Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes – in disguise
2 Feb
This past Friday, I made a huge bowl of guacamole and took it with me to the gym. (Its hard to take Texas out of the girl) Along with the Tostitos, was a sack of yummy flax seed spicey corn chips from Trader Joes, for my gluten intolerant gym friends. Those of you who are lucky enough to live near TJ’s ….well, I’ll just be nice and say you are lucky. Once in a while I think my gym friends need a little pick me up. I’m telling you they really do like food and I’m just kind of fond of them all. Still out there sharing the love. Its just been a little quiet around here.
Even though I have been under the radar for a couple of months, YAY, I had big fun with my little family for the holidays. Santa was so good to the kids this year!!! They’re in college & a teenager, and they were happy! Score!! So you’re a skeptic and you don’t go for all the hoopla? Duh, You bet I believe! Would you deprive the jolly, beloved, velvet enrobed man the pleasure?
Anyway people, its fun to talk to you again, if you’re out there. I hope you are.
February baking is always festive and happy. Beginning the month with Dorie’s Milk Chocolate Mini-Bundt cakes is pretty sweet . The quintessential personal serving of a gentle milk chocolate cake glazed with chocolate sauce. A selection this week made by the lucky baker Kristin, the Queen of Quite a Lot and blogger I’m Right About Everything…. who can argue? Seriously a fun month to be part of the recipe rotation. You see, if you’re new to this baking thing called Tuesdays With Dorie then let me just say its a growing bakers group who take turns choosing recipes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking From My Home to Yours. Each week a featured member chooses a recipe that all who participate can bake and then post to their blog on Tuesday. Its a magical day. That featured baker then posts the recipe for all to see on her or his blog. In this case once again it is Kristin at I’m Right About Everything. Just click on her link or here. Lots of ovens working, right? Of course you really should add Dorie’s book to your shelf and bake along if you like.
My Lift and Serve Molten pan hosted this recipe because I do not own a mini bundt pan. It worked out perfectly. Also, I substituted buttermilk for the whole milk with the minor addition of 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda as suggested by Dorie. A couple of the little cakes had a pecan swirl, the rest were pure milk chocolate. They are nice little cakes, quite delicious and tender. I paid particular attention after they passed the 18 minute mark in the oven. They remained there for the toothpick test for a few more minutes until they were tenderly baked, but not too much. Just right Goldilocks!
Thanks for the visit.
I thought the All-In-One-Bundt-Cake might be the end. Glad to see you back – and with ANOTHER bundt cake! Amy, these look wonderful – so cute in the molten pan! I enjoyed these two – and almost made the buttermilk version – I’ll have to try that next time. Happy Feb. baking!
They look great with that thick layer of glaze! I didn’t think of buttermilk, and that might have added the zing mine needed.
I’m glad you’re back after such a looooong holiday! …and back with such a fresh and beautiful presentation! …they are perfect, surrounded by all those amazing jewellike strawberries!
Great job!!!!! You are awesome!
Welcome back! Your cakes look delicious, especially with the strawberries. I would eat a bite of strawberry, then a bite of the cake. Love the two together!
Wow, you’re back. Nice looking cakes! So good to see you back from your extended holidays!
That ganache is calling me and I have my own here. Your is creamier. No complaints here, though.
Yours turned out beautifully and your plating is grand.
Im glad you liked the bundt cake..it looks very pretty!
Your mini-bundt looks wonderful. I need to go back and make these.
Lovely pictures.
I love the addition of the strawberry.
Welcome back! Your bundts looks beautiful, kudos to Corbin for the great photos.
hey–welcome back! i’d go to the gym everyday if i knew someone would bring me a bowl of guac! hehe. your little cakes look perfect baked up in this mold!
Hey girl. . wow, those look fantastic. I took your advice and made them using jumbo muffin pans, but now they just look like a big muffin!
Glad we both blogged this week!!!
Now I have to find this recipe in my DG and make it! Yours look so tantilizing! Yum! And your photos are gorgeous! Thanks for stopping by my blog and now I have yours to discover!
great photos and cute red plate too!
How kind of you to share with your gym buddies.
I would probably do the same. Gorgeous photos! Glad to see you back!
Oooh, your non-bundt looks extra scrumptious on that gorgeous red plate. Nice!
I’m chuckling, thinking about you taking food to the gym. How funny.
So glad you said hello AmyRuth! I’ve been pretty out of the loop myself lately, just trying to catch what I can and make sure there’s clean laundry for everyone!
Your cakes look perfect and I especially love the first photo. Yum!
Mmm, looks delicious! We had ours with caramel ice cream instead of glaze.
Looks great, especially the strawberries! Happy to hear that you had a great holiday season, it sounds wonderful.
love the second photo! glad to hear you had a happy holiday
Yay! You’re back. I’ve missed you!
You’re so nice to bring your guy buddies some snacks.
They look great! Thanks so much for baking with me this week!
They look delicious! thanks for sharing
YUMMMMMMY! Looks so delicious! You do a beautiful job presenting, and I am quite sure they taste even better! Love reading your posts… you are so fun!!!
OMG!! these look SOooooo GOOD!!!!