Spruced Up Vanilla Cake Tin

Asked by cookingfortheloveofit. Answered on 18th November 2011

Full question

I'm planning to host a Christmas open house in December and am thinking of making the Spruced Up Vanilla Cake (from Christmas, p198), as it will look so impressive and festive on my table! However, I live in Canada and cannot find a tin like the one Nigella uses to bake the cake in. Can you tell me where to purchase the same tin or perhaps an online source to purchase it from? Many thanks.

Our answer

The cake pan used for Nigella's Spruced Up Vanilla Cake (Christmas, photo p199) is made by Nordic Ware and is called the "Holiday Tree Bundt Pan". It is in their Platinum range. The cake can also be made in other bundt pans with a 10 to 12 cup/2 1/2 to 3 litre capacity. Nordic Ware distribute widely in Canada and list Zeller's as their main supplier so you may find it in their stores or be able to order it via them. Otherwise you can find the pan on-line at:

http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=10710&step=4

In the US the pan can be ordered direct from Nordic Ware:

http://www.nordicware.com/store/products/detail/platinum-holiday-tree-bundt-pan/2246CD76-7C89-102A-B382-0002B3267AD7

In the UK the pan can be bought on-line from several suppliers. Below is just a couple of examples:

http://www.cookware-online.co.uk/shop/bakeware/nordic-ware-bakeware/nordic-ware-holiday-tree-bundt-623303.html

http://www.richmondcookshop.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=2802

For Australia we have not been able to find a supplier of the Holiday Tree pan but the website below has a wide selection of bundt pans:

http://www.everten.com.au/Nordicware-Bundt-Pans.html