Everyday Dorie: Last-of-the-Bunch Banana Bundt

March 27, 2020 at 12:01 am | Posted in bundt cakes, cakes & tortes, cook the book fridays, everyday dorie, groups, simple cakes, sweet things | 10 Comments
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A cake with bananas, chocolate chips, coconut and rum– sign me up! This Last-of-the-Bunch-Banana Bundt has all my favorite stuff, and thankfully that made it a pantry-friendly recipe for me. I did make a couple of little tweaks as I went along. I played up the coconut flavors by using coconut sugar in place of the brown sugar and coconut milk as the liquid in the glaze. Since this batter is so full of moisture-adding mashed banana and Greek yogurt, I decided I could probably cut out just a bit of fat, and only used half the butter called for (I kept the full amount of coconut oil).

There’s a good amount of batter here, and I was a little nervous that it was too much for the pan. Turned out it wasn’t, though…it baked up into a tall, glorious Bundt, which would have been delicious and pretty enough on it’s own, to be sure, but a little glaze and sprinkle didn’t hurt either.

For the recipe, see Everyday Dorie by Dorie Greenspan (it’s also here), and head over to Cook the Book Fridays to see how the group liked this one.

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Yours is absolutely spectacular!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— March 29, 2020 #

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- thank you!!
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— March 29, 2020 #
  
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Your cake looks quite festive! It would perfect under a cake dome on the counter so it can show itself off!

Comment by betsy— March 29, 2020 #

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Coconut chips look great. Sounds like all your tweaks worked out. Looks like you will have plenty for the freezer. How are things going for you in NY?

Comment by Diane Zwang— March 29, 2020 #

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- this was actually a half recipe made i. my smaller pan, so there are a couple of pieces left but thankfully not too much! my husband and i are doing alright…i’m lucky to have a backyard to do a little goofing off in. hope you are ok, but i imagine work must be so stressful. xoxo
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— March 29, 2020 #
  
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That looks so pretty, and this was a delicious recipe with so many good ingredients.

Comment by cheznana— March 30, 2020 #

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Well your cake is simple stunning!! I always love to see how you have decorated or plated your food. So beautiful! Glad you enjoyed this one…my family loved it as well!! Stay safe in NY! Sounds like quite a battle ground there….here in CA we aren’t far off I am afraid.

Comment by isthisakeeper— April 2, 2020 #

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- thank you! hope you stay safe and healthy, too! xoxo
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— April 3, 2020 #
  
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I like the idea of halving the amount of butter. It seems that you can get away with it. I’d try that approach next time.

Comment by Shirley @ EverOpenSauce— April 4, 2020 #

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Oh, that photo of your banana bundt is just beautiful, I love all the little toppings on the top. This was so good we just didn’t bother to frost it and I also made a half-size bundt, don’t you just love that half-size pan? It makes the perfect little portions. I’m slowly making things I missed that I wanted to make. Thanks for stopping by my post even though I am so frightfully late.

Comment by Kayte Gerth— September 23, 2023 #

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