Sunday, July 10, 2011

Heritage Bundt Cake

First I would like to thank those of you who took the time to vote for the Children with Downs Syndrome  in the Facebook contest.  They won a new van from Toyota for one of their group homes! 

Today I am joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday, and Yvonne for
On the Menu Monday.

I made a Blueberry Bundt cake.

I used the recipe that comes with the pan and added some blueberries tossed with some flour and sugar.

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http://www.food.com/recipe/heritage-bundt-cake-293975

I like this pan for cakes that won't be iced.  A sprinkle of confectionary sugar is all you need.

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I served it with additional blueberries and whipped cream.

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I have quite a collection of Nordic pans, as many of you do, and this one one of my favorites. I am always on the look out for them at the WS outlet greatly reduced, and once in awhile even CTS has them.  Addictive like dishes and table linens!

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My hydrangeas are out of control!

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I cut these in half last year, and this year they are back up over the garage window.  After they bloom, I will have to cut them to a third!

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I decided to use the chair my neighbor picked up from the side of the road for some garden interest.  The sprinkler system hits this, so I don't have to worry about watering it!

Hope you are having a wonderful Summer Sunday.  We are off to the ocean to watch the gkids have fun in the waves!

I'll show you a slice of the cake in the next post.

It says it serves 16, but that's a very thin serving. I would say 12. Don't like chintzy size pieces! :)

Thanks for visiting!

PS...check out the give away at Debbie's on the top of my sidebar!
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46 comments:

  1. La Table De NanaJuly 10, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Love your hydrangeas..AND that pan..It's on my wish list~

    Have a nice afternoon~

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  2. Barbara F.July 10, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Love your bundt pan and blueberry cake! Blogger is so bad, I was just able to get back in from earlier today. Lucky you going to the beach right by your house. xo,

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  3. black eyed susans kitchenJuly 10, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    I have managed to stick with my basic bundt pan until now....I will be looking for one of those...the cake looks delicious!!

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  4. ellen b.July 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Love the way the cake turns out with that pan Kathleen! What a lovely yard and healthy looking hydrangeas!

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  5. MarigeneJuly 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Gorgeous hydrangeas! I love the shape of your luscious looking cake.

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  6. LynnJuly 10, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Gorgeous cake K, that's a great pan! Have fun with the kids, it's been a nice weekend in Philly:@)

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  7. Tablescapes By DianeJuly 10, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Hi lovely lady.
    So Happy the children with downs sydrome have a new Toyota for one of their group homes !!!
    I also love your Blueberry Bundt cake yummmmm.
    I hope you are having a Great Day.
    XXOO Diane

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  8. bjJuly 10, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    O, so happy to hear about the Toyota. Wonderful.

    Your cake is just stunning...I really, REALLY need a pan like this. My family and friends would be sooo impressed.

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  9. UnknownJuly 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    b/c of you I am getting this pan...just ordered it off amazon. YOU should get some sort of kickback. My husband says, "thanks a lot..." HA!!! This is one beautiful cake!

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  10. Brenda PruittJuly 10, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Sure wish I was there to partake of a slice!
    Brenda

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  11. Debbie@Mountain BreathsJuly 10, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I have the pan..going blueberry picking at the end of July!

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  12. DeniseJuly 10, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Kathleen,

    I'm envious of your hydrangeas; they are one of my FAVORITE shrubs. One day I will try my luck with them. The cake is beautiful to look at, and I am sure it tastes delicious. I never met a blueberry I didn't like :) Enjoy your day at the beach and Happy Seasonal Sunday!

    Denise at Forest Manor

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  13. The TablescaperJuly 10, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    That is an amazing pan. Is it difficuly to grease? It looks like anything that would come out of it would be fabulous.

    Thanks for a being a part of Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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  14. A Bit of the BlarneyJuly 10, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Have had a grand Sunday and you have just lifted it to another level! Looks so very tasty! Cathy

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  15. SarahJuly 10, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I wish I had a problem with hydrangeas growing up past the windows. ;-)
    The cake looks delicious. A friend used that pan for one of our Thanksgiving desserts. Make me want to rush out and get one for myself. Maybe I'll find one at the WS outlet.
    Enjoy!

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  16. afternoon teaJuly 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    I just bought myself a bundt pan. Now I want some like what you have, I can't believe I've lived this long without one. I think you're right about them being addictive.

    I'd love to have your hydrangea problem also.
    AT

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  17. CarolJuly 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Pretty cake, Kathleen, love the bundt pan!
    Your hydrangea are so pretty. And full. Mine fell over. I need to learn more!

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  18. MaryJuly 10, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Your blueberry cake is beautiful! I know what you mean about those pans being addictive, I don't have one like that, but it's on my wish list!

    P.S. I wish I had your hydrangea problem...:-)

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  19. AnonymousJuly 10, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Your cake looks so good, Kathleen! I haven't made a bundt cake in quite awhile. You've inspired me.

    I edited and put in a difinition of I s'wan, at the end of my post. Apparently, it may have originated in Northern England. I believe it is used in the southern US mostly. I remember hearing I swanny, when we lived south of Missouri and I s'wan in southern Missouri. It is an interesting definition.

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  20. RettabugJuly 10, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    I don't know which I like more...your cake or your flowers! Both are beautiful!

    I ♥♥♥ the shape of that bundt pan! Sooo pretty! I recently found one of those silicone ones but then read online that they don't hold the shape very well & the cake comes out flat on the top, which is the bottom while baking. I haven't tried it yet.

    Hope you had a wonderful day at the beach.
    fondly,
    Rett

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  21. Linda (More Fun Less Laundry)July 10, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Hi Kathleen! Your cake looks SO good! I wish I had a piece right now! I looked at the recipe--what do you use to grease the pan with? I always have trouble getting cakes out of those pans. Do you use Crisco? Your hydrangeas are going wild which is a great problem to have! Linda

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  22. Confessions of a Plate AddictJuly 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Hi Kathleen! Your cake looks yummy! I love the Nordic pans, too. My fav...the Gothic cathedral! I ask my friends if they would like an arch! lol Have a great week!...hugs...Debbie
    PS...Come on over! I'm having a Pfaltzgraff dinnerware giveaway!

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  23. MarthaJuly 10, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    I almost bought that pan and then didn't -- because what do I need ANOTHER bundt style pan for -- seeing your lovely cakes make me kick myself -- I should have gotten it!!!

    Lovely hydrangeas!

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  24. AnonymousJuly 11, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    I love your pan. . . what a beautiful dessert! I have the sunflower shaped one.

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  25. Yvonne @ StoneGableJuly 11, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    That cake looks more like a work of art! AM I the only blogger that does not have a Nortic pan? Your cake not only looks beautiful BUT it looks scrumptious!
    We have many outlets here but not a WS! How I would love one of those!
    Thank you for participating in OTMM this week. You bring a sweet treat to the party!
    xo Yvonne

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  26. ScribblerJuly 11, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I really like Nordic pans, too, but I haven't seen any in a long time. When I was a single mother, I baked cakes to supplement my income from my day job. My mother would buy me one of these special pans now and then, and I treasure them.
    Your hydrangeas are gorgeous. As a Southerner not used to all that snow, I am always astonished at the lush green of summer gardens in an area which seems to my eyes like a frozen tundra all winter. The power of nature never ceases to amaze, does it?

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  27. ScribblerJuly 11, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I really like Nordic pans, too, but I haven't seen any in a long time. When I was a single mother, I baked cakes to supplement my income from my day job. My mother would buy me one of these special pans now and then, and I treasure them.
    Your hydrangeas are gorgeous. As a Southerner not used to all that snow, I am always astonished at the lush green of summer gardens in an area which seems to my eyes like a frozen tundra all winter. The power of nature never ceases to amaze, does it?

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  28. Linda @ A La CarteJuly 11, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Your flowers are gorgeous and I especially love the Hydrangeas. Oh that cake looks so good. I love that pan. I have a couple of Nordic plans but not that one. hugs, Linda

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  29. Miz HelenJuly 11, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    You have the total package, great tablescape, gorgeous cake, and very pretty flowers. I really enjoyed your post and thank you for sharing.
    Miz Helen

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  30. Ricki TreleavenJuly 11, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    The cake is absolutely gorgeous. Your hydrangeas are so pretty. I want to cry because mine were burned-up at the beginning of the summer, then we started having torrential rains for the past four weeks. Now they have brown spots *crying*

    ~Ricki Jill

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  31. StephanieJuly 11, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Love that cake and your big beautiful hydrangeas! Hope the weekend was fun!

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  32. CathyJuly 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    That is one of my favorite bundt pans! I had it in my hands at WS and didn't buy it. You would think I would learn. I'm so happy your group won the van, Kathleen.

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  33. SueJuly 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I've never seen this shape of cake pan, Kathleen~ I am lovin' it! The cake looks good and yummy and I do NOT like a chintzy piece of cake, either! Am I a pig? LOL

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  34. xinexJuly 11, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Oh that bundt cake looks so pretty, Kathleen, and looks delish too!...Christine

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  35. MeredithJuly 12, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Wow, that is definitely a beautiful pan shape! What a pretty cake. I love Nordic pans. I have one of my mom's from when she was first married. Your hydrangeas are beautiful. I can't grow them here...so I love the pictures!

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  36. JoyceJuly 12, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    I will now have a craving for cake all day today after seeing your photo:-) Looks delicious. Heat index here in SC is over 100 so my plants are all lying on the ground today praying for rain. Hope you are enjoying your summer. Thought I was coming your way but plans have changed for the 10th time this summer.
    Joyce

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  37. Alycia NicholsJuly 12, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    That is one of the coolest shapes for a cake I have ever seen!!! I really like it! I only have 3 Nordic cake pans with interesting patterns. That is the best one I have seen yet! And the cake sounds tasty, too!

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  38. SavoringTime in the KitchenJuly 12, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    I also love that pan and the Heritage Bundt Cake recipe that came with it. Next time, I'll have to try adding some blueberries - great idea!

    I'm so glad they won the van!

    Beautiful hydrangeas!

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  39. SueJuly 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    You know I don't have a Nordic pan yet! I pick them up all the time, but the price always stops me. I've never even seen them on sale. If I had to have something out of control...let it be hydrangeas. That sounds a bit heavenly to me!

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  40. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJuly 12, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    If I saw that bundt pan on sale I would buy it in an instant, Katheleen. It makes any cake look remarkable!

    So glad those kids won a new van!

    Have fun at the beach -- it's a greta day for it!

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  41. BethJuly 12, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Kathleen, Your blueberry bundt cake looks fabulous! It's beautiful and I'm sure it's tasty as well. Your hydrangeas look pretty too. Love that color!
    Blessings, Beth

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  42. GailJuly 13, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Just looking at your bundt cake is a treat.
    BTW - I'm not sympathizing over your "problem" of too my hydrangeas. Wish I had that "problem".

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  43. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    I'm crazy about muffin or cake pans that ha e designs and have several of them. What I need to do is use them more often! With blueberry season approaching I'll have to try your recipe.
    My hydrangeas are popping out all over, too.

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  44. JacquelineJuly 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    I haven't seen that pan, how spectacular! I love your chair in the garden. I almost there one out but saved it and punched out the bottom so I could put in a pot.

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  45. SuzyJuly 17, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    That pan makes some beautiful cakes! So glad the Downs Syndrome group won the van..thats great. Your hydrangeas are monsters :-)

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  46. Mary BergfeldJuly 17, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    What a gorgeous cake. It looks beautiful and I'm sure it is delicious. Your hydrangeas are lovely as well. Your home is beautifully landscaped. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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