Baker's SecretFluted Cake Pan 9.75", Premium Nonstick, Novelty Cake Pan Nonstick, Steel Cake Pan For Easy Release Dishwasher Safe, 12 Cups - The Classic Collection

This is the best Bundt cake pan I have ever used. The cakes always comes out and it is a beautiful cake. Everyone who bakes needs this Bundt cake pan.

I have a Baker’s Secret fluted tube pan from Wally World circa late nineties or early two thousands. And I wanted another one because I was baking several cakes for a cake walk. (To speed up my turn around time on baking day.) I prefer the original over the new one for three reasons: the original is a much lighter colored nonstick pan, the original is lighter weight than the new one, and the original has a deeper relief to the design. Is the new one bad? No, just not as good. It does have handles which are an advantage for some bakers. (I use oven mitts with silicone grip texture so this is not an issue for me.) The lighter color and weight are better for baking cakes all the way through without getting them overdone on the outside. The new pan is made with carbon steel whereas the old pan was made with aluminum as a base material; both are nonstick. Both pans released their cakes well; I do use Baker’s Joy when making cakes. The deeper relief to the design makes it prettier when you are serving a cake that is only glazed or dusted with powdered sugar. My first picture shows nearly identical cakes (same brand and same added ingredients; one was white and the other yellow, I think) baked for the same time. Cake on the left was the original pan and cake on the right is the new pan. Notice that the cake on the right was darker and the design is VERY subtle toward the inside of the ring. (BTW…the oven was well heated for both cakes; I chose these two because they were most similar for comparison. I made seven cakes that day, and this was consistently the difference between the two pans. It is much harder to see the differences on chocolate cakes due to the darker color.) I included a picture of the two pans side by side so that you can get an idea of the difference in finish color. (Additionally, if you are old enough that you remember the economical Baker’s secret that had a really glossy finish; this isn’t that finish. I would say that this is similar to Wilton’s nonstick line. I miss that Baker’s Secret finish…)One more thing— I was asked how many cups this pan held. I measured it and said approximately ten cups of liquid. Picture three shows ten cups of water in this pan. I noticed after I replied that the seller had said twelve cups. Picture four shows twelve cups of water; you can get it in there, but you better hope that the surface tension holds or you don’t have to move it. So, I still stand by approximately ten cups of volume realistically, if perhaps you are molding ice cream or something of that nature.

Making pineapple up side down cakes it’s great!!!

Great pan - nothing sticks? Easy peasy!!!

Very nice case. As expected.