The BEST Breakfast Bundt Cake Recipe! (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep a Bundt cake moist? ›

Using recipes that are water based instead of milk or cream based will yield batter that has finer detail. Also avoid over-mixing the batter or too much air will form, and the cake may overflow the pan and become dry. Allowing ingredients to come to room temperature prior to mixing helps with this.

If your Bundt cake is still doming after you've created a circular moat in the mixture, you may need to troubleshoot. Double-check the recipe to see if you've added too much baking powder or used the wrong-sized Bundt pan. It could even be that the temperature of your oven is too high.

Allow the Cake to Cool

Once you've cooked your bundt cake and removed it from the oven, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then place a wire cooling rack over the base of the cake and invert the pan to release.

Texture:Cakes made with oil tend to be moister and have a more tender crumb. Oil coats the flour proteins better than butter, resulting in a softer texture. Cakes made with butter can have a richer flavor and a slightly firmer texture. Butter contributes to a more traditional and dense cake structure.

Rebel bakers who flout the rules should know that using Pam on nonstick bundt pans without ruining them is all about the cleanup. First, after you've sprayed your pan with Pam and poured in your cake batter, take the time to carefully wipe off every bit of the excess Pam on the edges of the bundt pan.

If you have too much flour in a recipe and not enough fat, like butter or oil, your cake is going to be dry and hard. For best results, I would encourage you to use a scale when baking, but if you don't have a scale, then just make sure you're using measuring cups correctly.

The Classic Method: Fat Plus Flour

The fat and flour bake into a protective barrier around the cake, almost guaranteeing the cake's release. Pro tip: Liquid fat (melted butter or oil) does a better job getting inside nooks and crannies of Bundt pans. Sugar can also be used in place of the flour for coating.

How much batter should go into a Bundt pan? Broadly speaking, a classic 10-cup pan should contain enough batter to reach the two-thirds mark, but should be no more than three-quarters full.

Let the cake rest for 5 minutes once you remove it from the oven. Then, flip the cake onto a cooling rack upside down and let it rest for about 5 minutes before you remove the pan. A little trick here is to use a grid cooling rack, not one that has big gaps.

Often times Bundt cakes bake up with a bit of a domed bottom. That's OK—most cakes do! Catherine says that one way to prevent that and to create a more level bottom for your cake is to use a spoon to create a bit of a trench in the center of the ring. You can also tip the pan so the batter goes up the sides a bit more.

Should you let a bundt cake cool before flipping it? ›

Cool Before Flipping

When you remove your cake from the oven, don't flip it out of the pan right away! Instead, let the cake cool for ten minutes in the pan. Then, placing the wire rack over the base of the cake, invert the pan. Peek under the wire rack and see if the cake has dropped out.

After removing from the oven, place the pan on a wire rack and let cool; your recipe will specify the required time, usually from 10-20 minutes. This allows the cake to become firm enough to remove from the pan without breaking apart. Cooling too long in the pan will cause the cake to be damp and stick to the pan.