Bundt pans aren't just meant for cakes. Try making these 16 scrumptious recipes (2024)

PSA: Bundt pans aren’t just for hardcore bakers and extravagant cakes. They can actually be used for a variety of recipes….even chicken!? Read below to find out how you’ve been missing out on some delicious recipes with your bundt pan!

Baked Mac and Cheese

Starting off the list is a hot choice of pasta. I’m sure all of us have had a mouth-watering macaroni and cheese before, and if you haven’t, now is your chance to experience it.

Baked Spaghetti Pie

Our next dish illustrates that the pastabilities with a bundt pan are truly unlimited. A slightly unorthodox recipe, the baked spaghetti pie is perfect for a quick meal during the week, or to spice up the dinner table with an intriguing dish.

Pull Apart Pizza Muffins

If you ask anyone what their favorite food is, there’s a 70% chance that they’ll say pizza. Take pizza to the next level with your bundt pan by treating your guests to pizza bread muffins! Perfect for a game day or a casual gathering, I guarantee that these baddies will disappear as soon as you put the plate down.

Banana Bread with Chocolate Glaze

Heading into the dessert category now, you’ll go bananas over this next recipe. What better way to treat yourself than with this chewy banana bread cake generously lavished with chocolate drizzle.

Carrot Cake Monkey Bread

In contrast to banana bread, very few people seem to enjoy carrot cake. Maybe they think that carrots and cake don’t mix together well. But carrot cake upgraded into monkey bread? Yes, please. Great for brunch or a dinner dessert, people will be asking you how you made carrot cake taste good.

Avocado Chocolate Cake

While this may look like a regular chocolate cake on the outside, it’s actually a vegan cake that incorporates avocados. Deliciously chocolatey AND healthy? Count me in!

Jelly Doughnut

If you like jelly doughnuts, you’ll love this recipe because you’re basically making a HUGE jelly doughnut. A fun and sweet treat for any occasion, the jelly doughnut is sure to bring some joy and laughs.

Twinkie Bundt Cake

Now we’re actually baking cakes with the bundt pan. On the outside, it may seem like your typical bundt cake, but there’s a tunnel of creamy, marshmallow filling. There’s no doubt that this twinkie cake will put a twinkle in your eye.

Avocado Tuna Melt Sandwich Ring

Why making a boring, regular avocado tuna melt when you can use a bundt pan and create a culinary masterpiece? The bread itself makes it seem like a completely different dish and makes it seem like an extravagant meal when it’s actually an economical meal.

Jalapeno Poppers

Yes, you can use your bundt pan to make Jalapeno peppers. Who knew? The bundt pan holds around 40-50 peppers, so if you ever have a burning desire to make a lot of Jalapeno peppers at once, now you know how.

Sausage, Egg, Cheese

Boost your brunch by making this hearty breakfast bread in the morning! Sausage, egg, and cheese are the real deal when it comes to breakfast food, and all you need is a bundt pan to do it right.

Lemon Velvet Cake with Blueberry frosting

It turns out that you don’t need to wait until spring to get a ring. This sunshine-sweet lemon cake brings all the rings you need with its light blueberry frosting and zesty lemon flavor.

Herb and Cheese Monkey Bread

Wow. Let me just say that these taste even better than they look. Coated in herbs and cheese and dipped in garlic, these breads are perfect for some snacks to chow on or as a compliment to your dish.

Roast Chicken

Yes, I also did not know that you can cook chicken in a bundt pan until I watched this video. It turns out that this method ensures that you can get a crispy layer of chicken skin all around! So if you’re into crispy chicken, definitely check out this video.

Blueberry Muffin

I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, you name it. And like every berry fanatic, I love putting them on all my food – in cereal, in smoothies, or in salads. This is essentially a huge blueberry cupcake with assorted nuts on top. Wow.

Apple Pie Monkey Bread

We’re in the thick of fall season, and this recipe is a perfect blend of apples, cinnamon, and biscuits for the whole family. If you couldn’t get enough of monkey bread, here’s another recipe that incorporates monkey bread – this time in apple pie. A perfect blend of apples, cinnamon, and biscuits,

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Bundt pans aren't just meant for cakes. Try making these 16 scrumptious recipes (2024)

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What pan can I substitute for a bundt pan? ›

However, you can use a tube pan for recipes that call for a Bundt pan in many cases. Keep in mind that tube pans typically hold more batter than a bundt pan of the same size.

What is an advantage to using Bundt pans over a regular cake pan? ›

Ring pans like Bundt molds heat faster than regular round pans and they bake deep cakes evenly even at diameters over 9 inches.

What can you use instead of a bundt pan for monkey bread? ›

I bake mine in one of the best Bundt pans, but a tube pan works, too. You could even bake it in a muffin tin for individual monkey bread "muffins." Wouldn't that be cute?! Just be sure to adjust the baking time.

Can you substitute a 9x13 pan for a bundt pan? ›

9-inch round: A single standard eight- or nine-inch round cake pan only holds six cups by volume, meaning that a 12-cup Bundt recipe will require two cake pans. 13×9: A 13×9-inch baking pan holds 14 cups and can easily accommodate a 12-cup Bundt cake recipe.

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Is a bundt pan equal to a 9x13 pan? ›

Since Bundt cakes are thicker and deeper than layer cakes, you'll need to bake them about 30% longer (in a 10-cup capacity pan) than you would in a 9” x 13” pan, or about 15% to 20% longer in a 12-cup pan.

Which pan is best for cake? ›

We prefer light-colored aluminum, anodized aluminum, or aluminized steel pans over other materials, especially those that are dark-colored or non-stick. Dark pans conduct too much heat, baking cakes too fast on the outside.

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How many boxes of cake mix for a bundt pan? ›

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.

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How long to leave cake in bundt pan before removing? ›

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.

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Why is there a hole in a bundt cake pan? ›

The hole in the middle of a fluted pan allows air and heat to rise through the center of the cake, and to cook evenly. You can usually put pound cake into 2 medium loaf pans, and adjust the temperature down about 25 degrees, but it can be hit or miss to get the center cooked before the edges burn.

Can I use a regular cake pan instead of Bundt? ›

And yes, you can make Bundt cake recipes in regular cake pans, too! Knowing these baking pan conversions is super handy.

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Why is it called monkey bread? ›

Some food historians suggest that it comes from the pastry being a finger food, and that those eating it pick apart the bread with their hands as a monkey might. Others suggest that it comes from the pastry's resemblance to the monkey puzzle tree Araucaria araucana.

Should I butter and flour my bundt pan? ›

The secret to getting your Bundt cake out of the pan cleanly every time isn't to just use a nonstick pan and grease it well (although both of these steps help), but instead you want to create a nonstick layer between the pan and the batter. That's where a fat (butter, shortening, or oil) and flour make a dynamic duo.

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Do you really need a bundt pan? ›

Bundt pans are a baking essential. Their unique construction allows an even browning on denser cakes, like pound cake, with the well-defined curves that are the hallmark of the form.

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What's the difference between a bundt pan and a regular cake pan? ›

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.

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How do you change the baking time on a different size pan? ›

If, for example, your recipe calls for an 8-inch cake pan and you only have a 9-inch, relax, no problem. Just increase the oven temp by 25 degrees F and decrease the bake time by a quarter. In this particular example, since your pan is 1 inch larger, more surface area will be exposed.

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Why do you need a bundt pan? ›

Like its cousin the tube pan, a Bundt pan has a fluted shape that encourages even cooking and browning in cakes. But it's good for so much more than baking. Take advantage of the sturdy construction of this old-fashioned favorite and use it in the freezer, on the grill and beyond.

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