What Size Bundt Pan to Use for Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake

Question

This looks like a lovely cake!  It's in the oven right now.  The instructions provide for baking it in a Bundt pan, but no specific size is provided.  I ended up using a 10-cup Bundt pan.  The pan looked like it might overflow, but then stopped rising further and so it looks like it'll be okay.  Any chance I can find out what pan they used during testing?  I'd love to make a note in my cookbook.

Lynn Clark · Accepted Answer

Hi Karen - We use a 12-cup bundt pan in our kitchen, which would explain why you had a bit of extra batter in your 10-cup pan. Unfortunately, that particular recipe omitted the pan size. A good rule of thumb to ensure a cake doesn’t overflow the pan is to fill it 2/3 to 3/4 full. This will allow enough room for it to rise without overflowing. Thank you for bringing the omission to our attention. Best, Lynn C.

What Size Bundt Pan to Use for Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake

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