Another bundt cake this week. Bundt cakes are great. No fussy frosting needed as the bundt pan does all the decorating work for you. I was a little hesitant with this cake since it has coffee and espresso powder in it but I was pleasantly surprised. Pete liked it too. When I told him what I was making this week he just made a grunting noise. I think he is getting spoiled. But after having a bite he changed his tune and actually said it was tasty. I'm enjoying the cake too and the little caffeine jolt makes the little guy in my belly dance A LOT. He likes it too.
This cake was pretty simple to make. I ground up the walnuts in my mini-chopper since Trader Joe's does not sell walnut meal (just almond meal). The walnut flavor is pretty mild but it adds a nice taste to the cake. I tried to follow Dorie's marbling technique of alternating spoonfuls of the chocolate/coffee batter and the plain batter. I then zig-zagged a knife through the cake. It mixed together a bit more than I would have liked so I'll have to keep practicing.
We have some squatters taking up residence at our house. These two are slowly moving into the ant moat. The papa bird likes to sit on top of the hummingbird feeder and sing sweet love songs to his lady bird. He has a nice voice but he is driving Charlie crazy. He's been staring out the sliding door making his cat bark noises for most of the day. Hopefully the bird family will continue to build their nest and take up residence. We'll give them a discount on the rent.
In other news here is an updated tummy photo from a week ago. I'm a tiny bit bigger this week.
Thanks to Erin of When in Doubt...Leave it at 350 for picking out this delicious cake. Go to her blog to get the recipe. Also head over to Tuesdays with Dorie to see what the other bakers thought of this cake. I hope everyone had a nice Easter.
aaaah!!! That belly! Love it, you look so so cute!! And the bundt looks wonderful as well!!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWOW! I didn't have the luck of not looking like a house while I was pregnant! You look amazing! Keep it up... only a short while now!
ReplyDeleteOkay... yah, the cake look great too! LOL
Oh! And by the way, I want to thank you very much for not letting me down while I was sick and not feeling like surfing the net to comment. Very much appreciated!
There's a bit of symmetry between the bundt and the belly - very nice! And your nesting house finches - it's definitely spring!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks great! And... what a cute belly! Pregnancy looks good on you!
ReplyDeleteYou still look phenomenal! Hope you are feeling good, too! And remember...chocolate makes happy babies!! Nice cake.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable preggo lady you are! :) You cake looks perfectly delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour cake turned out well. You are right though - we bake so regularly that it gets taken for granted. Great tummy shot - you're looking good!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh baby!!! Your tummy, I love babies :) :) Your bundt looks great too!
ReplyDeleteYou look great! Fun little love birdies! And yummy cake. Did I/we/You know the baby was a boy? I'm old and just can't remember if we knew that. But yay for boys!
ReplyDeleteYou look amazing Kim!! All belly :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the bundt - I struggle with marbling too but it's fun to practice!
Awww, sweet little bird family. Poor Charlie, though. Maybe they'll end up unlikely friends.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks fantastic!
The cake looks great and so do you! I didn't think my husband would like this one but he did.
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking with me this week. Your bundt looks great.
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks wonderful! And cute picture of you too! Sounds like the baby enjoyed this cake as well!
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