peel the pan off the wavy areas. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/4 "2010-01-21T04:59:24Z")
> [@](#): > > ETA: I just googled “Bundt Cake Mix” and it looks like they are still readily available at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) and Target, so maybe we have just been over-looking them for years? I saw that too. Apparently, a new company has started selling them. I couldn’t find a Bundt mix a few years ago. I wonder if the new mixes are as good? Pillsbury made the Bundt Cake mixes in the 70’s & 80’s. Found some more info. > [@](#): > > For those who may have used Bundt cake recipes in the past, these are a new presentation. In the 1970s, Nordic Ware licensed Pillsbury to produce the Bundt cake mix line. It was immensely successful, but the popularity of cake mixes began to fade during the 1980s with the rise of the foodie movement and a renewed interest in “scratch” baking. The line was ultimately discontinued (and certain mixes are still lamented on recipe sites and bulletin boards). > **[Bundt Cake Mixes And Pans - History Of The Bundt Pan](http://www.thenibble.com/zine/archives/bundt-mixes-bundt-pans.asp)** > > A review of the new gourmet cake mixes from Bundt. Find the best gourmet cake mixes and easy entertaining ideas at THE NIBBLE, Great Food Finds, an online gourmet food magazine with thousands of product reviews. Sign up for the Top Pick Of The Week... ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/5 "2010-01-21T05:04:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > There was even one that made a coconut macaroon filling in the center of the cake. Oh yum…I haven’t thought of that since the '70s. Now I want one!!! ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/6 "2010-01-21T05:15:51Z")
I just made my first ever Bundt a month ago. Here’s the recipe. (It’s a heart attack in a pan, but is sooooooo freaking good.) Eggnog Poundcake Cream: 1 ½ c. butter (real butter) 3 c. sugar Add: 5 eggs, beating after each egg! Mix: 3 c. flour, ¾ tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. nutmeg Add dry ingredients, alternating with 1 c. eggnog, plus 1 tsp. vanilla Grease a large bundt pan or 3 loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 70 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. Cool the cake at least 10-15 minutes before you remove it from the pan. Glaze ¼ c. butter 2/3 c. sugar 1/3 c. eggnog ½ tsp. nutmeg \*Rum or rum flavoring can be added (I do add rum or rum flavoring depending on where I am taking it) Heat until sugar is dissolved then add flavorings. Pour over cake while it is warm. Let cake really soak - I let it soak at least four hours or so. I like for the glaze to get sugary again. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/7 "2010-01-21T05:18:40Z")
I don’t know why you would need a bundt cake mix, it’s no different from any other cake mix. I have a box of Pillsbury cake mix (to make a cake for 5 year olds) that has baking instructions on the back for cupcakes and different size pans, including bundt cakes. My own bundt pan is older than my marriage, I’m toying with the idea of getting one of those castles or giant flower shaped bundt pans. Look up nordicware.com, they have a line of bundt cake mixes (including Sticky Toffee, nom nom) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/8 "2010-01-21T08:36:59Z")
For Christmas, I made from scratch a Prune Kumquat Sticky Pudding with Armagnac Toffee Sauce, and baked it in a Bundt pan. Served it with a scoop of rum raisin ice cream. Oh my, that was good. We kept coming back into the kitchen all evening to have another piece. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/9 "2010-01-21T12:46:12Z")
Bunt is just a shape differentiation and and certain type of frosting for a regular cake. Look at the cooking time section of the box on a cake mix and there is a time given for bunt cake. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/10 "2010-01-21T13:26:54Z")
Making the cake is no problem; it’s the “tunnel o’fudge” that’s the tricky part. Or “tunnel o’coconut cream,” as was the case with the first Bundt cake I ever had, which my aunt baked for my xxth birthday. 12th? I don’t remember. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/11 "2010-01-21T13:55:00Z")
Bundt cakes represent a slice of my childhood. My grandmother and I were the only night owls in the family. I’d sometimes stay over at her house. She’d often bake at 1AM. She didn’t have cable and it gave her something to do. I still remember sitting in the kitchen and talking while she pulled the bundt cake mixes out of her pantry. She made scratch cakes too. I always got a homemade carrot cake for my birthday. Carrot cake is still my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/12 "2010-01-21T14:35:27Z")
I love all the shapes of pans that nordicware has for bundt cakes. Until reading this thread I thought Bundt was all about the pan - I had no idea that there was a specific cake mix. My favorite thing to make in my bundt pan is pull apart bread or monkey bread. ooohhh with the gooey bits . . . .mmmm! ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/13 "2010-01-21T14:37:24Z")
> [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](#): > > I just made my first ever Bundt a month ago. Here’s the recipe. (It’s a heart attack in a pan, but is sooooooo freaking good.) > > Eggnog Poundcake > > \ Thanks for posting this NOM-alicious recipe! I’m off to the store to get ingredients to make this for the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/14 "2010-01-21T15:55:06Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Making the cake is no problem; it’s the “tunnel o’fudge” that’s the tricky part. Or “tunnel o’coconut cream,” as was the case with the first Bundt cake I ever had, which my aunt baked for my xxth birthday. 12th? I don’t remember. Yum. Well, if you can figure out a recipe for the tunnel material, it’s pretty easy to create the tunnel effect. You mix your cake batter, pour about half into your bundt pan. Use a spoon to create a little moat in the middle of the batter, all the way around the pan. Pour your filling material into the moat. Pour the rest of the cake batter on top, being careful to cover all the filling, and bake. Voila! Tunnel o’ filling! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/15 "2010-01-21T16:07:28Z")
Here’s the coconut macaroon filling. > [@](#): > > Make the filling. Beat 1 egg white in a small bowl until peaks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in coconut, 1 tablespoon flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside. [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-macaroon-bundt-cake/detail.aspx](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-macaroon-bundt-cake/detail.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/16 "2010-01-21T16:19:25Z")
You can still make a Bundt cake just fine; I do sometimes. What I want back is [Jello 123](http://www.rubylane.com/shops/firesidetreasures/item/9411) . ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/17 "2010-01-21T16:22:47Z")
> [@stargazer](#): > > Well, if you can figure out a recipe for the tunnel material, it’s pretty easy to create the tunnel effect. You mix your cake batter, pour about half into your bundt pan. Use a spoon to create a little moat in the middle of the batter, all the way around the pan. Pour your filling material into the moat. Pour the rest of the cake batter on top, being careful to cover all the filling, and bake. Voila! Tunnel o’ filling! According to the [Pillsbury web site](http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/showrecipe.aspx?rid=11510), the tunnel forms “mysteriously,” without added ingredients! ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/18 "2010-01-21T16:23:58Z")
Jello 1-2-3 was fine, but whatever happened to Whip n’Chill? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/19 "2010-01-21T16:31:24Z")
Uncle Phaedrus has a clone recipe. I haven’t tried it. I will this weekend. 😉 scroll all the way to the end. looks very easy > **[Uncle Phaedrus, Finder of Lost Recipes](http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m061002.htm)** > > Chocolate Banana Cake, Fruit Salad, Covered Wagon Biscuits, Jello 1-2-3, Homemade Whipped Topping > [@An\_Arky](#): > > You can still make a Bundt cake just fine; I do sometimes. What I want back is [Jello 123](http://www.rubylane.com/shops/firesidetreasures/item/9411) . ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798/20 "2010-01-21T16:49:58Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > According to the [Pillsbury web site](http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/showrecipe.aspx?rid=11510), the tunnel forms “mysteriously,” without added ingredients! So do my hips in the winter. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bundt-cakes/525798.md?page=2)