Nordicware, from Minnesota-don’t-you-know, has been in the cast aluminum Bundt pan business since the early 1950s.A modern twist on the kugelhopf pan, Bundt pans weigh in at nearly two pounds ...

The Anniversary Bundt pan has straighter sides and a taller height (4½") than most other pans, which works well with a variety of batter quantities—anywhere from 10–15 cups.

And a standard cupcake pan, with 1/2 cup batter in each of six cups, holds 3 cups. So a two-layer cake batter should convert easily to 12 cupcakes or a sheet cake. The trick after that is figuring ...