It
was only a matter of time before I reviewed this book - The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days....For those of
you that regularly follow my blog you will know that the recipe for
my Cupcakes is courtesy of the first book by Tarek Malouf – The
Hummingbird Bakery (which was the first book I ever reviewed). I
can't say enough how much I love the recipe – it never fails me and
every time I make Cupcakes I end up with beautifully moist, melt in
your mouth cakes that disappear far too quickly! So as I said, it was
literally only a matter of time before I gave in and book number two
was used and reviewed!
This
book varies slightly from the first (in addition to the obvious fact
that it's about 3 times as big!) in that the chapters are divided
into occasions instead of specific cakes, such as Valentine's Day;
Spring Weekend Bakes; Mother's and Father's Day; Birthdays and
Celebrations and Rainy Day Treats to name a few. I happen to love
this – it makes searching for a recipe for a special occasion so
much easier. The rest of the book however is on the same par as the
first, filled with mouthwatering pictures of delicious cakes that you
just want to devour and the accompanying recipes don't disappoint.
Now as much as I was desperate to review this book it was a little
trickier for me than any other book I review as generally we don't
eat a lot of baking in this house – unless of course it's a special
occasion! Not because we don't enjoy it, but more so that with just
being the 3 of us (and really Wee One has only recently started
eating cookies and cakes and is definitely limited to special
treats!) we just don't eat enough to justify me making a giant cake.
I would love to – really I would, but my jeans and expanding
waistline wouldn't, so I had to tread with caution for this review!
Thankfully I chose to review it when Mum was out visiting so that we
had at least one extra person in the house to help enjoy the results!
I did however decide to only review 3 recipes for the time being but
there are so many amazing looking treats and delights that I will
certainly be trying a lot more in the future and will try and update
here when possible!
