How To Clean a Bundt Pan — Cleaning Lessons from The Kitchn

I've gotta say, I love a Bundt pan. My mom has a star-shaped one that she's had for at least 30 years — a holdover from a few years we spent overseas when my dad was in the Air Force — and she almost exclusively uses it to make flan for dinner parties.

If you're someone who's into baking shaped desserts, Bundt pans are an awesome solution for whipping out that statement-making cake for a party. They're also handy for aspic, which I learned at my wedding shower. Sure, Bundt pans are admittedly a little retro, but isn't that part of the appeal?

The problem with Bundt pans is that they can be tricky to clean. With all of those nooks and crannies, you're bound to get debris baked into the hardest-to-clean spots. So how do you get them out?

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