National Bundt Day 2026
Bake a Bundt on National Bundt Day! Nordic Ware and bakers mark November 15 for the fluted ring cake that turns out of a cast aluminum pan in one dramatic flip — a Midwestern baking icon with a trademarked pan name and endless batter variations.
About National Bundt Day
History & origins
National Bundt Day falls on November 15. Minnesota cookware company Nordic Ware, which trademarked the Bundt pan name and popularized the modern fluted tube pan in the United States, has promoted the day. Reports tie the first National Bundt Day push to 2006, around Nordic Ware’s 60th anniversary (the company was founded in 1946).
The pan’s U.S. story is well known in baking history: in the early 1950s, members of a Minneapolis Hadassah chapter asked Nordic Ware’s Dalquist family to recreate a European Gugelhupf-style tube pan; the Bundt pan followed and later exploded in popularity after a Tunnel of Fudge cake success tied to a 1960s Pillsbury Bake-Off. “Bundt” is a Nordic Ware trademark for the pan shape; similar ring cakes exist under other names.
The day is a brand-linked baking observance, not a federal holiday.
Why it matters
A Bundt is theater and technique: release spray, even bake, confident invert. The day celebrates a pan that made a European ring-cake idea a U.S. potluck staple.
How to celebrate
Bake a Bundt cake — chocolate, lemon, pound, or pumpkin. Grease the pan thoroughly. Cool before flipping. Dust with sugar or glaze lightly so the flutes show. Gift a Nordic Ware pan if someone on your list actually bakes. Share slices, not a forced ranking of states.
Facts
- Nordic Ware of Minnesota popularized and trademarked the Bundt pan in the U.S.
- The modern pan grew from early-1950s requests inspired by European Gugelhupf molds
- National Bundt Day on November 15 has been promoted in connection with Nordic Ware (notably around 2006)
- A famous Bake-Off Bundt-style cake helped drive pan demand in the 1960s
- It is not a U.S. federal holiday
Upcoming dates
- Sunday, November 15, 2026
- Monday, November 15, 2027
- Wednesday, November 15, 2028
- Thursday, November 15, 2029
- Friday, November 15, 2030
Frequently asked questions
When is National Bundt Day in 2026?
National Bundt Day in 2026 falls on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Is today National Bundt Day?
No. National Bundt Day in 2026 falls on Sunday, November 15, 2026, not today.
What is National Bundt Day?
It is a baking observance for Bundt cakes and the fluted tube pan popularized by Nordic Ware, marked on November 15.
Who started National Bundt Day?
Nordic Ware has promoted National Bundt Day; coverage links the observance’s rise to the mid-2000s company anniversary period.
How do you celebrate National Bundt Day?
Bake a Bundt, glaze it, and share it. Grease the pan like you mean it.
Is National Bundt Day an official holiday?
No. It is not a U.S. federal holiday.
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