tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post4776876559921436582..comments2024-02-21T06:50:10.032-05:00Comments on No Special Effects: Amy's Breads' Monkey Cake (Hummingbird Cake)Manggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-11964076475342272512015-02-05T09:49:53.594-05:002015-02-05T09:49:53.594-05:00This looks amazing. I really want to make this.This looks amazing. I really want to make this.Rachel Pagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-62813082837551884782010-05-17T04:00:44.798-04:002010-05-17T04:00:44.798-04:00Hi! I just stumbled upon your site when I was look...Hi! I just stumbled upon your site when I was looking for a brazo de mercedes recipe which I've always wanted to learn how to make. I'm glad to see that one of the cakes from Amy's is here (I'm a baker there) ! Have you ever visited Amy's in Hell's Kitchen?? Anyway, the desserts look delicious!Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-68443819579183561862010-01-20T16:47:49.674-05:002010-01-20T16:47:49.674-05:00this looks sooooo good. I want to try it with pean...this looks sooooo good. I want to try it with peanut butter frostingDamaris @Kitchen Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526087060203536108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-44689310917478111692009-10-01T11:49:34.504-04:002009-10-01T11:49:34.504-04:00That sounds phenomenal - and I love the snail-shel...That sounds phenomenal - and I love the snail-shell spiral of the pic from above!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-89895230137661436262009-08-21T22:19:00.409-04:002009-08-21T22:19:00.409-04:00I could totally eat a big slice of that cake! I wo...I could totally eat a big slice of that cake! I would usually go for chocolate too, but there is just something about a gorgeous banana cake.PheMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416960108949176508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-84534531753220238042009-08-17T10:50:28.026-04:002009-08-17T10:50:28.026-04:00Though I would love to see those chocolate cakes, ...Though I would love to see those chocolate cakes, hummingbird cakes are one of my favorites! I've made it several times and it has always disappeared quickly (of course, that was pre-nutrition consciousness - all that cream cheese frosting requires some hard core workouts to make up for all the kcals consumed!).<br /><br />This is such a lovely cake and makes me hungry for a banana/pineapple anything!Tangled Noodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543997083087131116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-74049950833623758122009-08-17T05:36:14.851-04:002009-08-17T05:36:14.851-04:00And the icing looks so perfect and tasty!And the icing looks so perfect and tasty!Anushrutihttp://www.divinetaste.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-42177766149591826242009-08-17T05:34:23.184-04:002009-08-17T05:34:23.184-04:00Looks incredible!Looks incredible!Anushrutihttp://www.divinetaste.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-5833403613181194232009-08-14T16:10:37.387-04:002009-08-14T16:10:37.387-04:00whoa!!! that's a gorgeous cake and though i...whoa!!! that's a gorgeous cake and though i'm off sugar, that's tempting me big time.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-73749958683138393512009-08-11T00:13:50.325-04:002009-08-11T00:13:50.325-04:00What a gorgeous cake! I've never heard of hum...What a gorgeous cake! I've never heard of hummingbird cake but I love the idea of the flavor combination. Great photos!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131968703642650198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-75088206887251374552009-08-10T01:16:28.420-04:002009-08-10T01:16:28.420-04:00manggy!! this cake is drop dead gorgeous. i love t...manggy!! this cake is drop dead gorgeous. i love the swirls on the top. it's the perfect anniversary cake :) oooh and gd tip on the bananas. :) someone once told me if u've got bananas and you've got a few days for them to ripen before u bake em, try putting em in warm areas or above burning incense. they'll ripen real quick.divahttp://www.sugarbar.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-50531995780691865582009-08-09T22:25:47.208-04:002009-08-09T22:25:47.208-04:00That topping had really totally spinned me to tast...That topping had really totally spinned me to taste and desire! a total hypnotisation! spinning and spinning! that's bad doc! :) Great creation!Big Boys Ovenhttp://www.bigboysoven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-26963050085155732932009-08-09T11:39:08.990-04:002009-08-09T11:39:08.990-04:00Elra: Well, at least I think she is, hehe :)
Ginn...Elra: Well, at least I think she is, hehe :)<br /><br />Ginny: Instructions are just there, lol :) A little practice doesn't hurt either!<br /><br />Julia: Oh, actually it's her friend who loves choc-- my mum is not super-fond of sweets but appreciates a little something of everything I make :) (Plus she loves impressing her friends...)<br /><br />Thip: It WAS fun indeed! :)<br /><br />Bridget: I know!! But of course, strangely cream cheese frosting goes best with a nice spice-y cake :)<br /><br />Anh: Yes, please do! And get lots of friends to share it with ;)<br /><br />Pigpig: Oh no!! Yeah, that cake is notoriously hard to ice, especially since mistakes spread the red around!<br /><br />Maria: Thank you! I'm not too much of a choco-freak myself :)<br /><br />Miakoda: Haha, don't we all love that feeling? ;) No words needed!<br /><br />Jennifer and Burp: Thank you!!<br /><br />Leela: Well, not a million... Maybe a hundred? lol. Of course I'll post them! ;)<br /><br />Stephane: Maybe it was Kylie slathered in frosting ;) Thanks Zenman :)<br /><br />Steph: Thanks! It tasted awesome too ;)<br /><br />Pam: Hmm, we'll see about normal! Ha ha ha :)<br /><br />Linda: I have NOOOO idea! They actually asked me that! I think it's monkey bread cos it's picked apart...<br /><br />Pleasures: Hee hee, at least this book is widely available here :) Thanks!<br /><br />Caitlin: Oh nooo! How could you not?! :( Oh well, make cupcakes first, hee hee ;)<br /><br />Claire: HEY!! I only have TWO!!! I guess I better watch my weight, or I will face your wrath!<br /><br />Lemongrass: *almost*!?! Grrr! ;)<br /><br />Debbie: Yeah, just let the cake relax and it will "ripen" by itself! ;)<br /><br />Deeba: Actually, I love the oil cakes-- they are always unfailingly moist! Oh goodness, do not be afraid of icing... It is more afraid of you :)<br /><br />Joey: I know you love loaf cakes, so try making it in that form too! :)<br /><br />Yuie: You'd have to be CRAZY to! Hee hee. Thanks so much!<br /><br />Jackie: Ulp, I guess I should make a video, lol :)<br /><br />Genie: Uh.... No!!! Nothing you'd want to hear, hehe. Naw, seriously, wala... :(<br /><br />Kittymama: YAY! DO tell me how it turns out! I wanna seeeeee<br /><br />Dhanggit: I'd gladly give you one! ;)<br /><br />Patricia: Oboy! You don't know what you're missing! Do do do! :) I love that can't get enough feeling they have too! The video is one of the best ones I've seen ever!<br /><br />Milk: I hope you really liked it! Everyone here did! :)<br /><br />Sara: Hee hee, I know, it makes walking around MUCH more entertaining :) I dunno how she is so hot! Maybe it's cos she's so tiny! I am a pineapple lover, so I guess I have bias :/ I hope you find that inner peace soon :(<br /><br />Chocolate: Ah, none taken-- thanks!<br /><br />Nirmala: Well of course! It's not as though my mum can bake, hehe :) Daughters, hmm... Let's not stereotype here! :P<br /><br />Dessertgirl: I hope they succeded ;)<br /><br />Susan: Hahaha, that comes from one gruesome semester of plant physiology in college!<br /><br />Anda: Sure, just let me know if you're in the Philippines ;)<br /><br />Shop: Awww! That is so nice of you to say, thanks!<br /><br />Pea: You could practice on the same cake over and over, just don't let the spatula reach the cake itself, and you'll be fine! It really is much easier than it looks! :)<br /><br />Helen: Yeah! Hey, could you tell me more about the hummingbird bakery and if it lives up to the hype? ;)Manggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-88361696662323783372009-08-09T09:36:50.273-04:002009-08-09T09:36:50.273-04:00Well done for converting a chocolate cake lover! (...Well done for converting a chocolate cake lover! (Not that I'm surprised, to be honest - who in their right mind would turn down that luscious-looking HB cake?) <br /><br />And thanks for the tip about combining a ripe banana with less ripe bananas - v helpful!aforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-12687815483994488192009-08-08T20:26:35.134-04:002009-08-08T20:26:35.134-04:00That is a pretty impressively frosted cake! Holy c...That is a pretty impressively frosted cake! Holy cow, I wish I could get mine to do that. I suppose with practice I could. Darn practice.<br />Love the cake. Hummingbird cake is one my aunt makes, and it is so good.Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153432137711301559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-6788129173807967922009-08-07T10:46:11.410-04:002009-08-07T10:46:11.410-04:00Your cakes are getting more and more beautiful!Your cakes are getting more and more beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-37493681171086030852009-08-07T06:20:19.173-04:002009-08-07T06:20:19.173-04:00Gorgeous cake Mark! And the spiral really rocks.
...Gorgeous cake Mark! And the spiral really rocks. <br />Can I be invited to one of your parties? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-87582478943361054932009-08-06T21:27:47.291-04:002009-08-06T21:27:47.291-04:00I love a guy who bakes and talks about ethylene at...I love a guy who bakes and talks about ethylene at the same time. ;)<br />Gorgeous cake, Mark!Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-47791026953601930392009-08-06T20:28:43.413-04:002009-08-06T20:28:43.413-04:00Lovely photos! They totally make me want to bake t...Lovely photos! They totally make me want to bake the cake!dessert girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381564480754178544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-65911733233301955902009-08-06T02:56:16.022-04:002009-08-06T02:56:16.022-04:00Wow! A Son who bakes cakes for his parents ? Thats...Wow! A Son who bakes cakes for his parents ? Thats lovely...I have heard about daughters till now. Mark I wish you be my Son or my Son bake like you :) The cake looks wonderful and I love the swirl effect !Nirmalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208705843959737265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-86466884577709295562009-08-05T22:23:54.159-04:002009-08-05T22:23:54.159-04:00No offense to the cake, but I really just want to ...No offense to the cake, but I really just want to take a spoon to all that glorious frosting.chocolate and whinehttp://www.chocolateandwhine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-83030595021385034972009-08-05T11:35:44.356-04:002009-08-05T11:35:44.356-04:00Mark, I LOVE Kylie. The album that has "Come ...Mark, I LOVE Kylie. The album that has "Come Into My World" was the soundtrack of my life for months once. How can she be so hot? How is it possible? Anyway, I've never heard of Monkey Cake but this definitely sounds interesting. I kind of have a thing against pineapple in cakes, but everything you make looks so amazing (plus the party guests seemed to like it!), I may have to give this one a try next time I'm baking for chocolate haters. Glad to hear you're doing well, anxiety is like a permanent state for me, so I'm not worried ;)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964077227412154912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-82734168436543281272009-08-05T11:13:41.858-04:002009-08-05T11:13:41.858-04:00This looks incredible. How convenient that I just ...This looks incredible. How convenient that I just bought a bunch of bananas last night! I knew I was going to be baking with them this weekend because they never get eaten in time. Now I know exactly what to make!Super Milk-Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049396461601120180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-74586966468635141282009-08-05T10:36:52.183-04:002009-08-05T10:36:52.183-04:00I'm a huge banana fan, Mark, but have never ma...I'm a huge banana fan, Mark, but have never made a banana layer cake like this one here - it's absolutely gorgeous! <br />Oh, I love it when my guests get all comfortable and ask for taking some of the food home - it's such a great compliment, isn't it? :D<br /><br />As for the clip, I love Ms. Minogue and this is certainly one of my top 10 favorite video clips.Patricia Scarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025126825422974626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589144729472463179.post-64638619470957680862009-08-05T06:45:08.168-04:002009-08-05T06:45:08.168-04:00this is gorgeous manggy!! love to have a slice of ...this is gorgeous manggy!! love to have a slice of this! yumChibog in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761011670490732001noreply@blogger.com