Category: Cakes

Hummingbird Bakery

By Siân, August 5, 2009 7:21 pm

I am lusting after the recipe book from London’s Hummingbird Bakery. My birthday isn’t until December :( but you don’t have to have a reason to buy people gifts do you? Sometimes it’s just nice to be nice!

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I am going to be in London for a few days this week so am hoping to pay a visit for myself… just don’t know which one to go to, Notting Hill or South Kensington?!

The step by step that started it all

Ok so this is the step by step I posted on twitter that started the whole “cakeupartist” thing. Originally there were more pictures included – one at each step – but I’ve edited it down a little bit to the most important ones!

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Ingredients:  caster sugar, butter/margerine, 2 eggs (free range), sr flour, vanilla extract, milk + pretty cake cases

- preheat oven to 200°c
- 125g caster sugar + 125g butter – cream together in a mixing bowl.
- add eggs to sugar and butter mix and beat together. add 1tsp vanilla extract.

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- add 2 tbs milk and beat together until smooth.

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- arrange the cakes cases in a 12hole bun tin and then spoon the mixture equally into each case.
- pop them in the oven for 10 to 12 mins – or until golden brown on top
… now do the washing up :(

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- take them out of the oven when they’re done and put them on a cooling rack and let them cool for a while.

To Ice:

- you’re gonna need icing sugar, water and jelly diamonds!
- 125g of icing sugar, seive it into a bowl and add 1tbsp warm water and mix well

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- now put the icing onto the fairy cakes.
(Using a spoon dipped in hot water helps to stop the icing sticking.)
If its a bit runny add more icing sugar, you don’t want it to run off the sides!

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- Add your decorations before the icing sets…
I went for jelly diamonds, but you could use silver balls, hundred n thousands, chocolate sprinkles…

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