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I was recently contacted by Studio 5, a day time lifestyle show on KSL- NBC’s affiliate in Salt Lake City. They stumbled upon my blog and fell in love with my Banana Cinnamon Chip Cake and asked me to make it at the studio, LIVE.
I have done a lot of TV interviews for my “real” job, the topic is always something health related. The segments are short and no big deal, but to cook LIVE on TV, that is a different story. Of course I agreed to do it, but I was a little nervous.
Well today was the big day! I got up early to work out and make the “show” cake. I also measured out all of the ingredients for the live segment. Josh was sweet and came with me to the studio. I got there plenty early so I could set up and breathe:) My segment was in the middle of the show. It was fun watching the other segments behind the scenes:)
The butterflies hit me when I saw the “teaser” of my segment. It was too late run though, I was already there and ready to go. Darin, one of the hosts, was in the kitchen with me. He made me feel very relaxed and was easy to talk to. I demonstrated how to make the cake and talked about our blog for a bit. It was actually a lot of fun. Everyone loved the cake too. I am glad it was a success.
If you haven’t tried my banana cinnamon chip cake, I suggest you do. It is delicious and SO easy!
That is so cool! Congratulations! I can’t wait to see the clip!
Oh my you look fabulous!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! You are so going to be super famous, I knew it! You look gorgeous! So glad it went well, I cannot WAIT to see the clip! Congrats!
Yay! You look great on there!!!
Congratulations! Looks like a fabulous recipe.
Awesome – both on the recipe and your tv blog debut!
Congrats Maria!!!
The recipe is elegant and luxurious 🙂
I can’t wait to see the clip!
Cheers!
Gera
SO EXCITING!!! And you look fabulous!
That is so exciting! Congratulations.
Congrats Maria!! I was so excited to see you *live*! You are so pretty!
Very Exciting! Congratulations!!!!
Thanks everyone! The clip is on the post, just click to watch it. Thanks for all of your nice comments.
Congrats!!!!! You look so beautiful of course.
Congratulations, that is so fun!
Very cool Maria! Congratulations, the segment was great!
You did great!!! I loved seeing it. Thanks for posting the link. 🙂
Congratulations 🙂
and loved the banana cinnamon chip cake recipe 🙂
– Indhu (www.thayirsaadham.com)
Maria,
You did awesome! Totally poised and professional. What a great clip. Thanks for posting about it!
This is my first time on your blog – I saw the excerpt this morning. I was watching it with your mom. We’ve been on your blog for the past couple of hours. We are so excited to try your recipes. They all look so tasty! We are making the banana cinnamon chip cake today! So excited.
Wow Congratulations! That’s so exciting!!! I would have been nervous too. Can’t wait to see the clip!
Very cool! You were great, and you didn’t even seem nervous.
Wow, congratulations! How fun that must have been 🙂
So fun! You look fantastic!
You did great, congrats:)
Maria, Amazing! Great job, and you look fab! Whoohoo!
Congratulations! That’s so great! I’m really happy for you…
Cheers,
Rosa
I love you all, thank you for your sweet comments!
Yay! I just watched the video! You were great! You’re so adorable!
Sweet! Im so happy for you. The set looks incredible and you look lovely. I must try this famous cake!
Congrats!
Congrats on a job well done! You didn’t look nervous at all. 🙂
How exciting!! I’m so happy for you! You look gorgeous!
You did a great job today!
congratulations! you look beautiful!
Ha! Loved the clip. You did great. I am so glad your blog is taking off!! I am going to need to try this recipe too…. looks so good! Love ya!
No wonder you were so nervous yesterday! My goodness you did so well sweetie. All those crazy nerves for nothing because you did so well. I’m so proud of you!!!!
woooooo…… that’s such a great news!!! you’re famous!!!!! 😀 You look gorgeous and looking forward to see the clip! 🙂
wow you’re famous 🙂 That is so nice! And as far as the cake goes…whats NOT to love about it…it looks fantastic 🙂 Way to go!
Congrats Maria
You did a great job!
I think Martha better watch her back. LOL
I stumbled on to your blog about 5 months ago and I haven’t missed a day.
I discovered your blog a few weeks ago and have loved it. I was thrilled when I saw you on Studio 5 today! You did a great job, and your banana cake looks amazing. I love those cinnamon chips, so I can’t wait to try it!!
So cool! You look great and the cake sounds delicious.
Awesome! Congrats, you look great! I can’t imagine cooking on a show. I was on a lunch show at our local news one time just to talk. That alone was enough for my nerves. I wouldn’t have been able to keep my hands from shaking! Great job!
SO AMAZING!!! loved it 🙂 gorgeous girl!
Went and saw the clip, how fun! That’s great, seriously so cool. Your blog is as fab as always Maria. Great job!
Very cool! Your recipe looks fabulous and you did an incredible job!
I watched the clip; great job Maria! I think that’s awesome that you’re being recognized for your skills. Next will be your own show!
Now we need to go make that cake. Except that we eat bananas a little too quickly in our house.
Oh my goodness, I can’t believe you didn’t warn me so I could have caught it on tv. You looked so beautiful. And I loved watching the clip, I’m so glad you added it. I have made this one before, I feel I I am a real follower now!! I think I need to go to Costco and get some more banana’s and I need to try it with the cinnamon chips this time! You are the best!
I just got back from watching the tv clip! You did a great job and looked like a pro!
Awesome! Congrats to you the cooking celebrity!
oh my gosh! how cool are you?!?!?!! so exciting! congrats 🙂
Wow! Congratulations Maria. What a fantastic experience and an awesome cake. Here’s to many more tv appearances.
That is so cool! Congrats! You look fabulous!
IN-FREAKING-CREDIBLE!!!
Great clip! Josh, you are a lucky man! Glad to hear that you do the dishes. 😉
You did a fantastic job!! Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! What exciting news. I’m definitely trying this recipe the next time there are bananas waiting on the counter! I couldn’t be happier for you, Maria!
GIRL! You are such a natural. You should seriously consider sending that to food network (if you don’t I am!) They need a good baker on there!!!! Come on! Let me know if you won’t do it…I totally will 😉
You look beautiful! Good thing you’ve had some practice before with the health department!
Oh my gosh! That is awesome, Maria! You look gorgeous and did a perfect job!!! Thanks for sharing-
Oh wow, congratulations! That’s really fantastic, you look great 🙂
Congrats Maria!! You’re awesome!! Can’t wait to see future tv clips 🙂
Congrats! You look so pretty & professional…you just might have a new gig 🙂
How fun! You look great and you did such a good job. Love that recipe.
How exciting and nerve-wracking, but totally awesome!
You are such a cutie pie 🙂
Awesome! Way to go, girl! You did a fantastic job. The cake sounds soooo good.
You look wonderful and your dish looks fantastic, and congratulations to you!!
That is so exciting! Congratulations!
What a great clip! I think you did an amazing job of talking and cooking at the same time! And you looked so pretty!! I hope they have you back for more!
awesome, awesome, awesome! this is an outstanding accomplishment–congratulations! and what a recipe it is. 🙂
wow, congratulations! how exciting!
you’re really gorgeous, but bet I’m the 10000000000000000000000000th person to tell you that!
You look gorgeous! Congratulations! You are going to be famous!
Just finished watching – congratulations! Such a fun and exciting time for you.
Oh I feel bad I miss you on Studio 5 I am sure you did great with a great recipe.Congratulations
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You look beautiful (and so does the cake)! 🙂
Yay, Maria!! Congrats. How exciting!! You’re now a celebrity. And for good reason: you look like a movie star, and that cake looks quite stellar, too! Great job, and congrats again!
You did a great job on Studio 5! The cake looks yummy!
Just watched the video — you were TERRIFIC! So poised and articulate and interesting and the cake looked great. Congratulations! If the studio is smart, they’ll have you back often.
It was especially nice for me to see — and hear — you after all the time that we’ve been communicating via the web. I loved it.
I am so happy for you, you look great!
Wow, congratulations. You looked great and the cake looked yum.
What a wonderful video! Congratulations!
That is so great that you were on TV…so exciting…good for you!!! I will have to try this cake. Thanks!
Congratulations! How fun! You look gorgeous. One small step forward — who knows what will be next!
Love you!
Thanks again for all of the nice comments. Everyone is being too too kind!!
How exciting!!! Congratulations!!!
That’s so exciting! Congrats for you!
Great job!! I am waiting for my bananas to get a little more ripe so that I can try this recipe! My sister brought me a bunch of cinnamon chips from Utah and I still have a couple bags in the freezer!
Holy Cow! You’re famous! Can I get your autograph?!
YAY! Congrats…..you go girl! Please remember me when you go big time! 🙂
~ingrid
Well done Maria! You’re so calm on screen, I’d be visibly nervous!
Huge Congrats! I’m going to go check ou the video now! You look gorgeous in the pic! Get ready for fame and fortune!
AHHHH SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!
Awesome! You go, Girl! See ya on the Food Network soon! 😉
Oh my gosh! How exciting is that?!?! Congratulations, you look terrific 🙂
What a great job you did! Amazing! You are the next Martha!! 🙂
What an awesome experience!
NAOmni
Oh wow, great video!!!!
Congrats darling!!! Nothing hits home like your fab cake!
Maria, congratulations…you look very comfy & happy on the set and I must say…you're talling than I imagined.
I do hope you'll link or upload the clip for us.
Oops, found the clip! You were a natural on the set…BRAVO!
Hey girl! Hope the belly is feeling better. Are you talking about the whole wheat bread? I use this recipe: http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_wheat_bread but instead of using 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 of honey, I use 1 of brown sugar and 3 of honey.
Oh my goodness!! How cool is that …a blogger gets on TV! I would be shakin in my boots. Looks like you did a fab job! Congratulations!
Maria what a great honour and how excited you must have been!! You look gorgeous too.
Maria
x
Congratulations! I bet that was so exciting…and nerve wracking! Your recipe looks great.
I just started following your blog a few weeks ago and decided to try the banana snack cake.I don’t have cinnamon chips so I used walnuts instead…so good. I love banana bread but this is quicker and moist. Thanks for the great recipe.
great pictures- you did a great job. I really should take some photos next time I am on.
This is wonderful, congratulations! Your hair looks so pretty!
Maria – I am a faithful reader of your blog – and you are truly an expert cook! You look absolutely gorgeous on the video – and you were so poised and perfect! Congratulations on your success! Mary Balagna
Maria! That is stinkin’ awesome! You’re famous now! =) Love the video. You’re like a pro on camera!
WOWIE!
You look terrific and that is just so great! I am excited for you!
Sounds like you were a natural! Where’s the youtube??? I’m in awe of anyone who can do this! Congrats!
you did such a great job!!! that looks so yummy, too! xoxo
Oh Maria! This is awesome!! You know I love that recipe…how cool you did a segment!! Great job girl!!
Congratulations! What a big deal! I’m so happy for you.
wow that is so cool! congrats on your live tv debut!
You look awesome and the cake oh must be delicious! Pity I don t find cinnamon chips here 🙁 anyways , congratulations 🙂
That’s so exciting! Congratulations! Your cake looks delicious and I’m dying to try the cookies down below, too…
I used to work at a television station and often ran camera when we had cooking guests. So, while I've never done it, I have a pretty good idea of how hard it can be to try to cook & talk on television! What a great opportunity!
This is PHENOMENAL!! Congrats Maria