Posting two days in a row, what is this madness?!
It was my sister-in-law's birthday on Monday and I baked a triple layer hummingbird cake for the occasion.
It was my sister-in-law's birthday on Monday and I baked a triple layer hummingbird cake for the occasion.
I've been meaning to try out some new icing techniques this year so I decided to have a shot at this scalloped effect I've been spying on the cakey interwebz. After crumb coating the cake you pipe on a vertical row of dots and then drag your palette knife through each dot. Repeat this, slightly overlapping each vertical row, until you go full circle and have this funky pattern!
For a first attempt which was done as quick as possible (I was pushed for time) I was quite impressed with the result. It's definitely a pattern I'll be using again on other cakes.
Did you know that you can ripen bananas quickly by putting them in the oven at a low heat for half an hour? I didn't! My bananas were still far too firm and yellow to bake with on the day so I did a quick online search and bingo - see here! Amazing! This has seriously opened up banana baking opportunities for me. No more waiting around if I have a craving for banana bread.
Back to the hummingbird cake, it was a success! Admittedly I've baked this cake before so I knew it would go down well with the family. It's fruity and juicy with a warm, cinnamon spice and a bit of crunch from the pecans. And who doesn't love a bit of cream cheese icing?! Some may argue it's the best part of a cake. As you can see we more or less demolished this cake in one sitting!