H. David Dalquist, 86, Bundt Pan’s Inventor, Dies
NY Times
H. David Dalquist, creator of the aluminum Bundt pan, died on Sunday at his home here. He was 86.
The cause was heart failure, his family said.
Mr. Dalquist founded Nordic Ware, which has sold more than 50 million Bundt pans.
He designed the pan in 1950 at the request of members of the Minneapolis chapter of Hadassah, who sought to recreate cakes baked in Europe but wanted a pan made of modern materials. Mr. Dalquist created a new shape based on a German original, adding 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 an organization or group of people. Mr. Dalquist added a “t” and trademarked the name.
