| Nordic Ware Castle Bundt Pan | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nordic Ware
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $25.87
You Save: $14.12 (35%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 3590
Color: Platinum
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 10 x 4
MPN: 57737
Model: 57737
UPC: 011172577375
EAN: 0011172577375
ASIN: B000F5M044
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-cup castle bundt pan gives desserts a magical presentation | | • | Heavy cast aluminum for even heating and exceptional durability | | • | Nonstick interior and heat-reflective exterior | | • | Perfectly transfers detailing to baked goods | | • | Approximately 9-3/4 by 4-1/2 inches; limited lifetime warranty; made in the USA |
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Product Description
9.75" x 9.75" x 4.4", 10 Cup Capacity, Castle Bundt Pan, Bake A Classic Bundt Cake In The Shape Of A Castle.
Amazon.com Review
This magical castle pan from NordicWare's Platinum baking series is an imaginative addition to the company's novelty bundt collection. Featuring a great door with a stone entryway, tall corner towers, and high fortress walls (a clever disguise for the center tube), the pan transforms 10 cups of cake batter into a realistic medieval building. What a fun cake shape for a birthday boy! Bakers will love the heavyweight cast aluminum construction for its gentle, balanced heating that produces deliciously moist centers and lightly browned crusts. The pan also features a nonstick interior for easy food release and a heat-reflective exterior to prevent edges from overcooking and burning. Especially durable and warp-resistant, every detail on the pan transfers clearly to the baked good- so bring out the decorating tools and get creative. A narrow outside rim facilitates flipping and carrying. Measuring 9-3/4 inches square by approximately 4-1/2 inches high, this pan is best washed by hand to ensure years of quality service. It is made in the USA and comes with a limited lifetime warranty. --Kara Karll
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Cute Cake Pan December 8, 2008
Really cute cake pan. I've only used it a couple of times and it always looks great. Only downside is that it is so cute on its own that you can't really frost it. They recommend a glaze, which is also good, but I am a little partial to frosting...
Great Pan, Wish it Came with more Guidance December 4, 2008
My husband saw this pan in the store where it was priced $40.00. We decided that was a bit expensive for a pan we'd probably never use. Still he couldn't get over how cool he thought it was.
I found it on Amazon.com for significantly less and decided to buy it as a surprise to make his birthday cake in (he was thrilled). We've since used it to make cakes for guests, or at random moments, and we're about to make a "Ginger Cake Castle" to bring to his family's holiday party.
Other than the birthday cake, which I made from scratch, we've used boxed cake mixes and had great success.
Baker's Joy spray (nonstick spray containing flour) makes it a snap to get the cake out. Just give the inside of the pan a light spray all over before you add the batter (don't overdo it or you lose some of the castle details).
I let the finished cake cool for about 10 minutes before flipping the pan over on a wire rack, then I let it cool the rest of the way in the pan (overnight, usually) and give it a slight shake to release. I've been told I should release it after the first 10 minutes, but then I'm afraid the cake will go stale or get wrecked if I try to cover it before it's completely cooled off. It seems to work fine for me to leave it in the pan until completely cooled.
My only complaint is that I had a hard time locating some information about how much to fill it (2/3 to 3/4 seems to be the best). Most recipes seem to be for larger Bundt pans, so it was tricky. They should have supplied this basic information, and maybe a cake recipe, with the pan.
I haven't read the other reviews yet, but in case it hasn't been mentioned, the Betty Crocker website has a few recipes with some cute decorating ideas (it's where we got the inspiration for our Ginger Cake Castle plan).
Oh, and we haven't been successful at getting the cake to rise perfectly enough that we can see every last detail at the bottom of the finished cake (where the stairs and foundation rocks are) -- but we sure are having fun trying!
 Fun and easy October 28, 2008
This pan is so easy and fun. The cake needs very little decorating with all the detail that is already there. I have made two Haunted House cakes so far and the one that looked the best was with chocolate cake.
Very versatile, quality product that delivers October 6, 2008
Even after having owned this pan for years, I still enjoy it as much as when first purchased. I have baked several types of cakes and used it as a gelatin mold. The pan still performs & looks unused.
Some suggestions:
- Follow the directions for flouring and cooling. If you don't, you'll be using a toothpick to clean those details. Otherwise, the cakes lifts out perfectly.
- I use Bak-klene spray available at Williams-Sonoma, where I purchased the pan. Then I flour the pan.
- Smooth recipes provide the best results. One recipe with crushed pineapple resulted in loss of detail & difficulty removing from pan.
- When using as a gelatin mold, follow the instructions for Jigglers(TM). I followed the quick-set method & the finished product did stand up but was very unstable.
- Make an Undersea Castle with gelatin and gummy fish & sharks. Do not try to make seaweed using the yogurt gummy rolls. They dissolve in the gelatin.
- Make a haunted house or Dracula's Castle for Halloween.
- Dress the cake up for these themes: Christmas Wonderland, Princess, Horse Trainer or Pirate.
- Brown sugar makes a great base for your castle.
excellent product September 5, 2008
This is a heavy, quality product - no way it can warp or get dinged. The no-stick coating is excellent. I used a baking spray, such as Pam, & each of the four cakes I made released perfectly, without losing a detail - even the one with crushed nuts added to the pan before the batter. I was simply careful to apply the spray to a completely dry pan. And the pan has wonderful detail & is very obviously a castle! I baked several cakes for a beach party & I wanted a sand castle so I followed someone's suggestion to cover the serving plate with brown sugar for a "sand" affect, & my guests loved it! With all the detail, this is not for a cake with frosting.
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