tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post3085483219532572161..comments2024-03-19T16:42:42.948+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Zucchini Layer Cake plus random thoughtsJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-46839139752099630192012-04-29T14:45:18.180+10:002012-04-29T14:45:18.180+10:00Thanks Bridie - coconut sugar is great in cakes be...Thanks Bridie - coconut sugar is great in cakes because it gives that caramelly flavour a bit like brown sugar (but apparently is more nutritious) - never too early for cake with nuts and dried fruit - that is just breakfast cereal isn't it :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-22595983722452485762012-04-28T09:13:53.286+10:002012-04-28T09:13:53.286+10:00Johanna I'm intrigued by the coconut sugar... ...Johanna I'm intrigued by the coconut sugar... and love all the other ingredients in this cake. I'd happily have a whole hunk of that. <br />9.15am .... too early for cake?cityhippyfarmgirlhttp://cityhippyfarmgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-48877807906171743322012-04-25T23:50:30.406+10:002012-04-25T23:50:30.406+10:00Thanks Mel - well I guess very moist is better tha...Thanks Mel - well I guess very moist is better than too dry - just would have been nice not to have to eat it with a spoon :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-8095775335230501342012-04-25T23:49:36.947+10:002012-04-25T23:49:36.947+10:00Thanks Lorraine - if there was a young kids talk s...Thanks Lorraine - if there was a young kids talk show the kids would sit there saying why, why, why - perhaps it could be a competition to see who could outlast the whys :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36500992436045882552012-04-25T23:48:40.676+10:002012-04-25T23:48:40.676+10:00Thanks Anh - very kindThanks Anh - very kindJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83372638281550783802012-04-25T23:48:18.789+10:002012-04-25T23:48:18.789+10:00Thanks Cindy - it actually made me wonder why I do...Thanks Cindy - it actually made me wonder why I don't use pistachios much because they were very goodJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-85854607761174842212012-04-25T23:47:52.628+10:002012-04-25T23:47:52.628+10:00Thanks Cakelaw - yes the spinach definitely needs ...Thanks Cakelaw - yes the spinach definitely needs more experiments (and courage!)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-7831970928924207962012-04-25T23:47:19.097+10:002012-04-25T23:47:19.097+10:00Thanks Choclette - ooh a turkish spinach cake soun...Thanks Choclette - ooh a turkish spinach cake sounds bizarre - I really like the idea of spinach to make cakes green - after all it works in a smoothie without the taste bothering me so it must be a matter of just being brave and putting lots in like Cindy did with her green ice creamJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-76112379113371745712012-04-25T23:45:46.505+10:002012-04-25T23:45:46.505+10:00Thanks Caroline - definitely a mystery - I wonder ...Thanks Caroline - definitely a mystery - I wonder if our ancestors were more or less adventurous in what they ate - I imagine in times of famine they got more inventive!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-84546562386772498372012-04-25T23:44:33.081+10:002012-04-25T23:44:33.081+10:00Thanks Hazel - would love to send you a piece of c...Thanks Hazel - would love to send you a piece of cake - but it is of course long gone - good luck with finding a zucchini cake like the one you had!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55313548851088473352012-04-23T20:46:55.502+10:002012-04-23T20:46:55.502+10:00I loved how moist this cake was! The pistachios, d...I loved how moist this cake was! The pistachios, dried fruit and mixed spice were really nice in it too.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057980932079998162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-64282804239495603612012-04-23T19:56:27.667+10:002012-04-23T19:56:27.667+10:00Hmmm out of the mouths of babes! And I was actuall...Hmmm out of the mouths of babes! And I was actually just saying to hubby the other day why isn't there a show where people interview kids instead of adults?Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23384056022644822562012-04-23T13:03:42.200+10:002012-04-23T13:03:42.200+10:00so lovely! I always enjoy your posts Johanna! So f...so lovely! I always enjoy your posts Johanna! So full of life.Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-75241388625355317422012-04-23T11:10:29.195+10:002012-04-23T11:10:29.195+10:00I loved the cranberries and pistachios in this cak...I loved the cranberries and pistachios in this cake!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66806701929746935712012-04-23T10:21:28.193+10:002012-04-23T10:21:28.193+10:00I thought this cake was lovely. The spinach is a ...I thought this cake was lovely. The spinach is a good idea, even if it didn't pan out as you might have hoped.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-34730660309450416292012-04-23T05:33:38.569+10:002012-04-23T05:33:38.569+10:00Glad you finally got a version of the cake you wer...Glad you finally got a version of the cake you were happy with - it sounds really good. Shame about the spinach, I really like the idea. I did come across a Turkish spinach cake which was dark green at a market in Truro - I posted a picture of it on my blog for the WSC green theme I think.Choclettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44619936271032538082012-04-23T00:14:50.979+10:002012-04-23T00:14:50.979+10:00Sounds like a really interesting cake, even if it ...Sounds like a really interesting cake, even if it wasn't quite what you wanted. I often wonder who found out that certain things were edible - or that they were made edible by cooking.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5801626913970848752012-04-22T22:15:41.720+10:002012-04-22T22:15:41.720+10:00Interesting post GGG! I tried a wonderful zucchini...Interesting post GGG! I tried a wonderful zucchini cake recently that I am desperate to try and recreate, however, I just have zero time at the moment. Please stay tuned! This sounds fabulous with the inclusion of all those edible jewels: cranberries, pistachios, sultanas and spice. Would absolutely love to try this cake!Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Saucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657763318493624788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50459676215935109942012-04-22T18:04:44.964+10:002012-04-22T18:04:44.964+10:00Thanks Lucy - it is all the little details that ma...Thanks Lucy - it is all the little details that make a seemingly simple taste take forever. Three birthday cakes got done here with lots of planning, simple recipes, three different days to bake them, and some time after the birthday to collapse and regroup - good luck with small girl's birthday!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9446994349567622742012-04-22T18:02:51.123+10:002012-04-22T18:02:51.123+10:00Thanks Joanne - I love vegetables in baked goods t...Thanks Joanne - I love vegetables in baked goods too! As for why cars don't go on the grass, there are so many answers but I like to say: because it is too bumpy! Then I wait for Sylvia to ask "Why" again :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-45217497217588588862012-04-22T18:01:39.438+10:002012-04-22T18:01:39.438+10:00Thanks Kari - I've always loved zucchini cake ...Thanks Kari - I've always loved zucchini cake so it is strange that this seems to be the first zucchini cake I have ever blogged! I've just blogged some info about tin sizes that I have been meaning to blog for a while because I do spend too much time on measurements.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9212122769375019592012-04-22T17:58:54.927+10:002012-04-22T17:58:54.927+10:00Thanks Steph - will need to look further into lami...Thanks Steph - will need to look further into lamington tins - always thought I had one and now am not so sureJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58505103867137589132012-04-22T17:58:25.965+10:002012-04-22T17:58:25.965+10:00Thanks Lisa - the tram interaction was very odd - ...Thanks Lisa - the tram interaction was very odd - the idea that I would slow down every time a tram does is just crazyJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-69972046247797704382012-04-22T17:57:50.461+10:002012-04-22T17:57:50.461+10:00Thanks Helen - it is fairly healthy - probably jus...Thanks Helen - it is fairly healthy - probably just as good without the frosting which would make it far more healthy. I think I used liquid food colouring for the first version of the cake (in the second photo) and it was really green but I would like to try spinach again as Cindy got a great green colour from spinach for some icecream she brought to the same potluck.<br /><br />The new tram stops have made the space for cyclists less obvious but at least they have been slightly improved since the first tram stop went in.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-74367475286077676872012-04-22T12:10:49.145+10:002012-04-22T12:10:49.145+10:00I love it that you measured the tin - glad it'...I love it that you measured the tin - glad it's not just me who finds these seemingly simple tasks impossible to get done! Speaking of which, I really must go and do some weeding before the sun goes. But I have been thinking about your blog a lot lately as the Small Girl's third birthday is fast approaching - how on earth did you get the time for three cakes?!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985386359945971991noreply@blogger.com