I've had 'the hummingbird bakery cookbook' for a couple of years now. I received it as a Christmas gift from a friend that knows how much I love to bake. I have the hardback copy and the full retail price of this is £16.99. The hummingbird bakery cookbook was first published in 2009, and it's written by Tarek Malouf, the founder/owner of The Hummingbird Bakery in London. It's a gorgeous hardback book full of, as the title would suggest, baked goods. The book is very beautifully presented and is lovely to just leaf through and browse. Each double page spread contains the recipe on one page and a full page colour photograph of the finished item on the other ...  Read the complete review

I was given this book for Christmas by a friend who knows how much I like baking. I have to say I would never have bought this book, but I dutifully tried some of the recipes. The book itself is beautiful, the photos are stunning and the layout is great. I'll start with the cupcakes as they are first in the book. The recipes all seem to work well, but they do make much more cupcakes than they state. I would say the recipes are correct but when filling your cupcake papers just use your brain and only fill them 2/3 of the way up to allow for rising and just make more cupcakes....mmm yummy cupcakes. The vanilla ones are lovely but my two favourites ...  Read the complete review

I'm a big collector of cookbooks. Anything to do with baking or cupcakes and im sold. When I seen this on amazon just before christmas I knew I had to have it. The books is a delight to look at, stunning pictures of cakes to die for.... perfect cupcakes like those seen in the foodcourt at harrods, beautiful cakes.... all so yummy looking. I'll start with the good... I made a 3 tier carrot cake from the book... it was THE best carrot cake I've ever eaten. So moist and just the right balance of sweetness. Better than anything in the shops. I was a little concerned when I took the cakes out of the tins, they looked rather flat. But upon icing and ...  Read the complete review

The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook This is one of those recipe books that I have picked up in the shop many times, flicked through it, drooled over the pictures, and then put it down. At a RRP of £16.99 it is not something I would buy for myself. Whilst out shopping with a friend I pointed the book out, and much to my delight she gave it to me for my birthday last month. My friend was really pleased as she managed to purchase it from The Book People for £5.00 - Bargain!! The Hummingbird Bakery is a shop in London's Portobello Road. They sell all things yummy; cupcakes, pies, brownies, bars, muffins and cookies. The book is Tarek Maloufs ...  Read the complete review

I originally bought this recipe book for a friend who is a big fan of the bakeries in Portobello Rd and Kensington. The book makes a gorgeous gift for friends who love to cook; it has a pretty design and the photography is beautiful. For those of you who aren't familiar with Hummingbird, they are a bakery inspired by American home baking with two (very popular!) branches in Central London. The book is filled with recipes for the bakery's trademark cupcakes and cakes to muffins, pies, cookies, brownies and cereal bars. Examples include: Red Velvet Cupcakes, Brooklyn Blackout Cake, Mississippi Mud Pie and New York Style Cheesecake. After ...  Read the complete review