Creator of Popular Bundt Pan Dies at 86

KC Star ^ | 1-05-05 | AP

[Rakkasan1]

EDINA, Minn. - H. David Dalquist, creator of the aluminum Bundt pan, the top-selling cake pan in the world, has died at 86.

Dalquist, who died at his home Sunday of heart failure, founded St. Louis Park-based Nordic Ware, which has sold more than 50 million Bundt pans.

Dalquist designed the pan in 1950 at the request of members of the Minneapolis Chapter of the Hadassah Society. They had old ceramic cake pans of somewhat similar designs but wanted an aluminum pan. Dalquist created a new shape and added regular folds to make it easier to cut the cake.

The women from the society called the pans "bund pans" because "bund" is German for a gathering of people. Dalquist added a "t" to the end of "bund" and trademarked the name. So all Bundt pans and Bundt cakes stem from Dalquist.

[Rakkasan1]

What a country! this takes the cake...

[ScottFromSpokane]

I never knew that was the derivation of "bundt."

[Rakkasan1]

you learn more here by accident , than on DU intentionally.

[starfish923]

"bundt" comes from German.

[starfish923]

I expected a lot more "bundt" of the joke jokes.

[Ellesu]

Reminds me of a scene from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

[TontoKowalski]

God rest his soul. Here is a man who actually accomplished something in his life. Something that led to simple pleasures for millions of people.

I suspect we'll not see over-the-top obituaries for him like we saw with Susan Sontag, who never did a damn thing to contribute to the public good in her entire miserable seventy-plus years.

[Rakkasan1]

more on H. David Dalquist:

Dalquist had summer places in Grand Marais, Minn., and on Wisconsin's Madeline Island in Lake Superior, where he was an avid boater and advocate for protecting the lake. For 29 years, he served as Lake Superior's Rear Commodore for the Great Lakes Cruising Club, the largest yachting association in the world.

He was active in the Great Lakes Center in Duluth and the Lake Superior Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, Mich. He was also a philanthropist and member of the University of Minnesota's President's Club.

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[lindor]

I wonder how close it was to being called the Dalquist pan.

[sierrahome]

I wonder if that is the reason there is a "t" at the end of democrat. A gathering of idiots.

[keat]

bundt to the top

[yankeedame]

Let us have a moment of silence -- with all ovens turned to "Off":

[perfect stranger]

I used two of them just last month to make some meatloaf. It turned out great!

RIP my friend.

[Slyfox]

LOL. I think he put a 't' at the end because the German pronounciation of 'bund' is 'bunt'.

[N. Theknow]

Uff Da!

[N. Theknow]

This ranks right up there with Helga Hellesylt who invented "hot dish" and "a little lunch."

[anniegetyourgun]

I shall make a bundt cake this weekend - in honor of his passing....

[SuziQ]

Reminds me of a scene from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

"It's a bunk?" Lainie Kazan was awesome in that movie!!

[SuziQ]

My #2 son asked for a silicone bundt pan for Christmas!! I got one for him and one for our #1 son, as well. They like making a Buttermilk Cake recipe from my Mississippi Cookbook, but it always stuck to the bundt pans they have. The silicone ones are totally non stick, and they can just kind of bend it to take the cake out of the pan. They were so excited! I'll get one for myself later, my trusty Nordicware Bundt is still going strong!!

God Bless Mr. Dalquist!!

[netmilsmom]

>>Reminds me of a scene from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

"It's a bunk?" Lainie Kazan was awesome in that movie!!<<

When she comes out with a flower in the middle of it, I crack up every time!