Dulce de Leche Bundt Cake Recipe | Magnolia Days (2024)

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How long should you let a Bundt cake? ›

Once you've cooked your bundt cake and removed it from the oven, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

Let It Cool Before Flipping

Releasing your Bundt cake from the pan requires proper judgement and timing. For a full size—10 to 12 cup Bundt—Dalquist recommends letting the cake cool for seven to 10 minutes. For smaller pans, such as a six cup Bundt, five minutes is plenty of time.

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!

Extra tips

Make sure you are using a non stick bundt pan. Do not cool your cake overnight in the pan. Pay attention to the cup size of the bundt cake and make sure the recipe you are using works.

After removing from the oven, place the pan on a wire rack and let cool; your recipe will specify the required time, usually from 10-20 minutes. This allows the cake to become firm enough to remove from the pan without breaking apart. Cooling too long in the pan will cause the cake to be damp and stick to the pan.

And, well, I grease my Bundt pans with Pam Original. I find it fast and effective, and have never experienced any sort of residue or buildup over time,* but I'm also (like many pastry chefs) rather meticulous when it comes to cleaning my gear.

Let the cake rest for 5 minutes once you remove it from the oven. Then, flip the cake onto a cooling rack upside down and let it rest for about 5 minutes before you remove the pan. A little trick here is to use a grid cooling rack, not one that has big gaps.

When you remove your cake from the oven, don't flip it out of the pan right away! Instead, let the cake cool for ten minutes in the pan. Then, placing the wire rack over the base of the cake, invert the pan. Peek under the wire rack and see if the cake has dropped out.

To summarize, applesauce is a secret weapon for creating moist and healthier cakes. Its natural sweetness and moisture make it a great substitute for high-fat ingredients like oil or butter. So go ahead, embrace the power of applesauce and elevate your cakes to new levels of deliciousness!

How to get a flat bottom on a Bundt cake? ›

Re: OT: How do I get a bundt cake to have a flat bottom? Gently press the high spots down with a clean towel until you have a level cake. That step must be performed as soon as the cake comes out of the oven---while the batter is still hot and maleable. The towel is to prevents burns on the hand.

One of the main reasons for waiting for your cake to cool is that cakes are still very fragile when hot, and so spreading the icing is likely to create breakage and a lot of crumbs, spoiling your smooth finish.

After you place the pan in the oven, access your inner-patient person (if you have one), as Bundts can take a long time to bake (typically 55 to 65 minutes, but this can vary). Once baked, test the cake for doneness with a long wooden skewer.

Because Bundt pans are so deep and hold so much cake, Mark says you will have to lengthen the baking time. The oven temperature does not have to change. Most Bundt cake recipes are baked for 60 minutes or more.