Comments on: Banana Bread with raspberry compote

By: Sue Kratzmann

Sue Kratzmann — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:50:53 +0000

Hi Mike
My best friend and I stayed at the E&O in September and just had the world’s most awesome time! The banana bread was totally to die for!

Have a wonderful Christmas and hopefully see you all again soon!

Sue

By: Michael Saxon

Michael Saxon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:59:29 +0000

Hi Simon,

When you are testing a cake there are 2 methods to do it.

One is to push the top of the cake slightly with your fingers and the cake should bounce back to its normal shape almost straight away.

The other is you can prick the cake with a very thin skewer and then put the skewer to your lips. The skewer should be warm on your lips showing the cake is warm and cooked inside and there should be no liquid type filling on the skewer.

The cake in the middle should be moist when cooked, but not wet.

Hope this helps and thanks for the interesting questions that should help everyone.

Thanks for dropping by buddy and hope to hear from you again soon.

Warm regards,

Mike.

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:32:40 +0000

I finally got my bananas ripe enough and gave this a try – it’s absolutely delicious! I made 1/4 quantity and still had too much for my tin, so I made 2 loaves, one got a bit overcooked, but the moistness allows a bit of room for error.

Any advice on gauging when a cake is cooked Mike?

By: Michael Saxon

Michael Saxon — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:52:34 +0000

Hi Mary,

Thanks for dropping by and for the nice comments.

Give it a shot, if there are any questions or tips you need, we will be right here.

Hope to see you again soon.

Warm regards,

Mike

By: MaryMoh

MaryMoh — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:27:16 +0000

I love banana cake but have never tried banana bread. This looks very delicious with the raspberry compote. Would love to try.

By: Michael Saxon

Michael Saxon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:38:49 +0000

Hi Simon,

I checked up on them last night and they seemed fine.

However, your gesture of support is the nicest thing I have heard in a long time.

I would like to offer you a hand on heart offer of gratitude.

Have a great weekend Sir!

Warm regards,

Mike.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:43:14 +0000

Mike,
I don’t know how old your parents are, or what family you have locally, but do let me know if they need help with anything over the cold spell, I’d be glad to offer my services.

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By: Michael Saxon

Michael Saxon — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:45:45 +0000

Hi James,

Is it really that cold buddy, that sounds rotten to me.

I used to live in Canada and during the winter you could leave milk on your bed side in door window ledge and in the morning it would be frozen.

We used to joke at work that, “we left the light on at home to keep our caves warm”.

Take care buddy and stay warm.

Mike