Our Triple Citrus Bundt Cake Recipe Will Brighten Up Any Winter Day (2024)

FAQs

How do you keep a bundt cake from falling down? ›

Heat escapes each time the door is open, which prolongs the bake time. Following your recipe instructions, use a wooden pick to check for doneness. If your cake requires more time, gently close the oven door to prevent jarring and loss of heat—both can cause a cake to fall if it's not done.

In general, it is recommended to consume a freshly baked Bundt cake within 2 to 3 days. If the cake has been frosted or filled with perishable ingredients, such as cream cheese or whipped cream, it should be stored in the refrigerator. The cake can be left at room temperature for up to 2 hours before refrigerating it.

Extra tips

Make sure you are using a non stick bundt pan. Do not cool your cake overnight in the pan.

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.

Drizzle with a Glaze or Sauce

Save the buttercream for another day because the very best, and easiest, way to decorate a Bundt cake (beyond powdered sugar, of course) is drizzling a glaze or simple sauce over the top. You see, Bundt cakes are simply stunning the way they are.

A Bundt cake should chill in the pan for 15-20 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack; it then needs another 1-2 hours to cool down completely. This signature ring-shaped delight deserves the time!

For Bundt cakes, you can place a slice of soft sandwich bread on the cut ends to achieve the same effect, or cover the ends in plastic wrap. Then put in a covered cake keeper, or on a plate with an inverted pot on top to keep the freshness in.

Cake will keep in your refrigerator for up to 5 days.

This Simple Syrup Recipe is a baker's secret weapon that can be used on cakes, cupcakes, cookies (on rare occasions), and even in my co*cktails! The recipe for simple syrup is easy and can be modified in many ways. And, all you need is water and sugar to make this sweetener.

Will 1 box of cake mix fill a bundt pan? ›

Bundt Cake Pan Capacity

Traditional Bundt cake pans hold 12-cups of batter, which is the perfect two-cake cake mix size. Most recipes that make 10 to 12 cups of batter will fit perfectly in most bundt cake pans. As far as other pans go, there is a 6-cup Classic pan, and the Wreath pan holds 6-cups as well.

Please do NOT use a regular cooking spray because it tends to leave a sticky residue on the pan, and the cake may stick; also, the residue left on the pan may be very difficult to clean completely, making it more likely that future cakes will stick.

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.

Many Bundt cakes and moist, sweet coffee cakes baked in tube pans have high ratios of sugar or liquid that can weaken the structure of the cake. It's the center tube that allows them to rise and set, and the same batter baked in a round or square cake pan may collapse.

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.