Buh buh buh... As much as I like alliteration, this title sort of screws with my lips when I try to say it. That goodness for the "and white" portion, because otherwise I'd be lost! I'm glad I managed to find the time to make these, because I really believed I wouldn't be able to squeeze them in. Actually, thanks go to the poor, lone frozen banana in my apartment. Without you, this recipe would not have gone forth. Let us have a moment of silence for the wonderful frozen banana...
Actually, I had to get these whipped up early on last week, because when TWD posting time comes around, I will have been gone on vacation for 5 days. 5 days! You can bet I'm grinning right now - 4 days of biking, walking, horseback riding, and fudge eating here - what's not to like?
However, I had to make a couple slight tweaks to the recipe, thanks to what I had on hand. I only had 1 frozen banana, so I actually quartered the recipe and ended up with three of the cutest little baby bundt cakes. The swirl thing didn't go on so well, thanks to how small they were. They were more like layered black and white cakes, but you still get the wonderful ribbons of chocolate going through the whole thing. This is definitely one time where I'm not going to complain that Dorie throws chocolate in everything. The other tweak was when I got home and realized that I didn't have bittersweet chocolate. I know! How could I have run out?! I had unsweetened though, so I just melted that up with the butter and a small handful of sugar (seriously, I just reached in, grabbed some, and tossed it in the bowl). The sugar tamed the chocolate a bit, so no worries there.
I'm actually holding off on eating them though, because except for banana bread, I'm not a huge fan of bananas in baked goods. And actually, I'd take zucchini bread over banana bread any day. The boyfriend should like them though, given how much he liked the banana nut muffins I made before for him. Finally, he's useful in helping me get rid of my baked goodies! Thanks have to go to Ashlee of A Year in the Kitchen though, for picking something I can foist off so easily on him! Head on over to her blog for the recipe, and make sure to stop on by all the other lovely TWD'ers to see their takes on this week's recipe!
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
TWD: Black and White Baby Banana Bundts
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I love the baby bundts! PS. Alliterations rule. LOL
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
So adorable! I love the mini-bundts. Great job!
They look lovely! Very nice :)
oh my.. their so tiny and cute! must have been a delight eating them. hehe.
Very fun...both post and photos of those cute little bundts. Great job, they really look yummy.
Kayte
www.grandmaskitchentable.typepad.com
Great looking bundts!
Your little bundts look so cute! Hope the boyfriend liked them.
You had that one little bagged banana in your freezer too? Little work-horses aren't they? Hope your living it up out there on that horsey bikey fudgy vacation you're on.
So cute and yummy looking. Hope you're having a great vacation!
Oh my god, TOO, TOO Funny! I was actually baptized on Mackinac, when my dad was a doctor on the island. I grew up only an hour from there! Enjoy some salt water taffy for me...I always horde the vanilla.
Gorgeous as always!
Those look so adorable!
I used frozen bananas too, though mine tend to be a bit more sinister in their tendancy to suicidally leap out of the freezer to attack guests...
I hope you had fun at Mackinac island! I've never been, but my little brother goes to MI State, and went there on a 'mini' honeymoon last month after his wedding. (They are planning a bigger honeymoon to new zeland in the winter). It sounds like a great place!
Hope you are having a great trip. Love the bundts!
So, so, so cute! I love the little bundts, even though I can't manage to say that name 3 times fast.
I love the little bundts! I've been eyeing the mini-bundt pan at Sur la Table, but I keep talking myself out of buying it. =) I hope your vacation was wonderful and relaxing!
i love your little cakes! they're too cute!
Great baby bundt banana cakes.
I am a huge Nordic Ware cake pan fan.
Have a wonderful vacation.
They are so cute! I love it!
Those are so cute! I don't use my mini bundt pan enough.
Your cakes look awesome in mini-bundt form! Very cool!
They look wonderful- I love the shape! Have a great trip and we'll see you next week!
Oh, now you are going to have a reputation: The Master Scaler! The three perfect little bundts!
I love the baby bundt cakes! So cute :)
Oh, I'm envious – of your vacation AND these mini bundts. Hope your having a great time!
they are so cute! do you have silicon moulds?
cute baby bundts! They look delicious!
Your bundts are fab. I'm confused though, wouldn't 1 banana make 2/3 recipe? Anyway, I'll bet they tasted divine.
Nancy
Super cute boyfriend food! Hope your vacation is a blast!
aww, these mini baby bundt cakes are so cute. have a wonderful vacation!
Nice!! Banana baby bundts are boss, especially before bedtime (with booze).
Hope you had a lovely vacation! They look adorable.
How seriously cute are those!? Great job!
ALLITERATION! The English major in me drools. As does the baker, and the eater. Love the bundts.
Just adorable! Great idea to make baby bundts! Hope you are enjoying your vacation!
Aaaah, cute! I need to get one of those pans.
How fun you're going to Mackinac... we went there a number of years ago and really enjoyed ourselves.
Those look so cute...little bundts are awesome. We made some variations and loved how they came out...this was a great recipe!
I have that bundt pan so now I am kicking myself and repeating why didn't I think of that over and over again. So adorable!
Yout little mini bundts are adorable. I did the same little bundts, as you saw. . .and thank you for your comments. You are such a supportive baking friend =).
I love the lone banana. . .and the moment of silence. Very cute =D
Those baby bundts are adorable!
Oh the bundt idea is so cute! They look great!
I love them! You make me want to run out and get tiny bundt pans immediately!
Black Baby Banana Bundt! Say that three times fast! haha! Enjoy your vacation! Those mini bundts are adorable!
What a good idea these little bundts!
And lucky you at Mackinac Island. My best friend is a youper and keeps trying to get me to visit her so we can take a trip to Mackinac.
I hope you're having a grand time. :-)
Your post is so funny! LOL at your moment of silence for the poor bananas! :-) I love the idea of making the mini bundts -- too cute!
Those are adorable! And I hope you're having a great vacation!
Love it! Thanks for the tip on the chocolate..I will try it next time!
Oh so cute, I just want to give them all a hug!
Those are great -- they look so miniaturely perfect. I'm not a big fan of bananas either (or any other fruit, really!), but this cake was excellent.
I was thinking of making mine baby bundts but I ran out of time to shop for them.
Aww, great baby bundts! The mini bundt has to be one of my favorite pans. I hope your boyfriend loves these and that you guys have an amazing vacation on Mackinac Island! As soon as I read "fudge" I said to myself, has to be Mackinac, has to be Mackinac as I waited for the page to load, and there it was, Greetings from Mackinac! We love that magical little island :)
Just reread my comment and it almost sounds like I'm saying "greetings from Mackinac" like I live there (now wouldn't that be fun?) but that was just the title of the page you posted, we are about 5 hours from there.
Pass the mini-bundt. Really nice.
I love your mini bundt loaves! Very cute. Hope you're having a great vacation!
Shari@Whisk: a food blog
Those little cakes are so cute! And I just love your banana guy. Very cute!
So cute!
Hope you are having a nice vacation.
Cute, cute, cute!! You did a lovely job!
Those are adorable. Hope you are having a wonderful vacation!
Hope you are enjoying your trip. The baby bundts are too cute! One of these days I really need to bust out and make some minis.
hey, caitie-face. i shall communicate with you via your blog. hope this week is better than the last two. if i could send you my two current concoctions, i would. but, since they're the products of the ice cream maker, i doubt their ability to travel through the mail and arrive intact in wisconsin. apricot sorbet and chocolate sorbet! soon, there will be mint chocolate chip ice cream, made from the mint growing in a pot on the balcony. give me a call when you feel up to it?
i love your mini bundts! so cute! hope you had a great vacation!
They're so cute! I want so many new pans since I've joined this group, it's ridiculous! :)
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