How to butter and flour the chimney of a bundt form

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I recently baked a rather sticky cake which called for a bundt pan. When I use a standard cake pan, I first put on the fat (either pouring oil and swishing it, or smearing butter with my fingertips) and then add some flour. Then I stand the pan in the position of a wheel and start turning. The flour gradually falls onto new, unfloured parts of the inner circumference and sticks to the fat.

When I tried it with a chimnied pan (actually a Frankfurter Kranz pan, but should go the same way with a bundt), no flour fell onto the chimney. No matter how I tried powdering the chimney, I found no way to move the pan so that the flour would distribute itself evenly. I then tried smearing the flour, but it stick to my fingers and the parts which stayed on the pan got overfattened instead of building a floury barrier.

What is a good technique to ensure that I have a nice fat-and-flour covering on the bundt? I am not asking about any kind of nonstick sprays, etc., just fat (solid or liquid) plus flour.

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Best Answer

After buttering the pan (with a solid fat, not oil),

  • I flour the chimney first, usually by generously sifting the flour on it (tilting the pan and rotating it helps),
  • then I use what falls down for the usual rotating method to flour the bottom and outer rim.

Tap out the excess and you're done.

Chilling the prepared pan helps the butter/fat layer stick better to the pan, especially when pouring in the batter.



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How do you flour and butter a bundt pan?

For the classic method:
  • Coat the pan with fat: Using a pastry brush, brush the Bundt pan with melted butter, making sure to get into the details of the pan.
  • Add the flour: Add about 1/4 cup of flour, sprinkling it evenly in the bottom of the pan.


    • Do you grease and flour a bundt pan?

    Don't flour the pan; but do coat it If you're using a non-stick pan and still having trouble with sticking Bundts, try sprinkling a coating of either finely ground nut flour (that's toasted almond flour on the left) or granulated sugar into the greased pan before adding the batter.

    How do you grease a stoned bundt pan?

    If using without liners, each well will need to be generously greased until the seasoning has developed. For best results, brush with vegetable cooking oil or grease with shortening.


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    Answer 2

    Use cake release. It's simple; just mix one part flour, one part solid fat (shortening), and one part liquid oil (roughly by volume). Assuming that your oils are shelf stable, your cake release will be too. (Or at least it will last for several months on the shelf. It may smell rancid slightly faster than the fats you used). Once it is mixed, you don't have to grease and flour cake pans. Just paint it on with a pastry brush. I recommend this one.

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