I’ve been trying out a lot of my talented fellow bloggers’ recipes lately – there is so much talent out there it’s humbling, and inspiring. Like a lot of you out there, one of my favourite blogs is VeganYumYum.
When I read a recent post about candied clementines and a bundt cake that uses them I knew I had to try it, and fast.
Firstly, candied clementines are incredibly easy to make – now that I know how to make them, I’ll be making candied everything from now on. The scent that wafted out of that simmering pot of citrus was out of this world amazing. Though you can eat the candied clementines straight up as a dessert, I saved mine to make the candied clementine bundt cake. I was low on clementines so there were no extras to enjoy on their own this time around unfortunately – next time.
A great bonus of making candied clementines is the gorgeous sweet amber syrup left behind in the pot. Think of all the endless possibilities – you can use the syrup on ice cream, drizzled over cakes, etc. I put a spoonful in a hot mug of ginger tea and it was awesome.
As amazing as the candied clementine experience is on its own, the cake is even better. Moist, sweet, tangy, full-bodied – you will not be disappointed by this old-fashioned delight. It reminded me so strongly of an orange bundt my mum used to make when I was a kid. As soon as I put the sweet batter to my lips I was instantly transported back to our old kitchen in the country, waiting impatiently for the cake to come out of the oven.
This cake is beautiful. It scarcely lasted 24 hours in my house before being eaten up entirely. I made sure to save a slice for my mum.
The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. The only part I messed up slightly was due to my impatience with pouring the icing. I should have let it cool a bit more before pouring.
It was still delicious – it just wasn’t as thick and pretty as it would have been had I waited a small bit longer. I’ll know better for next time.
Now go candy some clementines and make this cake. In case you missed it, here are the recipes for candied clementines and that special bundt cake.
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February 24, 2009 at 3:04 am
snooky doodle
oh this looks utterly divine! I have to try it and the candied clementines are a great idea :)
February 24, 2009 at 4:16 am
shellyfish
I made candied orange peels for the first time last summer and I thought I was going to candy everything in sight after that! It’s so fun and it smells so yummy!
This cake looks delicious!
February 24, 2009 at 5:31 am
mihl
Yum! Apart from the clementines and the cake the syrup looks really nice, too.
February 24, 2009 at 9:25 am
VeggieGirl
So refreshing!!
February 24, 2009 at 11:09 am
Tara
Wow, all of your photos look gorgeous and I want to eat that cake right now! Maybe I will have to get my lazy butt off the couch to make the candied clementines.
February 24, 2009 at 11:15 am
ovenhaven
The cake looks beautiful! The candied clementines sounds great. Do you think I could substitute the clementines for any other fruits, like orange, perhaps? Clementines are quite difficult to find here.
February 24, 2009 at 12:03 pm
madcap cupcake
Hi ovenhaven - I definitely think you could try using different fruits – orange would be especially similar I think. The main thing would be to use the same volume called for in the VeganYumYum recipe. The candy-ing method infuses such sweetness in the end result that I’m thinking of trying it out with lemons. It’s a really fun and easy recipe!
February 24, 2009 at 2:06 pm
jen
mmmm, this look amazing and so moist. delicious.
February 24, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Shelby
That cake is STUNNING!
February 24, 2009 at 7:28 pm
BitterSweet
It’s a lovely cake for sure, and I’m definitely into those citrus right now!
February 25, 2009 at 1:02 am
wherestherevolution
looks so good! I’m mad for citrus…
February 25, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Nessy
nom nom nom. this looks amazing. and great photos of course!
February 28, 2009 at 4:46 am
lisamichele
Marika, not only does the cake, candied clementines et al look amazing, but your photos are SO sharp and lovely! Wonderful job as usual. Now I’m waiting on your DB post!
Finally, no need to thank me for the award, as it epitomized you to a T! :D
Finally, I need to email you with yet another question..lol
March 1, 2009 at 2:24 pm
vgpower
J’ai bien aimé sa recette, j’ai aussi envie d’essayer :)
March 1, 2009 at 2:50 pm
madcap cupcake
vgpower- Laura, merci beaucoup de la visite :) Vous devriez certainement l’essayer – il est si délicieux!!
March 4, 2009 at 10:32 am
Vegan_Noodle
Absolutely beautiful!!! Candied clementines sound like so much fun to make too.
March 5, 2009 at 3:30 pm
vgpower
Je le ferai :) je dois encore acheter des mandarine mais j’y compte bien :) Puis je n’ai pas le moule :(
J’ai faim rien que de regarder les photos, en plus j’adore ça et j’ai envie de ce genre de gâteau en ce moment mmmmmmmmmmiam
March 5, 2009 at 4:02 pm
madcap cupcake
Bonjour Laura! – Merci pour le compliment ! Je pense que vous pourriez faire le gâteau dans un moule rectangulaire aussi?
April 27, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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