The best Bundt cake recipes are the ones you can pull together in a snap. When you can’t be bothered to assemble a layer cake (scary! stressful!), put your faith in the decorative grooves of your favorite Bundt pan. You don’t have to do any extra work for a beautiful design—it’s built right into the pan’s shape. (Do be sure to prepare the pan well to eliminate stickage. There’s nothing more frustrating than a half in, half out Bundt.)
While some Bundt cake recipes are simple—a classic cream cheese pound cake is all about a crumb that’s buttery beyond belief—there’s still plenty of opportunity for elaboration: Try a blueberry-packed buttermilk cake or a spiced Bundt cake with sticky apple caramel sauce. And if you’re looking for even more pizzazz, decorate any of these Bundt cakes with a simple glaze or a dainty dusting of powdered sugar.
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Photograph by Eva Kolenko. Food styling by Susie Theodorou. Set design by Kira Corbin. On set producer: Jennifer Thomas.
Rum Cake With Sticky Maple Glaze and Coconut
Ayesha Curry’s holiday-worthy rum cake gets its cheery flavor from two kinds of rum: spiced rum in the cake batter and dark rum in the sticky maple glaze.
The best Bundt cake recipes are the ones you can pull together in a snap. When you can’t be bothered to assemble a layer cake (scary! stressful!), put your faith in the decorative grooves of your favorite Bundt pan. You don’t have to do any extra work for a beautiful design—it’s built right into the pan’s shape. (Do be sure to prepare the pan well to eliminate stickage. There’s nothing more frustrating than a half in, half out Bundt.) While some Bundt cake recipes are simple—a classic cream cheese pound cake is all about a crumb that’s buttery beyond belief—there’s still plenty of opportunity for elaboration: Try a blueberry-packed buttermilk cake or a spiced Bundt cake with sticky apple caramel sauce. And if you’re looking for even more pizzazz, decorate any of these Bundt cakes with a simple glaze or a dainty dusting of powdered sugar.Photograph by Eva Kolenko. Food styling by Susie Theodorou. Set design by Kira Corbin. On set producer: Jennifer Thomas.Rum Cake With Sticky Maple Glaze and CoconutAyesha Curry’s holiday-worthy rum cake gets its cheery flavor from two kinds of rum: spiced rum in the cake batter and dark rum in the sticky maple glaze.Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Pearl JonesSticky Toffee Date CakeWhy shouldn’t sticky toffee pudding be baked in a classic Bundt shape and bathed in a salted toffee sauce? Yep, we couldn’t think of a reason either.