H. David Dalquist
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H. David Dalquist was the inventor of the Bundt cake
pan, sold by his company Nordic Ware
. After the cakes became very popular due to winning the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off, Dalquist licensed the name to Pillsbury for use in their cake mixes. He later helped develop thermoset plastic
s used in microwave
cookware. He also served for 29 years as rear admiral of the Great Lakes Yachting Club.
Bundt cake
A bundt cake is a dessert cake that is baked in a bundt pan, shaping it into a distinctive ridged ring. The d in "bundt" is assimilated into the t. The term is used chiefly in North America....
pan, sold by his company Nordic Ware
Nordic Ware
Nordic Ware is a company based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota that introduced the Bundt cake pan in 1950. It was founded in 1946 by H. David Dalquist....
. After the cakes became very popular due to winning the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-off, Dalquist licensed the name to Pillsbury for use in their cake mixes. He later helped develop thermoset plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
s used in microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
cookware. He also served for 29 years as rear admiral of the Great Lakes Yachting Club.