Harts of Stur Kitchen Issue 4, autumn 2017 | Page 54

The Kit Bundt in the Oven The history of baking’s most distinctive tin The Bundt cake has its roots in Europe and the brioche-like cake called Gugelhupf that was popular with Jewish communities in Germany and Austria. It was known as Bundkuchen in the north of Germany. Kuchen is cake and bund is either: a bunch or bundle, Dutch for turban, refers to a group of people or the fluted appearance of the cake is similar to a bundle or sheaf of wheat. American cooker manufacturer Nordic Ware added a ’t’ for trademark reasons and introduced the Bundt tin in the 1960s. They nearly discontinued it due to poor sales until a competition saw it rise in popularity like the ring shaped cake in the oven. It probably wasn’t until The Great British Bake Off that the UK fell for its distinctive nobbly charms though. Nordic Ware’s Bundt pan can now be found in over 70 million households. Bake this… Bake this… With this… Nordic Ware Bavaria Bundt Pan Harts Price: £41.95 Bake this… With this… Nordic Ware Castle Bundt Pan Harts Price: £41.95 With this… Nordic Ware Limited Edition Gold Crown Bundt Pan. Harts Price: £43.96 54 www.hartsofstur.com