Nothing Bundt Cakes is Opening Its First Cedar Rapids Location

A popular bakery chain is set to open its second Corridor location! Nothing Bundt Cakes is "coming soon" to Cedar Rapids.

What's a Bundt Cake?

Bundt cakes are different from other cakes because of the distinctive pan that they're baked in. It's a ring-shaped pan with "fluted or grooved sides" and a tube in the middle, which Wikipedia says "allows faster and more even heat distribution when baking large volumes of batter."

The first Bundt cake pans to debut in the U.S. came from the Minnesota-based company Nordic Ware, who trademarked the term in 1951. According to Wikipedia, the pans did NOT sell well at first. In fact, they even considered discontinuing it. But, in the 60s, things changed drastically. The page reads:

"The product received a boost when it was mentioned in the New Good Housekeeping Cookbook in 1963, but did not gain real popularity until 1966, when a Bundt cake called the 'Tunnel of Fudge', baked by Ella Helfrich, took second place at the annual Pillsbury Bake-Off and won its baker $5,000 ($49,615 in 2025 dollars)."

Now, more than 70 year after being trademarked, Nordic Ware has sold more than 60 million Bundt pans here in the U.S.

About Nothing Bundt Cakes

According to the company's website, Nothing Bundt Cakes was started by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz back in 1997. The two moms starting by baking cakes out of their kitchens in their Las Vegas homes, and now, almost 30 years later, Nothing Bundt Cakes has exploded! Its now the number one specialty cake company in America, with more than 600 locations across the country.

Nothing Bundt Cakes specializes in Bundt cakes of all sizes and flavors, which are topped with their signature cream cheese frosting. In addition to the standard Bundt cakes, they also offer Big Bundt and Tiered Bundt cakes, as well as personal-sized cakes and "Bundtinis," a cupcake-sized version that are sold by the dozen. The site says you can choose from "more than sixty unique handcrafted cake designs themed around holidays and celebrations throughout the year."

As far as flavors go, some of the options at Nothing Bundt Cakes include classic vanilla, chocolate chocolate chip, red velvet, white chocolate raspberry, and carrot. There are also a couple of gluten-free options, as well as seasonal flavors that are released throughout the year.

The New Location

Nothing Bundt Cakes' website says that a Cedar Rapids location is "coming soon," but does not list an exact opening date. Its located at 1100 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, which is in the strip of buildings next to Target. The bakery is in Suite 105, the former home of SmartphonesPLUS.

The Cedar Rapids location will be the ninth Nothing Bundt Cakes to open in the state of Iowa, with additional locations in Coralville, Waterloo, Dubuque, Davenport, Clive, Ankeny, Council Bluffs, and Sioux City. Get information on all of the shops in Iowa HERE.

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