Wow, that looks fabulous! I’m adding the ingredients to my shopping list. When you made it, what type of pan did you choose to use?

Louiseab -- I did mine in mini bundt - but they're a big mini bundt. (I had the last one for tea today -- much bigger than a cupcake -- some mini bundt pans are cupcake size -- here is a picture of one compared to a cup and saucer --

Are those kumquats? My sister's tree has gone wild with pounds and pounds of kumquats the past 3 years. It is bending under the weight of this year's crop right now. We like the kumquat marmalade recipe that son found online and the kumquat quick bread. But we cannot use them all as there are so many. I saw kumquats for sale at the grocery store for $8 a pound last year.

sheilajoyce, they're calamondin oranges which are similar to kumquats. I wasn't familiar with them so I looked it up. I pasted what I found below. Martha, the cake looks good and the tree is pretty!

The scent of citrus emanating from Boni Liscano's backyard in Atwater Village comes from a 20-foot-high calamondin tree (Citrofortunella microcarpa), sometimes called kalamansi or calamansi. The tree is covered in small, lime-shaped green fruit that has a thin rind, juicy pulp and distinctive sour flavor. It's similar to a kumquat (to which it’s related) but has a stronger bouquet -- an aroma that's sweeter than lemon and more like orange.

Native to the Philippines, calamondin is a wild hybrid used throughout the archipelago in sauces, candies, marinades and drinks. It's squeezed fresh over fish or rice noodles. Liscano's wife, Dulce, said she grew up drinking calamondin juice, which also is used as a hair conditioner, a natural anti-freckle bleach or even a way get stains out of jeans.

Calamondin also is popular as a decorative shrub, adaptable to containers and indoors as well. With evergreen foliage and tiny fruit, it can be treated like a big bonsai with color.

Liscano planted his tree in 1981 after picking up a seedling at a Filipino grocery store. After about five years it began producing fruit, and it hasn’t let up since.

sheilajoyce, we have a neighbor who uses supports for her lemon tree branches. I don't think they ever pick any of the lemons. I've never noticed any of them on the ground, so maybe that's when they get them. Wish I had a photo of the tree. It's almost comically loaded with fruit. Fortunately we have our own lemon tree, and ours DO get picked.

Martha, yesterday my daughter and I made this cake. We used Cuties as calamondins couldn't be found...I've never seen them. We used a full sized bundy pan. Amiee poked holes with a tooth pick before adding the drizzle which helped the cake absorb more however I know it's not supposed to all go into the cake.

Anyway, delicious. We had company so the cake was polished off quickly...my grands have requested another one so maybe this week we will make it again.

Thank you for posting the recipe. It's a winner.

By the way, another use for kumquats, which I have never tried, is as a garnish for a cocktail, like an olive in a martini.

sheilajoyce -- I think this cake made with kumquats would be great!!!!

I'm sure the cake would be good with either kumquats or cuties, but you should consider that calamondins are sour, and adjust accordingly. Martha I'm definitely saving this recipe since calamondins are one citrus that does very well in pots down here. We always had a couple of little trees when I was growing up, but marmalade was pretty much all we made from them.

I've had my tree for 16 years and never did anything with them before so this was fun!

Reminds me of "pig pickin'" cake which I make and is always a huge hit. I think that cake calls for pineapple and mandarin oranges . . .