tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post1199685068290276919..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Apple and date cakeJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-15871291640241767432011-07-17T16:22:51.572+10:002011-07-17T16:22:51.572+10:00Hi Anonymous - thanks for spotting this error - I ...Hi Anonymous - thanks for spotting this error - I have since found that lumberjack is exactly the same recipe except with coconut so I guess I just made lumberjack cake and forgot the coconut - chinese whispers in recipes I suspect! I have found one recipe very similar that uses coconut so you could get the quantities from there and I will try to fix it on the post as I will soon post about a lumberjack cake I made<br /><a href="http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Lumberjack-Cake-L425.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Lumberjack-Cake-L425.html</a>Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23323503413214795702011-07-17T16:03:33.036+10:002011-07-17T16:03:33.036+10:00Hi there, this cake looks and sounds delicious. ...Hi there, this cake looks and sounds delicious. But I'm wondering about the coconut topping you mention in the opening paragraph - you don;t seem to include it in the recipe. Have I overlooked a note about that? I really want to make this for a morning tea at work (Christmas in July -Melbourne). Should I just add a little bit of shredded coconut in the topping and then bake?<br /><br />Many thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-76161356562431075962011-01-07T06:29:49.076+11:002011-01-07T06:29:49.076+11:00I had this cake in a cafe in Christchurch, NZ. Bes...I had this cake in a cafe in Christchurch, NZ. Best cake ive ever had and have been searching for a recipe ever since. Thanks so much!Rouncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519648332525872833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-70672322739908962262009-11-02T03:23:52.658+11:002009-11-02T03:23:52.658+11:00Johanna - I baked this again this weekend and adde...Johanna - I baked this again this weekend and added a large handful of chopped pecans, they were a great addition adding a lovely crunch.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904322880597247329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-27090273008481188612009-08-07T22:44:47.729+10:002009-08-07T22:44:47.729+10:00Thanks Ricki - I'll look forward to your judge...Thanks Ricki - I'll look forward to your judgement :-)<br /><br />Thanks Lisa - glad you liked it - look forward to hearing how it goes with walnuts - I had thought of adding spices such as cinnamon!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-72187590126628074942009-08-07T18:18:22.509+10:002009-08-07T18:18:22.509+10:00Thank you so much for this recipe - had to make it...Thank you so much for this recipe - had to make it as soon as I saw it and planning to try it soon with some walnuts http://spatulasatdawn.blogspot.com/2009/08/despite-my-love-of-baking-given-choice.htmlLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904322880597247329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-75230429901951036672009-08-06T22:59:27.278+10:002009-08-06T22:59:27.278+10:00I can see why you didn't want to share! But b...I can see why you didn't want to share! But better than chocolate cake? Hmm. I'll have to see whether I agree w/ E or not!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30977900905431312382009-08-04T17:56:08.373+10:002009-08-04T17:56:08.373+10:00Thanks Shirley - Green apples are granny smiths an...Thanks Shirley - Green apples are granny smiths and vanilla extract is similar to vanilla essence but I think the latter is stronger tasting - I love your cats names - they sound very snuggly<br /><br />Thanks Lucy - I have to agree this is better than chocolate cake - and I don't often agree with E on cakes<br /><br />Thanks Pene - I have a few more apple recipes coming because we have have lots of apples here - I saw the recipe on nigella's site but it didn't seem to be from nigella - I will try and check with my mum - she buys delicious so you might be right<br /><br />Thanks Lysy - a sleepy cat does make the house feel very cosy in winter :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-32800559484269952762009-08-04T02:05:49.206+10:002009-08-04T02:05:49.206+10:00Now this sounds like my sort of cake - bookmarked ...Now this sounds like my sort of cake - bookmarked forthwith!! Beautiful cat photos too - Zinc looks very cosy :)Lysyhttp://www.munchkinmail.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-57693749542426518952009-08-04T00:35:38.900+10:002009-08-04T00:35:38.900+10:00There is a very similar recipe with coconut in the...There is a very similar recipe with coconut in the topping, on Nigella Lawson's website - so maybe the recipe is from delicious. since she is a contributor.Penehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055949280420755227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86215096727503518132009-08-04T00:28:22.303+10:002009-08-04T00:28:22.303+10:00Apple season is coming soon, here in Estonia, Joha...Apple season is coming soon, here in Estonia, Johanna. Great cake idea for Granny Smith apples. Thanks for the recipe.Penehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055949280420755227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4450958286329854482009-08-03T10:45:58.949+10:002009-08-03T10:45:58.949+10:00Ooo...better than chocolate cake! Delicious.
Boo...Ooo...better than chocolate cake! Delicious. <br /><br />Bookmarked straight away. <br /><br />Zinc is looking as handsome as ever and very comfortable up there!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-89424244671542601702009-08-03T04:24:23.605+10:002009-08-03T04:24:23.605+10:00I love your description of that cake and the part ...I love your description of that cake and the part about closing the blinds and not answering the door! Ha Ha. I am going to have make this gluten free soon.<br /><br />By green apples, do you mean apples that are not yet ripe or green apples like Granny Smith apples? Is vanilla essence the same as vanilla extract for those of us in the U.S.?<br /><br />Mignon is a beauty. Her name suits her. Zinc looks like a wonderful laid back cat, too, and Zinc is a very cool name! We have two cats ... very different in personality and both beautiful, of course. LOL Their names are Huckleberry and Marble. One is gray very fluffy (looks like a Maine coon cat) and the other is black and white medium fluffy. Both just celebrated their BDs this past week. They are 13 and 14, but still pretty active.<br /><br />Shirleygfe--gluten free easilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182613995248482102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44369177826724984692009-08-02T19:13:03.042+10:002009-08-02T19:13:03.042+10:00Thanks C - it is wonderfully sticky
Thanks cathy ...Thanks C - it is wonderfully sticky<br /><br />Thanks cathy - it is like a pudding if you warm it and have it with cream<br /><br />Thanks Cal - Kerouac is a great name for your cat<br /><br />Thanks Vegetation - wish I had a slice of it to offer you right now (and a slice for me too) - oh yes, Zinc has plenty of personality like charlotteJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58407339971394007922009-08-02T17:08:27.902+10:002009-08-02T17:08:27.902+10:00Mmm I'm coming over for cake!!!
And wow, Mig...Mmm I'm coming over for cake!!! <br /><br />And wow, Mignon is gorgeous! Look at those eyes. <br /><br />Zinc is equally beautiful. My Charlotte is more of a zinc personality type :PAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418079315150652057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23185709188612477572009-08-02T14:26:17.531+10:002009-08-02T14:26:17.531+10:00Ah, and here I thought I was being original with m...Ah, and here I thought I was being original with my black kitty. I just posted the add-on and came to your blog. Go figure. Check out Kerouac (of course, a literary name) at www.calorey.blogspot.com <br />The Writing GourmetCal Orey, Author-Intuitivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907014033577524662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83757470161044207822009-08-02T08:10:11.607+10:002009-08-02T08:10:11.607+10:00Looks and sounds delicious! I think I'd like i...Looks and sounds delicious! I think I'd like it with cream too ;) Oh, all ways. This will go on the list.cphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212291689489887509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2566307860712614222009-08-02T07:17:18.767+10:002009-08-02T07:17:18.767+10:00That looks like such a gorgeous cake Johanna, stic...That looks like such a gorgeous cake Johanna, sticky and moist and really delicious. Definitely on my to-bake list now!<br /><br />Love the pussy-cat pictures too!!!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.com