Nordic WareBavaria Bundt Pan, 10-Cup, Graphite

This is a really nice pan, I made a chocolate Bundt and it looked so beautiful with the designs! It’s very sturdy and extremely high quality. Comes clean really easily as well.

Perfect - makes beautiful Bundt cakes - very well made - well worth the price ..

Clean. Not dusty with dents, dings, or defects. Heavy weight. Wish there were 'handles', but there are none per se. You CAN get a fairly decent grip on the metal in the middle between the 'molds', and lift it out of the oven that way, but it's not a true handle.The lack of handles however does not put me 'off' this pan. I like it. I did bake 2 cakes and yep, they both stuck to the top of the pan. HOWEVER, I did not make my 'usual' recipe and I didn't prepare the pan as I do with my large Nordic Ware Bundt pan.This time, I sprayed "Pam" and coated with flour. On my larger pan, I use butter, not cooking spray. No problems with release when I use the butter in my big pan. I DO believe preparation of the batter, ingredients, preparation of the pan, etc. can make cakes do different things. So I will try again, using my usual recipe with my usual preparation (butter & flour).I made the recipe that was included with the duet pan. It was delicious, but made too much batter. This pan holds == 5 cups == total, not 6. I measured with water in a measuring cup, and each side will hold a total of 2 1/2 cups. But that's if you bring it up to the very tip top of the pan. Almost overflowing.COMFORTABLY, you should put 2 cups in each side to give a bit of room at the top for expansion of the cakes. So it really holds == 4 cups == properly.Another mistake I made was trying to get every little bit of that batter into the pan. Hence, it was right at the top of the pan, and overflowed. I also think I overbeat the batter. So, my mistakes all around. I still love everything about the pan so far.And again, I will rebake properly, and update.UPDATE: 10/21/13 - Baked my "usual" recipe in this pan. Made 2 bakings. The 1st batch, I filled to where I thought I would have enough space at the top for the cake to expand/rise.(About 1/2 inch from the top). It STILL came out a bit too high and puffed up. So you really have to put a lot less in this pan than you thought. On the second batch I left a full inch at the top. (I stopped filling it up a full inch from the top rim).SO PROBABLY 1 1/2 TO 1 3/4 CUPS IN EACH SIDE). IT came out fine then. They are a little shorter than I'd like appearance wise, but tasted delicious. As it turns out, it's such a dense pound cake, even these small ones are filling.Contrary to other comments on the web, I had NO problems with holding my batter in the refrigerator covered with plastic, while the first batch cooked. These are so small and cook so much quicker than a large bundt pan, the batter didn't fall or over rise while waiting. It was perfect both times.Also, I decided to deviate from my usual butter/flour pan preparation. I used Alton Browns formula for coating pans. (Kustom Kitchen Lube-2 cups Crisco & 1 1/2 cups AP flour, blended well with a mixer). Spread that liberally into each pan. NO sticking whatsoever. Dropped right out of the pan. So I don't know if this is better than my "butter" method or if I just got lucky. Either way, the cakes came out delicious.

This is ideal if just a small party is coming over, or to make a smaller cakes to take out as a gift. The company also makes even smaller, six on a sheet, making one almost individual size - certainly to share with two people.The cooking time will be less that with the six or twelve cup form - there is some recommendation on the packaging, but experimenting will be needed first few times around.The cast aluminum gives strength to this form. It feels and is solid.

SUPER NICE AND FUN PAN FOR A TWIST ON A BUNDT CAKE! LOVE THE PATTERN IT MAKES! WASHES EASILY AND THE CAKE CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE PAN!

Ok, the finished product looks ok but the outer shell is so dark because you must bake a bundt cake longer than other pans

I was going back and forth about buying this pan. I loved the look but I didn't want to spend that much on it. I finally caved in, and I'm so happy I did. My cake came out beautifully!! I'm in love! ❤️Based on other reviews, I was afraid it wouldn't hold my usual amount of batter, but that wasn't the case. It is smaller in diameter but a bit taller than my regular pan.

I love making bundt cakes but I don't need to eat all that cake so I share them with my neighbors. Usually I make several cakes and cut them in half but a chunk of cake doesn't look as nice as a whole cake. Now, I can give each family their own cake. Perfect for the holidays too. This pan fits into the Nordic Ware medium size storage bag. I store all my bundt pans in a really large plastic bin with a lid (the kind we store holiday decorations in) and the bags keep them from getting scratched and damaging the nonstick finish. Also, the only spray coating that doesn't damage the finish is the kind made for baking which has flour mixed in it. If you don't have that use softened butter or shortening and dust with flour or coco powder (if making a chocolate cake).