Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake - Recipes Food and Cooking (2024)

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What to use instead of a tube pan? ›

This simple hack using a cake pan and a ramekin works just as well! Ruhlman says he simply places a glass cup or ramekin in the middle of a cake pan before pouring the batter inside.

A Bundt cake is baked in a fluted tube pan that is circular with a hole in the middle. It resembles a doughnut. Bundt cakes are deeper than regular cakes. The Bundt cake needs to be more moist than a regular cake because the cake mold heats faster than a regular round or square cake pan.

Because pound cake and Bundt cake batters are so dense and the pans are so large, these cakes do take longer to bake than most—usually around an hour. Be patient as your cake bakes. All the time is worth it. To make sure your cake is done inside, do a toothpick test.

Cool Off. 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.

Thankfully, you can use many types of cake pans for your Bundt cake recipe. You basically have two options here: make your own Bundt pan, or use a different pan altogether. Regardless of which option you choose, remember you won't get the same stylized exterior without a real Bundt pan.

Understanding the differences between these pans is paramount to producing specific cakes the way they are supposed to be enjoyed. The most apparent difference between the two is the design of the circular pan. The tube cake pan exhibits smooth sides, while the Bundt pan consists of wavy grooves.

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. This results in a crisp sugary crust on the finished cake. The sugar method is best for Bundts that won't be getting a frosting or glaze.

Which Bundt pan is best for a 9" x 13" cake recipe? A. Joanne, bake your recipe calling for a 9″ x 13″ pan (or two 9″ round pans) in either a 10-cup or 12-cup Bundt pan. Increase the baking time by about 30% in the 10-cup pan, somewhat less in the 12-cup.

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CAKE: Use the middle rack when cake is thin (1 -3 inches) to avoid the cake from burning and for a softer, fluffier texture; Position rack in the lower third of the oven for cakes that are thicker (4 inches or higher like bundt, angel food cake, or pound cakes) so that the center of the cake still sits in the center of ...

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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.

Here is the lowdown: A tube pan is any type of round baking pan that has a hollow tube in its center. The tube conducts heat, which helps large, deep cakes bake faster, and it also helps the cake release more easily from the pan after it has been baked.

And "loaf pans and tube pans are a little interchangeable," says Medrich, "because they are both deep and aren't wide and expansive, but then you have to compare how much volume they hold."

If you were using a full recipe with a regular-sized tube pan, you would simply pour your batter into the ungreased pan (greasing a pan for angel food cake will inhibit proper rising, so leave your pans ungreased).