Comments on Tiny Urban Kitchen: Hi Rise Vanilla Loaf

I just had a piece of HiRise Vanilla Bean Cake fro...

2010-02-24T15:43:19.982-05:00

I just had a piece of HiRise Vanilla Bean Cake from Cambridge store. I savored every morsel. They gave me the end piece, no complaint as this is the best piece I have found. I never knew the roll of the bean syrup in all this - now I know why the end piece is so tasty and sweet. Should be one of the best cakes in the world!

I haven't tried the original high rise loaf, t...

2009-11-09T15:43:17.200-05:00

I haven't tried the original high rise loaf, though reading your blog is making me want to come by your area, but try using yolks of some of the eggs, prob all 8 would be overkill, but try half, like 4 eggs and 4 yolks. The other thing is cream cheese in the pound cakes also make them denser. i think.....

this bread looks fantastic and those must be the v...

2009-11-09T14:13:20.246-05:00

this bread looks fantastic and those must be the vanilla beans you mentioned....anyhow it was great meeting you at the FB festival!!

It looks delicious!And I love the photos you took ...

2009-11-08T13:59:36.022-05:00

It looks delicious!And I love the photos you took when you made this.I came across your blog from the foodieblogroll and I'd love to guide our readers to your site if you won't mind.Just add your choice of foodista widget to this post and it's all set, Thanks!

This would be wonderful with a cup of coffee.

2009-11-07T16:39:05.240-05:00

This would be wonderful with a cup of coffee.

That looks so beautiful! And yummy too!

2009-11-06T16:52:17.213-05:00

That looks so beautiful! And yummy too!

Hi there, this is a great blog! Try decreasing the...

2009-11-06T16:01:36.578-05:00

Hi there, this is a great blog! Try decreasing the amount of butter and the number of eggs and increasing the amount of sugar to get the crisp crust you're looking for.
Also brushing with syrup can make crust less crisp, so I'd skip that step, but add the seeds of 2 beans to the batter.

Is it wrong that just by reading the post and seei...

2009-11-06T15:43:39.835-05:00

Is it wrong that just by reading the post and seeing the photos, I can almost smell the amazing fresh-baked goodness of vanilla and cake? I shouldn't be craving sweets, given the shameful amount of leftover Halloween candy we have, but oh man, I want to make this!!

Jenn, Excited to meet you!! I'll see you in a...

2009-11-05T22:01:48.782-05:00

Jenn, Excited to meet you!! I'll see you in a couple days, yeah!!!

oh WOW that is one decadent amazing smelling (yes ...

2009-11-05T09:52:16.155-05:00

oh WOW that is one decadent amazing smelling (yes I can smell it through the screen!) loaf! MMMMM!

Vanilla is one of my favorite flavors/smells. Thi...

2009-11-03T17:08:56.135-05:00

Vanilla is one of my favorite flavors/smells. This sounds wonderful.

Once you've made this, save the scraped out bean and, if you're really frugal, rinse off the syrup bean and let air dry. Add both to some sugar now and it will be ready the next time you need vanilla sugar. There's still plenty of vanilla goodness in the scraped out bean. I keep a separate container of sugar with "used" vanilla beans in my pantry. Fantastic in coffee.

I think this sounds wonderful! The Costco tip is ...

2009-11-03T14:11:41.872-05:00

I think this sounds wonderful! The Costco tip is great. I wouldn't have even thought to look there for vanilla beans. Thanks for sharing!

jen! you should try ina garten's lemon yogurt ...

2009-11-03T13:00:14.609-05:00

jen! you should try ina garten's lemon yogurt cake recipe (obviously you could make it vanilla flavored or some other fruit) sometime. it's super moist and delicious. not the same as poundcake, but poundcake-like enough to satisfy and a nice healthier alternative. i've made it several times and it's always delicious. i like to use extra virgin olive oil in it to stir in the batter instead of a neutral flavored one. http://dappldthings.blogspot.com/2007/02/lemon-yogurt-cake-courtesy-of-ina.html

I often find vanilla beans in bulk on ebay! They m...

2009-11-03T12:22:46.079-05:00

I often find vanilla beans in bulk on ebay! They make an expensive ingredient much cheaper (and last for a good long while). I love Hi Rise as well, and your blog is great for us fellow Cambridge citizens...

Oh my, this cake sound so good! I love vanilla, an...

2009-11-03T11:26:27.664-05:00

Oh my, this cake sound so good! I love vanilla, and this sounds like it's over the top vanilla-y. Since I've never had the original Hi Rise cake, this one might be perfect to me. Thanks for posting the recipe.

Oh man...these sound so sinfully delicious. 3 vani...

2009-11-03T09:27:57.327-05:00

Oh man...these sound so sinfully delicious. 3 vanilla beans is like vanilla overload! Bit more expensive to make in comparison to your usual loafs like you said but I think it's worth it.

I usually have vanilla sugar laying around the house but not quite enough to make this loaf. Gonna have to stock up again!

wow. i love the photos and the loaf looks wonderfu...

2009-11-03T08:07:42.722-05:00

wow. i love the photos and the loaf looks wonderful! I can't imagine how well your kitchen must have smelled :-)

Another great source for vanilla beans is Beanilla Trading Company. They have an online store at www.beanilla.com. The company carries 8 different types of vanilla beans, many starting at only $1. I found the quality of Beanilla's vanilla beans is far superior to most stores.

Hope this helps! Happy cooking ;-)

Wow, this looks amazing. I've never tried real...

2009-11-03T02:49:04.675-05:00

Wow, this looks amazing. I've never tried real vanilla beans before. That picture of you glazing the baked loaf is absolutely stunning!