In this day and age, one wouldn't expect to see a store that sells Bundt cakes exclusively. Yet there is such a store in South Reno. Nothing Bundt Cakes is located at 5051 S. McCarran Blvd., in the Smith Ridge shopping center, near the always-hopping Trader Joe's.
Bundt cakes were all the rage in the 1970s — and then sort of disappeared. Now I'm thinking of a scene from the 2002 romantic comedy "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." When Ian Miller's very prim mother presented a Bundt cake at a Portokalos family gathering, Toula's ebullient Greek mom was confused by the sight of the cake "with a hole in it." However, at Nothing Bundt Cakes, customers seem to get a mood lift from the retro desserts.
The distinctively-shaped cakes, baked in pans that resemble old-fashioned jello molds, come in 10 flavors: Red Velvet, Chocolate Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate Raspberry, Lemon, Marble, Pecan Praline, Carrot, White White Chocolate and Cinnamon Swirl, plus a special Flavor of the Month.
Frosting at Nothing Bundt Cakes is made with cream cheese and real butter. The Signature frosting is thicker. Drizzle frosting is more lightly applied.
The cakes can be customized with decorations for holidays, birthdays, weddings or other occasions.
Sizes include 8 and 10-inch cakes ($18.50-$39.50 depending on whether they're just frosted or decorated); Bundlets (personal size, $3.99 each or also available in towers or bundles); Bundtinis (bite-sized, sold by the dozen at $16.50). Tiered cakes are also available and you can mix and match flavors.
I tried a Lemon Bundlet. The moment I opened the box, the fresh lemon aroma was amazing. The cake was incredibly moist and delicious and the frosting was great — indulgent, but not overly sweet.
My family doesn't eat a lot of cake and we all have our own flavor preferences, so I could see Bundtlets as a good solution when we're in the mood for something sweet but not so much that it will just go to waste — or waist, ha ha.
South Reno's Nothing Bundt Cakes is part of a chain that began in Las Vegas and now can be found throughout the U.S. For more information, call (775) 827-5151 or visit
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