Does a regular cake mix fill a 12 up bundt pan?

16 years ago

Or will I need two?

How far from the edge do you fill a bundt pan without it baking over the top?

I remember back in the late 70's (I think) when you could buy a chocolate bundt box mix that had a tunnel of coconut in it, man, I loved that cake!

I think I am crazy, but I have to buy these three bundt pans. I like them all so much.

http://www.instawares.com/bundform-domus-cup-cast.kaf-636702.0.7.htm

http://www.instawares.com/bundform-classic-cup-cast.kaf-636733.0.7.htm

http://www.instawares.com/bundform-flora-cup-cast.kaf-636719.0.7.htm

Thank you!

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beanthere_dunthat
16 years ago
It's been a long time since I've baked cakes, but if memory serves me, a regular boxed cake mix is right at 6 cups of batter. So, a 12 cup pan would be two boxes of mix.

I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a 12 cup Bundt pan. The fancy shapes hold about 9 or 10 cups, don't they?

The Flora pan has a very pretty shape. I still Like the swirl the best, though.

Which did you decide on?
aliceinmd
16 years ago
I think you should be able to use a standard two-layer cake mix in your Bundt pan. If you fill the pan too full, the batter won't bake properly. If you use less batter, the cake just will be lower/shorter than you might expect. Here is some more information:

From this Web site: http://baking.about.com/cs/bundt/a/bundt.htm -- The original classic BundtÂ® cake pan holds 12-cups of batter, which is the perfect two-cake cake mix size. Just fill the pan with cups of water. The total cups of water will be the same as your batter capacity. ... Only fill the pans 2/3 full. Baking and cooling times vary according to batter density.

The Nordicware site www.nordicware.com/files/bake-perfect-bundt.pdf says to fill the pan about 3/4 full.
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beanthere_dunthat
16 years ago
Yep, Alice is right. I'm wrong. You can't fill the pans all the way.

Here is a link that might be useful: Scroll down to first set of bullets.for confirmation
mitchdesj
16 years ago
tropical, I remember those cake bundt mixes, I used to buy Tunnel of Fudge.
caflowerluver
16 years ago
You can buy bundt cake mixes, including Tunnel of Fudge, on Amazon or Nordic Ware. That coconut one sounded good, but unfortunately it is not available.
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tropicals9b
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16 years ago
Beanthere - I ordered three! I got the Charlotte instead of the Classic though. They are so different, I had to have them all. Merry Christmas to me? The descriptions all say 12 cup capacity. And instawares had the lowest prices and free shipping, so I think I got a great deal. $75.41 total.

http://www.instawares.com/bundform-charlotte-9-12.kaf-630335.0.7.htm

Thank you, Alice!

I'm not a big chocolate lover, so Tunnel of Fudge doesn't call out to me, but I found some great recipes at Allrecipes and Recipezaar. I have to bring desserts to work and the bar we shoot pool at a few times a year, plus we have a lot of dinner parties - so these will make it easy! And easy to transport! I usually make crack candy or bourbon balls, this will be so much easier.

And I'm going to try a meatloaf in it! Dressing will be so pretty too. Let's see, what else takes to forms.....
christine55416
7 years ago
i'm here trying to see if I need one box cake mix or two for my bundt pan, i think it must be a 10 cup pan as I could fit at least 10 cups water in to the very top, usually I do just one cake mix and have a flatter/shorter cake. Here is another recipe that uses the bundt pan to make bread for a sandwich. https://www.tastemade.com/videos/Bundt-Pan-Sub-Sandwich
sheilajoyce_gw
7 years ago
I like to bake a from scratch pound cake in my bundt pan.
gyr_falcon
7 years ago
I remember back in the late 70's (I think) when you could buy a chocolate bundt box mix that had a tunnel of coconut in it, man, I loved that cake!

Ah, man. I still miss that Chocolate macaroon cake. Sorry about not being able to help with the current question though--I haven't made a box cake in ages.
chloebud
7 years ago
Whatever cake mix or from-scratch recipe you use, it's a good rule of thumb to fill the pan about 2/3 full of batter.
Elizabeth
7 years ago
Remember cake mixes do not have as many ounces as they did back in the 70's.

Does a regular cake mix fill a 12 up bundt pan?

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