Hummingbird Bakery cook book - you MUST make the raspberry cheesecake brownie

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Have made it today and have never made anything so impressive looking in my life. Am counting down the minutes til our friends arrive for the weekend so that we can eat it! The lemon and poppy seed cake is delicous and the cup cakes are the best I've ever made too

Damn you!!!!!

What time do you want me?

hurry up, come now, and we can scoff it all before they arrive, they'll never know the difference

What is this book of which you speak?

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here, is divine

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cakes

slightly cheaper here will search for a free delivery code.

Can you post the recipe?!

oh cambs - can I come round and have some too..

Thank you. I've had this book for six months and still haven't made anything from it.

I can confirm, however, that the Guinness and sour cherry cake from this month's Sainsbo's mag is v good indeed.

I have this book - that recipe does look sooo good.

oh my god oh my god oh my god

That looks fabulous!

I've got Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery cupcake book, which I am loving. Will add that one to my list though!

Please could you post the recipe

sorry ladies, was too busy scoffing to post. here's the recipe (is long)
brownie: 200g dark choc,200g unslated butter, 250g icing sugar, 3 eggs, 110g plain flour
cheesecake: 400g cream cheese, 150g icing sugar, 1/2tsp vanilla extract, 2 eggs
topping: 300ml whipping cream, 100g icing sugar, 150g rapsberries plus extra to decorate

preheat oven to 170
brownie: melt choc. mix butter and sugar in mixer or with electric hand whisk until well incorporated. Add eggs one at a time, scraping sides each time. gradually beat in flour, then turn up mixer to high speed until mixture is smooth. add choc and mix. pour into 33 by 23 by 5cm greased and lined tin.
cheesecake: beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in mixer until smooth and thick. add one egg at a time whiel still mixing, scrape sides down. mixture should be very smooth and creamy. spoon on top of brownie mix and smooth with palette knife. Bake for 30-40 mins until cheesecake is firm to touch and slightly browm at edges. centre should be pale. cool then put in fridge for at least 2 hours, best overnight
topping: put cream, icing sugar and raspberries in mixer and beat until firm but not stiff. turn brownie out of tin and turn cheesecake side up. spread cream mix over the top and decorate with raspberries.

Makes about 16 small squares (we had big squares and all felt a bit sick by the end. It is fab but soooooooooo rich

Does it have a recipe for their red velvet cake?

yes indeed, am I breaching copy right if I post them?
60g unslated butter at room temp
150g caster sugar
1 egg
10g cocoa powder
20ml red food colouring (dr oetker recommeneded)
1/2tsp vanilla extract
120ml buttermilk
150g plain flour
1/2tsp salt
1/2tsp bicarb of soda
1 1/2tsp white wine vinegar
1 quantity cream cheese frosting

this makes 12 cupcakes, double quantities for cake, divide among 3 tins and bake for 25 mins

beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. turn mixer up and slowly add egg.in separate bowl mix cocoa, red colouring, vanilla to make a thick dark paste. add to butter mixture and mix throughly until evenly coloured. turn mixer down to slow and slwoly pur in half buttermilk. beat until well mixed then add half flour and mix well. add remaining buttermilk abd then flour. scrape down sides of bowl. turn mixer up to high and beat until you have a smooth even mixture. turn down to slow and add salt, bicarb and vinegar, beat well again then turn back up fpr 2 more mins.
put into cake tin/cases and bake until sponge springs back when touched.

frosting is 300g icing sugar, 50g unsalted butter nad 125g cream cheese cold from fridge, beat sugar and butter first then add cream cheese

sorry for typos byt the way, am running late so must go now

Shopping - was it easy to make??

dead easy, only pain was having to wash up the mixer for each elelment of the recipe

DH bought me this book for christmas.. will definitely make it now it has been tried and tested!

let me know when you do Bella, I'll nip round a 'test' it for you

cheeky!

Thanks so much for posting the recipe! It sounds delicious and will definitely have my dh drooling!