12/16/2023
Ever not be able to get your bundt cake out of the pan? Here are some good tips for how to do it.
(1) Grease the pan properly: Grease the pan well with shortening, getting into every nook and cranny. Dust with flour and tap away the excess. If you’re making a chocolate Bundt cake, swap out the flour for cocoa powder. This will help your cake retain its rich chocolate color 1.
(2) Cool before flipping: When you remove your cake from the oven, let it cool for ten minutes in the pan. Then, place a wire rack over the base of the cake, invert the pan, and peek under the wire rack to see if the cake has dropped out. If it has, remove the pan and let the cake cool completely 1.
(3) Give it a bang: If the cake doesn’t immediately come out of the pan after turning it over, lay a dishtowel on your countertop and (gently) bang the edges of your pan. This can help loosen up the cake from the sides of the pan. This technique is particularly helpful if you baked a fruit-filled Bundt cake recipe. Sometimes fruits can stick to the pan. They just need a little encouragement to release 1.
(4) Let gravity do its job: If turning and tapping don’t work, all that’s left to do is let gravity do the work. Flip the pan and let it sit for five to ten minutes. During that time, the cake has a chance to cool, contract, and release from the pan 1.
I hope these tips help you get your bundt cake out of the pan easily! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Even with proper greasing some cakes still stick to the pan. To avoid bundt cake disaster, try these simple methods for releasing a stuck bundt cake from the pan in (mostly) one piece.