Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tuesdays with Dorie: Banana Bundt Cake

This week Mary of The Food Librarian chose the Classic Banana Bundt Cake. If you've read Mary's blog you'll know this wasn't a huge surprise - she is the queen of the bundt!

After reading the P&Q for this recipe I decided my current bundt pan wouldn't be big enough (and I was right, this cake was huge!) so we went on the hunt for a new one at Kitchenware Plus down at Loganholme. For a kitchen gadget junkie like myself this place is nirvana! I found a Wilton bundt pan within a few minutes. Perfect. Then I checked the price ... $84.95!! For a cake pan?? Granted it's a great brand and clearly great quality too but that is just ridiculous. I ended up going with a 12 cup silicone pan for just $27.95 instead.

This was a breeze to whip up but I was really annoyed with myself for not buying bananas ahead of time and letting them ripen up. All the bananas I found were a little green and even after a night sealed in a paper bag there were still no where near what I would have liked.

I made the recipe exactly as stated except for using half regular and half gluten free flour. I also accidentally added baking powder instead of baking soda but that didn't seem to do any harm!

The taste test ...

This is one moist cake! I was a little worried as it took FOREVER to cook (about 90 minutes instead 65-75). It just didn't have quite the banana hit I was hoping for but that will be easy fixed for next time. The lemon glaze was delicious too.

Thanks Mary, great pick!

13 comments:

  1. Your cake looks lovely with the glaze! Is there a taste difference with gluten free flour?

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  2. Hi Clivia, no one one could taste any difference but there was a difference in the consistency as I mixed it - very thick and almost gelatinous - probably from the guar gum in the gluten free flour mix.

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  3. Well, it looks wonderful.

    Mite have been the unripe bananas. Try it again.

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  4. i have never heard of a bundt pan costing almost $90-- that's nuts! i see the one you did get works perfectly!

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  5. So beautiful and light in color.

    I love your bundt pan.

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  6. Your cake looks so soft and creamy! Youcan see the brown banana specks in mine! This recipe was so good!

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  7. Hi Flourchild - I think that's because my bananas were a bit green. I would've liked it to have the brown specks!

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  8. Sheesh! Was that pan made of gold or something? Crazy. The cake looks wonderful.

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  9. I used a voucher I was given to buy my pan - it was $80, but that is NZ$ which is about US$55. I thought that was really expensive and wouldnt have bought it unless I had the voucher. Yours looks wonderful

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  10. What a lovely looking Bundt! (And, oh my, that $90 Bundt pan...gold plated?!) Thanks so much for baking along with me this week. You are right...I'm a Bundt crazed girl! ;) - mary the food librarian

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  11. Wow, that is one seriously expensive bundt pan! Your cake is gorgeous - I love the pan you wound up choosing :)

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  12. Your cake looks SOOO great!! The glaze really knocks it up. We loved it, I think I may have one slice remaining..
    that 90 dollar bundt pan must of been made of gold! yikes!

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  13. $85 for a bundt pan??? Wow, I can't get my head over that one. That's ridiculous!
    The bundt pan you ended up with turned out a beautiful looking banana bundt cake! I love the glaze on it! It looks so light and moist - I'm surprised it was in the oven for 90 minutes. Mine was in for 65 minutes and came out pretty dark.

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