Nothing Bundt Cake will celebrate 25 years in business next month, and you get a free cake as a gift.
On September 1, Nothing Bundt Cake will give the first 250 customers who enter the store a free confetti “bundtlet” miniature cake. No purchase is necessary to get the delectable treat, but there is only one free cake per customer.
The company dedicated to the moist cakes was founded by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz in their home kitchens in Las Vegas in 1997. Nothing Bundt Cakes has since expanded to more than 430 locations in 40 states and Canada.
The popularity of bundt cakes, however, goes back to the years following the Second World War.
The company Nordic War, founded by returning American soldier Dave Dalquist, began producing aluminum bundt pans in the 1950s after Dalquist invented the design. The pans form the cake into a round shape with a ridged top, allowing bakers to imitate traditional European pastry designs.
The pans did not sell exceptionally well initially, but the design took off after a finalist in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off used one to create a “tunnel of fudge.” To date, more than 60 million bundt pans have been sold by Nordic Ware across North America.
Bundt cakes today are made in a multitude of flavors, and the Nothing Bundt Cakes confections are typically piped with a thick dose of signature sweet frosting petals. The fluffy, buttery cakes come in 10 delicious flavors: classic vanilla, carrot, confetti, strawberries and cream, red velvet, lemon, chocolate chocolate chip, white chocolate raspberry, a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie, and the all-new Snickerdoodle.
For a limited time, a lemon raspberry bundt cake is also available. The cakes come in various sizes: bite-size, mini, 8- and 10-inch cakes, and tiered cakes. Miniature bundt cakes are called “bundtlets,” and bite-sized bundt cakes are called “bundtinis.”
If you miss the September 1 offer, you can undoubtedly celebrate on November 15, which is “National Bundt Day.”
Operating hours for the 16 Nothing Bundt Cake metroplex locations vary, so be sure to check with your location first.