Really.
Caitlin the Engineer Baker seems to think I have a problem. To quote her tweet: I think you have a problem. A bundt pan problem. If you need, I can stage an intervention and take some off your hands...
Yes, I just bought TWO new Bundt pans. However, in my defense, I MAKE a lot of Bundts but don't have that many pans...I have the 12 c Nordic Ware traditional Bundt, the 6 mini Bundt pan and the 12 mini-mini Bundt pan, and the tree looking Bundt. Sure, that's probably more than most people, but wouldn't you say that it isn't the Amy Winehouse of Bundt collections?
Well, now that I'm adding these two new pans...that does bring it up to 6 Bundt pans...with more on my wish list.
Oh darn. I know I'm going to run into Caitlin at BlogHerFood in SF next month and I'm going to end up in a room with Jeff VanVonderen of Intervention.
Honey Spice Cake
Adapted from Nordic Ware
1. Grease and flour the heck out of your Bundt. (My words there. I use shortening and flour and a pastry brush. This sucker better come out so spend time doing this!)
2. Mix 1 c hot water with 1 t instant espresso powder (or instant coffee), and set aside.
3. Mix 1 c honey, 3/4 c sugar, 1/2 c veggie oil (I used olive oil because that's what I had on hand), 4 eggs in a large bowl. The instructions say "until very light and fluffy" but I never got fluffy, even after adding the eggs one at a time. I got soupy, but never fluffy.
4. Mix together in a separate bowl: 3 c all-purpose flour, 2 t baking powder, 1 t baking soda, 1/2 t salt 1/2 t ground cloves, 1/2 t allspice (I added 1/4 t cinnamon because I love cinnamon).
5. I alternated the dry with the coffee mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
6. Pour into pan (it gets pretty full but doesn't overflow) and bake in 325 degree oven for 50-60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before depanning.
7. Cool completely and dust with powdered sugar.
I don't think there is anything wrong with a growing Bundt pan collection! :) That bundt is GORGEOUS! Now I need to buy some more pans!
ReplyDeleteThis made me giggle! I have three bundt pans and I don't apologise for them!! Beautiful cake... pity it doesn't taste as good as it looks!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! That cake is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't imagine having to go without dairy or butter...I don't know what I'd do!
Absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteQuel joli gâteau:) xxx
ReplyDeleteOh, WANT. WANT WANT WANT. Dangit, you're going to cause me to have an unhealthy obsession with bundt pans as well. I'm thinking I need to get the mini, just to go along with all my other mini bakeware. And then all those other wonderful shapes..... Bring your bundt pans to SF so I can steal them. Wait, no - so I can stage an intervention. Yeah, that's what I meant to say :P
ReplyDeleteI think that if bundts are your "thing" -- and clearly they are -- then you might argue that you can't have too many bundt pans. Different shapes for different cakes. :)
ReplyDeleteThe honey spice cake sounds delicious, and I love the new chrysanthemum bundt pan.
that is a pretty pan, though. i'm itching for the heritage model that WS sells, but i don't think i need a 10-cupper...my 6-cup is just the right size.
ReplyDeleteI guess you can't have enough of bundt pans especially with the pretty designs that are coming up now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty shape! That Bundt cake must be very flavorful!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
ha ha ha! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could help with the intervention. I would gladly take a few of your bundt pans.
I don't think you have a problem- lol
It looks pretty and you got it on sale, so that is great.
The cake looks fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Caitlin...you definitely have a problem, but at least it's a delicious one!
ReplyDeleteYou think YOU have a lot of bundts? I have bundts up the bundt. The rose pan is the best. Go get it.
ReplyDeleteLovely! I don't own any bundt pans, and I'm afraid to start. As for the torture test, are you being tested for lactose intolerance? I seem to have developed that within the past year or so, too :( But I didn't have the courage to go to the doctor and have my fear confirmed, so I just gave it up and started buying lactose-free milk, and cutting down my (sob) ice cream intake. It's quite depressing.
ReplyDeleteWow, how pretty that cake is. That bundt pan is worth having a collection for! I'm waiting to see the other bundt one. Have fun in SF!
ReplyDeleteI say bring on the bundt! the cake is gorgeous! more bundts please :)
ReplyDeletethat is not nearly too many bundt pans (or too many of anything that you love!) you should see my cakestand collection...or the teapots...or mixing bowls...or cookbooks...
ReplyDeletei think i am in much more need of an intervention than you!
Ha! This type of addiction is news to me, but I think you'll be ok.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely pretty!
ReplyDeleteSIMPLY GORGEOUS. WOW.
ReplyDeleteYour fan,
Racheal
Beautiful pan! I'm in awe. The cake looks great. YUM.
ReplyDeleteBundt pans are your thing, you don't have a problem. :)
I am so jealous you are going to BlogHer...will you post all about it so we can live vicariously and be super jealous? I want to meet the woman who writes ChezPim, David Lebovit and the wacky women who does Pioneer Woman....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful , yummy site-love the pictures! Thank you! Betty
ReplyDeleteI love a good bundt...my collection is growing too. I got the Heritage Bundt from Williams Sonoma a few months ago and I lurve it so!
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty! Nope, I don't think you're at the Amy Winehouse stage yet. I've not seen the 6 cup one. I want one. :)
ReplyDeleteFunny but as soon as I saw your bundt cake I was going to ask you about getting it out intact and what your secret was. I used my four minis the other day and sprayed them with Pam and the cakes stuck! :( Do you always use shortening, flour,and a pastry brush? Thanks!
~ingrid
Gorgeous cake - I LOVE that pan!! I am personally in the camp that you can never have too many baking tools, including pans :) I'd buy a ton more if I had an enormous kitchen and room to store all of them.
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks so pretty! I sadly do not own any bundt pans:( In fact I once tried to find min bundt pans at my local Bed Bath and Beyond and they didn't even carry them....sigh....
ReplyDeleteYou sure know how to the perfect bundt cake!
ReplyDeleteThat pan is awesome.
Haha I don't think 6 bundt pans is too many! You make so many bundts. I on the other hand seem to collect pans I rarely use and some I've never even used (like my brownie edge pan).
ReplyDeleteDelicious cake.. I love with honey...
ReplyDeleteA kiss from Spain
I think I'm up to 7 myself and I could go for a few more I'm just running out of space to store them since they don't exactly stack nicely! Great looking cake and I don't have this pan. I have a feeling amazon will be getting an order from me soon!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a bee hive! How cute!
ReplyDeleteyour cake is so cute! i love that bundt pan!
ReplyDeletegorgeous baking, as per usual!
ReplyDeletei am always in awe of your mad baking skills :p
Mary...you really need to get your bundt over to Kiss My Bundt Bakery (88104 West 3rd Street @ Crescent Heights Blvd, LA). You'll find a kindred spirit there!
ReplyDeleteThis bundt is so pretty! I'll see you in rehab for my cake plate addiction :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! And I will encourage your bundt habit. You make so many lovely ones, you deserve more bundt pans.
ReplyDeleteLoooooooove that mould! You lucky woman!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Julie, and I have a Bundt pan problem. I own five different types of pans. And I want more. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love that first shot....it's lovely.
ReplyDeleteOhh, this is gorgeous. For some it is shoes, others bakeware. I fall into the latter category. Nothing wrong with that!
ReplyDeleteThat bundt pan sure does make one unique and beautiful cake!!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI covet this.
ReplyDeleteNow I need to go bundt cake pan shopping. Thanks for that ;)
ReplyDeleteIt always pays to have a bundt for every occasion ;P That looks so cool
ReplyDeleteLove that pan! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteat first i was going to say, yes way too many bundts!! but then i saw that photo -- look how beautiful it came out!
ReplyDelete*sigh* I need to keep repeating to myself, "I don't need any more baking pans... I don't need any more baking pans..." That's a really pretty pan, and a lovely cake.
ReplyDeletemary i love how hard you love the bundt!!! you always make me want to make a bundt cake!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think you have a problem. i heart you bundt pans :)
ReplyDeleteI retired from teaching 3 years ago and decided to bake so my son would think his mom was as special as his friends' moms who always baked. So, I have now become known as the "Bundt Lady." I have 8-10 pans. I sneak them in the house so my husband doesn't see another on coming in the house. I look for them on sale. but I love the chrysanthemum pan and think I will have to buy it full price.
ReplyDeleteLove bundts! I have the castle shaped bundt pan... a secret of mine for easy release from the pan: use a cooking spray instead of shortening before dusting with flour. It'll get into every crevice without the hard work!
ReplyDeleteI am a bundt collector, I just love them and use them whenever I can to make cakes for gifts. People just love the different kinds of bundts I use. In your honey spice cake recipe I use macadamia nut oil, it gives lovely flavour amongst the spices and honey.
ReplyDeleteHappy Bundting...from lamington
I just found this post and am making El Molino gingerbread in this lovely pan. My last cake (my own concoction which did not turn out, a caramel, apple, green chile and pecan cake, I was trying to repeat the taste of a favorite sundae I used to get at Caliche's out in Las Cruces, NM) did not cook all the way through, problems around the center of the pan not heating up methinks. Have you had any other recipes that turned out for you with this pan? I would love to do carrot cake but I'm a fearing it's too heavy with honey and won't cook through. Any advice would be appreciated.
ReplyDelete@Mrs Johnson I haven't used this pan too much since I got it. It's kinda a pain to clean. And yes, the very narrow center, I believe, has affected what types of cakes I bake. Pound cakes do okay this, but I think if your heavier carrot cake is too heavy, I would go for a traditional bundt pan with a larger hole for more even baking. - mary
ReplyDeleteThat must be the recipe that is in the Bundt cookbook put out by Nordic Ware! I make it (in a regular Bundt pan) for Rosh Hashanah and it is a big hit with my family.
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