The object you see is not a lifesaver nor a flying saucer... nor a donut. What you see is a Devil's Food Bundt cake topped with cream cheese frosting, baked by yours truly last weekend.I'm a very experimental cook and loathe to actually follow a recipe. So when something turns out right, I'm ecstatic. In times of excitement, I turn to Twitter. After posting a photo of the my masterpiece, I sat back and waited for the compliments to roll in.
Instead, I got: 'Why is there a hole in the middle?' and 'Why have you baked a giant donut?' When I responded that 'it's a Bundt cake', I was met with tweets of confusion. Being Europeans, these people had obviously never experienced the great Bundt revolution like North America had. Bundts were an enigma.
Although they originated in Germany, the distinctive pan was first trademarked in the States and Bundts rose in popularity in the 1950s after a Bundt cake won second place in a Pillsbury baking content (Wikipedia). Thus began North America's love affair with the Bundt!
Bet you were dying to know that!
Have you ever baked a Bundt?
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There's a very funny bit in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
ReplyDelete[upon receiving a bundt cake from Mrs. Miller]
Maria Portokalos: It's a cake! I know! Thank you! Thank you very, very much.
[whispering to Aunt Freida]
Maria Portokalos: There's a hole in this cake!
I love that film, never had a Bundt cake though.
Bundt ~ my favorite scene in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".
ReplyDeleteMy Mom and Aunt make a delicious Portuguese Spice Cake which is baked in a bundt pan. I tried it. Bundt pan was too small. Oven took ages to clean.
I've never baked a bundt, but could sure use a slice of that bundt cake there with my morning coffee, right about now.
ReplyDeletelove bundts - don't have the pan so now must go get one. thanks! You can fill the middle with boozey fruit or whipped cream!
ReplyDeleteWell you learn something new every day!! It looks, err, bun-like. I'm sure it tastes divine!
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
I love that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding!
ReplyDeleteJan, great idea!
Joanna, feel free to have a piece. It's going fast!
CJ - Bundts need to raise their profile in England. I reckon I'm the right person to do it! :)
Thanx 4 misleading me with this title. Since i discovered my mad baking skills at age 11 and made my first edible cake at 15, I actually knew a bundt cake thanx to my American cousins and that bundt cake you have their makes me want to dig out a knife or bake mine.
ReplyDeleteYes--and I actually own a bundt pan...though I sometimes make angel food cake in it... :)
ReplyDeleteI tried a bundt cake once. it stuck. Now I stick to making monkey bread.
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I love me a good bundt cake, Talli. There are some things too good for everyone to know about and best kept to their cultish like status.
ReplyDeleteI haven't personally, but my dad has. Yum! Your bundt cake looks delicious!
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ReplyDeleteGreat looking cake & a wonderful combo!
In your picture it's the angle that throws people off.
No, haven't made a real Bundt cake but have used the mold for mini and full sized soapcakes. Here's a pic of what I used to do:
SoapCakes
Added benefit: 0 calories! :)
I have a bundt pan and I use it for apple cake. Yours looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! That reminds me of the scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding when Tula's Greek family thought you could put a plant in the middle of the bundt cake, ahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI don't bake much, and by far prefer making soup. I do fancy one of those Bundt tins though. They make such attractive cakes. But knowing me, I'd use it once and the novelty would wear off.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Omg, this is great. It actually does look like a giant doughnut... but I bet it was DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteAnd have you seen the bundt pans that are like castles and cathedrals? They have them at Williams Sonoma~ :o) <3
LOL! Omg, this is great. It actually does look like a giant doughnut... but I bet it was DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteAnd have you seen the bundt pans that are like castles and cathedrals? They have them at Williams Sonoma~ :o) <3
exciting times!
*hops through cyberspace to steal the bundt cake*
ReplyDeleteNever made a bundt cake myself but yours looks and sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteI have baked and eaten many a Bundt cake. :-) My favorite is a Lemon Blueberry one, but haven't had one of those in ages. My son baked a chocolate Bundt cake about a month ago.
ReplyDeleteThats a very strange looking cake, Talli, it looks like there is a ghost trapped in the middle of it or maybe my eyes are just funny after driving all day in the snow. Enjoy, I am sure its emm... delicious!!
ReplyDeleteI've never made one, but I do love eating them;)
ReplyDeleteI've heard about Bundts but never saw one, its nice to put a face to a name (or a cake to a name, you know). Sounds like my kinda cake though :)
ReplyDeleteI adore cakes (as everyone knows) but I've never baked a Bundt. I've no idea why. I really should. There can be nothing better than a cake with a hole in the middle to make for easy cutting. I'll have to think about this...
ReplyDeleteJai
I don't think I've ever come across one of these before. Does look tasty though.
ReplyDeleteActually, it really is a GIANT doughnut ... Talli just wants us to think it's a cake so we don't suspect she's really pigging out on a HUGE doughnut that is simply oozing calories!! ;P
ReplyDeleteLooks nice though!!
I think I should pop up to London and relieve you of the temptation to indulge in those calories!
I have not baked a bundt, but it it's chocolate then I'm sure it's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI have not made a bundt cake, but my mom and sisters used to make them. Tastes great in the morninf or evening!
ReplyDeleteOh Talli!! This reminds me of that fab scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding or is it My Fat Big Greek wedding?!?!
ReplyDeleteAnyway - when Mr & Mrs Green present a bundt cake to Toula's parents and they ask "what is it?" "it's a bundt cake" says mrs Green to the bewilderment of all the greek people there. And back and forth it goes on "why is there a hole in the middle?" etc
Oh ok it's funnier if you see the film! LOL!!
Take care and WELL DONE YOU!! With your bundt cake baking!! Yay!! What a talented woman you are!!!
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Your cake looks beautiful and sounds so delicious. I love making bundt cakes and have lots of them on my blog. It simplifies cake baking and omits the extra calories of the extra layer of frosting on a layer cake. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteSo funny how true that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding is--apparently. :)
ReplyDeleteI do bake bundt cakes. In fact, I have one of the fancy bundt pans that makes it have a more floral design in the end. I'm nerdy like that.
And...now I want cake. And have none. #rats. :)
I've never baked or eaten a bundt; I've never even heard of it! :P But it looks good . . .
ReplyDeleteTalli, that looks delcious!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought bundts were universal, lol. I've baked many bundt cakes. My kids love my banana chocolate chip cake.
Oh dear, I have to say I've never heard of it BUT, it does look delicious, and there's certainly nothing wrong with a cake with a hole in the middle!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I have to say I've never heard of it BUT, it does look delicious, and there's certainly nothing wrong with a cake with a hole in the middle!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI've never made a Bundt cake, but I kind of want to now. All cake is good cake. :)
Looks good to me! And I never follow a recipe. Ever!
ReplyDeleteYUM!!! Ugh. Now I want cake! I bet it was good!
ReplyDeleteHmm, this actually looks really delicious to me. =D I love cooking and baking as well, but I've never made a Bundt cake before. Maybe I'll try it out sometime. :)
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That looks yummy! I didn't make a bundt cake over the holidays, but I did make a strawberry cake using the mix and just cream soda. It had homemade cream cheese frosting too and it was YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteI've made them before, but find them difficult to get out of the pan. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.
ReplyDeleteMan, bundt cakes are my favorites. :) We have a couple different pans...with designs and such. YUM.
ReplyDeleteCan I have some? I love bundt cake
ReplyDeleteAnd don't forget those jello molds that are like bundts. You could have a whole table bundt party!
ReplyDeleteI've never made a Bundt cake but a Bundt cake pan fell on my head the other day while I was shopping! I was reaching out to grab a pan from the huge stacks of pans and, well, Ms Clumsy here dropped it. On her head! ;) Your cake looks delicious, Talli! Can't wait for the Web Splash!
ReplyDeleteI've made a LOT of Bundt cakes in my time! They're so much fun - yours looks terrific! :)
ReplyDeleteI have baked a Bundt, and I even have a Bundt cake pan! I love that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but then I loved that entire movie. And your cake looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE BUNDT CAKES! I used to get one in a mix all the time that was called Tunnel of Fudge. I can't find it anymore. Boooo!
ReplyDeleteHey, I thought of the same thing as the others: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. "You fixed it!" I love that movie, but I've never attempted a bundt on my own. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I have never baked one myself because I am the least experimental cook and I follow recipes desperately just to not make people die of my cooking. :)
ReplyDeleteI did, however, know exactly what your pic was and it looks delicious!!!
My kids always called these "Butt" cakes and giggled endlessly...
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on the whole 'following recipes religiously' issue... I don't. Often, this spells disaster, but a lot of the time, I have surprisingly excellent results!
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious, I must try a bundt sometime!
I have baked a bundt.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the scene in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". I see I'm not the only one!
Yep! I baked a bundt Angel cake once. Made totally from egg whites and coconut cream and cream cheese and Batida De Coco. Totally experimental. It was DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI hope it tasted good!
ReplyDeleteJust finishing off a bounty bar myself...
I remember when everyone was making that yummy bundt cake with the gooey chocolate in the middle. We Americans do love our fads.
ReplyDeleteMade a rich fruit cake that wasn't cooked in the middle so I had to cut the centre out. Does that count as a Bundt?!
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