The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook: The Number One Best-Seller Now Revised And Expanded With New Recipes

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Quite why free-range eggs are recommended, other to salve the conscience of a commercial bakery which doubtless uses an awful lot of commercial processed egg product in its daily production of product for sale, is not explained. Why, also, should there be a disclaimer that no recipe has been tested in a fan oven (as opposed to something they call a ‘regular’ oven, whatever that is)? I can’t remember when I last bought a ‘modern’ cookbook which didn’t print two cooking temperatures side by side for each recipe. Usually 'celebrity' endorsed products turn me off. Sorry Paris I don't want to smell/dress/ be like you. However, when I saw Gwyneth Paltrow's gushing recommendation of the hummingbird bakery, I was intrigued. Gwyneth Paltrow, who ( if the tabloids are to be believed) lives off a teaspoon of flaxseeds a day, eats cake? And not just any cake, cakes with lots of BUTTER and SUGAR and CREAM. There is even a pecan pie where you have to have dark corn syrup flown in from America ( where the fat people live). Everything that 'they' say you shouldn't eat (they, being skinny, unhappy health experts) is in these recipes. And there are no healthy versions of brownies. Hurrah!!!!! (Madonna's personal chef says ' all you need is 100g of quinoa, 100g of spelt flour and 150ml of beetroot juice! You honestly can't taste the difference'. This is why Madonna looks so miserable). Put the flour, baking powder, salt and butter in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a handheld electric whisk) and beat on slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined. Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.

Eight new recipes are included in this up-to-date edition, including mint chocolate Grasshopper Cake, Hot Cross Bun Cupcakes and a deliciously retro Chocolate Cola Cake.Such is the popularity of exceptional cake baked that very same day, we opened a further five stores across our dear capital: in South Kensington, Spitalfields, Victoria and St Johns Wood and Soho. We can’t wait to welcome you!

Jumpstarting a craze in the UK for American cupcakes, most notably the famous Red Velvet, it was a natural step for The Hummingbird Bakery to share the recipes that had been such a hit with their customers.

But this is here, because of my new essential kitchen gadget, my hand mixer. I have been using my muscle power and a simple whisk in the last 6 months of my baking . The Recipe suggested using was crunchy peanut butter but I have used Smooth Peanut Butter instead. . Kids at home do not relish any abnormal texture on their tongue, so things got be smooth 🙂 And so this classic collection of recipes was compiled based upon the recipes made and served in the Notting Hill bakery on Portobello Road. Needless to say, it was a runaway success and went on to sell a million copies across the world. As parents, sometimes we feel , we are depriving our lil ones of their culture and heritage sitting afar.. Something definitely needs to be done to bridge this gap… we want them to experience, a typical celebration like we all did since childhood. A stride that needs some hard work and a lot of thinking before the next celebration , next year ! First published in 2009, The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook took the baking world by storm, introducing the authentic and unapologetically indulgent flavours of American baking to the world. How I wish , our little kids get to be a part of the traditional Diwali celebration like we used in our childood. They would barely crave nor get high stungon hearing a #Boom # Bang !!