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London • hummingbirdbakery.com
Last year for my birthday, my good friend Ashley who lives in London sent me the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. She said it was this great cupcake place near her flat (she is American, but talks oh so British now 🙂 ) that was gaining a lot of popularity in England. Despite the recipes looking amazing, I was too lazy to figure out all of the conversions from grams to cups (I know, what a lame excuse), so I still haven’t made anything from the cookbook.
I love Saturdays, I mean who doesn’t? But what makes tomorrow being Saturday even better? It’s Farmer’s Market day! If you are wondering what else to add to your list of goodies when you go browse through the market, Lisa Clark, owner of Petunia’s Pies & Pastries, gave me a few suggestions on her favorite Petunia’s items:
“I never tire of the Cowgirl Cookie and the Peanut Butter Crispy Bar. But as of late, my faves include the Peanut Butter & Jelly Blondie, Banana Almond Bundt Cake, Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake, Bumble Berry Pie, Chocolate Hazelnut Caramel Cream Filled Cupcake, Apple Cinnamon Maple Glazed Donut and Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Cream Pie!”
1138 SW Morrison St & 12th Ave • saintcupcake.com
I woke up Sunday morning to a great surprise – an email from Saint Cupcake’s owner, Jami Curl! I had sent her an email as a follow-up to my earlier post on Saint Cupcake but with the bakery’s popularity, I wasn’t sure if she would be too busy to respond. But I to my pleasant surprise not only did I get a response, but it was such a sweet letter!
Yummy hot fudge frosting
In my previous post, I didn’t mention their hot fudge frosting since I am slightly obsessed with their cream cheese frosting, but it is definitely another delicious option. It is the frosting of choice for a few of their cupcakes including the Turtle cupcake which has fudgy chocolate cake, caramel and pecans! I think Jami is best at describing how good their hot fudge is however, “I love it on a spoon, I love it in a cup, I love it on a chocolate cupcake, I love it on ice cream. But most of all, I love to do this: First, I take the wrapper off a toasted coconut cream dot [their mini cupcake size]. Next, I put the dot in a cup. Then I spoon hot fudge all over the top and freeze it. After it’s somewhat frozen I eat it like ice cream. It’s seriously so good!” I am contemplating leaving work early just to try it. You probably should too 🙂