Meaning & use

Bundt

noun·Everyday

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A ring-shaped cake with fluted, scalloped sides, baked in a distinctively shaped pan; also used as an adjective to describe such a cake or pan.

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She baked a lemon bundt cake for the potluck.

The recipe calls for a greased bundt pan to keep the cake from sticking.

A note on using this word

"Bundt" was originally a trademarked name (registered by Nordic Ware in the 1950s) but has become the everyday generic term for this style of cake and pan.

Words with a similar meaning

ring cake

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