I'm baking bundt cakes. Why do they crack?

I used to enter baked goods in my local fair, but never bundt cakes. I'm more the gingerbread houses and wedding cake contestant here....but I'll give you my take on your cake dilemma...(I believe there are still points awarded in baked goods for "appearance" so you want to maximize every available points you can cause you want to win that $10 - right? (Ha-ha those premiums usually are low, but it's just the fun of winning a blue ribbon after all!)

First, I think the poster that stated something about the cake sticking is a good simple place to start looking at...

Go to the store and find "Baker's Joy"...it's next to the non-stick sprays (like Pam). It's got flour and shortening in it, but it's a spray. It helps release the cake perfectly. Not every store carries it - so you may have to shop around.

Now, once you get your cake out of the oven from baking, do not remove it out of bundt pan for 10 whole minutes. Then, you want to flip it out of pan onto a plate and then flip it onto a cooking rack. Cool it completely, and then put it on a sturdy cake board (or cake plate). Make sure it's not all wobblely.

So, cool 10 mins. - remove from bundt pan - cool - put on sturdy cake board/plate.

Those are simple things to try.

I suspect your biggest problem is the cake is not completely flat on the bottom (the top while in the pan) and that is what is causing your issue. Take a serrated knife and run it across the top of the pan to level everything that sticks up before you turn it out on a rack to cool. See if that helps; you may have to trim more to get the bottom level.

And be sure to allow the cake to cool about 10 minutes before removing from the pan. This allows the cake to firm up a bit before you move it about.

Could be because 1st they need to cool more before taken out of pan and 2nd when you flip it over on to circle the bottom is not even.

www.theplaceforcakes.com/Troubleshooting.html

According to this cake baking trouble shooting site, one of the reasons could be beating the batter too long. another is removing from the pan too soon.

There is a whole list of possible reasons. check it out.

There are also several troubleshooting websites for baking and another good one is epicurious.com

More than likely your not using enough grease or your being too rough getting them out of the pan

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