2024 the best red velvet recipe review

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The number one bestseller (more than 830,000 copies sold) now updated with new recipes.

From their first shop in Notting Hill's Portobello Road, The Hummingbird Bakery introduced London to the delights of American-style baking. The simple yet spectacular recipes for indulgent cupcakes, muffins, pies, cheesecakes, brownies, cakes and cookies, in this, their first and bestselling cookbook, ensured that the home cook could create some Hummingbird magic in their own kitchens too.

Now Tarek Malouf and The Hummingbird Bakers have created a new edition of the book, fine-tuning their classic recipes and introducing new bakes such as:

Mile-high Chocolate Salted Caramel Cake

Sticky Fig and Pistachio Cupcakes

Hot Cross Bun Cupcakes

Chocolate Cola Cake

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mitchell Beazley; 1st edition (October 5, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784724165
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784724160
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.47 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.45 x 0.71 x 7.99 inches
Reviewer: C. R.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Cookbook!
Review: I ordered this cookbook for my sister, but had to order another for me! It has very easy and delicious recipes!I had a problem with delivery, ( post office fault) ... But the seller was very nice and helpful with my inquiries!I finally got it from post office!I recommend this book and seller!

Reviewer: Lisa Mac
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best. Hands down.
Review: Brought this copy as a gift. I have brought this book for so many people. I am a big baker and this is by far my favorite book - all the recipes come out exactly as they look, and taste even better. Note - this is not for those looking for healthy cooking, this is for those who want delicious treats and wonderful cakes.

Reviewer: Vicki L. Smith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delicious recipes
Review: It was a very nice book. I can’t wait to try the beautiful recipes

Reviewer: Pam
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A beautiful book with a decent recipe!
Review: *EDITED*There have been a number of mixed reviews about this book - in fact, there're quite a few negative ones that almost put me off trying to make anything from the recipes. I really wanted to know if this book was worth anything so I decided to prove it to myself. I am a decent baker; that is to say, I taught myself to cook and bake on a regular basis (often with good success!) but have no real culinary skills or knowledge. However, I do spend enough time in the kitchen to notice that the methods for doing various things in this book is quite different from most recipes that are commonly used. For example, the methods for mixing the cake mixture in Vanilla Cupcakes provide that you first combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and a bit of milk in one bowl; and some eggs, milk and vanilla extract in the other. Once thoroughly incorporated, the book tells you to mix the two together. Now, most recipes would ask you to first beat the egg and sugar in one bowl, add the milk and vanilla, follow by the dry ingredients. But I decided to stick closely to the recipes provided - using whatever amount of ingredients (which may seem "ridiculous" to many people) that the book suggests, and have my fingers crossed. The results? Well, the cupcake recipes (vanilla, chocolate and the velvet cupcakes) that I've attempted so far have turned out pretty good! They're all very tasty and do not appear to be "dry" or "inedible" in any way. My guess is that for those of you who are rather experienced would question the validity of the recipes and so instead of sticking to the book, would be tempted to do "what they think is best" - which is probably why there're more experienced bakers complaining about their various failures, etc. So my advice is for you to turn blind eyes and ears and just follow the recipes to the letter, even though your experience and "instinct" are telling you otherwise!***The book itself is simply beautiful. It is well laid-out, divided into several sections like cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, etc. The recipes include: the basic vanilla/chocolate cupcakes, lemon cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, strawberry cheesecake cupcakes, lavender cupcakes, hazelnut and chocolate cupcakes, coconut and pineapple cupcakes, banana and chocolate cupcakes, pumpkin cupcakes, marshmallow cupcakes, ginger cupcakes, hummingbird cake, carrot cake, brooklyn blackout cake, coffee cake, blueberry cake, spiced pound cake, banana bread, nutty apple loaf lemon loaf, New York cheesecake, icebox banana cheesecake, lemon meringue pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, mississippi mud pie, apple pie, brownies, muesli bars, rocky road bars, ham and mushroom muffins, spinach and cheese muffins, blueberry muffins, banana and cinnamon muffins, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, white chocolate and pecan cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, and gingerbread men. The photographs are all stunning, you get to see exactly what your cakes should look like.***However, I must say that since I own over 200 books on cakes, cookies, ice cream and desserts, this book doesn't give you a very wide range of recipes - hence why I've given it 4 stars. The book is quite thin and it does have "enough" to keep you entertained for a while, but I prefer to have more choices so I usually have several books on very specific subjects. For example, if you're looking for a good book on cookies, I'd recommend "Martha Steward's Cookies", "The Good Cookie" and "Great Cookies"; for cakes, I'd recommend "Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book" and "Southern Cakes"; for cupcakes, I'd recommend "Cupcake Heaven", "The Crabapple Bakery Cupcake" and "Cupcakes: Luscious Bakeshop Favorites"; for general baking/desserts "Desserts by the Yard", "Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts", "Jim Fobel's Old-fashioned Baking Book"; for ice cream "Ices", "The Ultimate Book of Ice Cream", "The Perfect Scoops"; and for chocolate, I'd recommend "The Essence of Chocolate" and "Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts".Overall, if you're truly passionate about cakes and are NOT looking for "healthy" cakes (whatever that means!), you'll love this book. It'll be a great addition to your cook book collection, although I wouldn't say that this will be the ONLY book you'll need, because the book just simply doesn't offer enough varieties in the long-run. I've also been to the bakeries in London and I am happy to announce that my most recent batch did taste rather closely similar to the "real" things! I can assure you that this book will give you some great ideas and the pictures will be able to keep you coming back to the book time and time again!Recommended.P.S. I've also noticed that a few people have been comparing this book with Magnolia Bakery Book. I own all of them (2 by Magnolia, 2 by Buttercup Bakeshop and The Hummingbird Bakery) - and I'd NEVER pick the Buttercup Bakeshop over the other two. In fact, The Hummingbird bakery book actually contains MORE cupcakes recipes than those Magnolia books! It should also be noted that none of these books offer "healthy" goodies! Have fun baking!

Reviewer: Elizabeth Hansen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Superlicious
Review: The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook is the salvation for home bakers. The recipes are infallible and absolutely delicious. I stumbled across this book by accident and now am buying copies for all my nearest and dearest. If you want to wow your friends and family with your cake making skills, make sure this book has pride of place in your kitchen. It's changed my life!

Reviewer: Vi. S.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: LOVE this book
Review: I love this book. I have used it to make the Hummingbird cake soooo good and other goodies from this book for my tea parties I have for my friends. The book was shipped very promptly and arrived in very good condition. Thank youVi S.

Reviewer: Christine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great baking basics!
Review: The cupcakes and brownies in this book are especially lovely. Even beginners can be successful with the frosting recipes in this book. The bakery is in London, but the recipes are American classics. This makes a great gift for the baker in your life.

Reviewer: pamela freeman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: hummingbird bakery cookbook
Review: I love this cook book. Everything I have baked has been fabulous.The carrot cake is the best I have ever tried.What ever I bake I have friends asking for the recipes.Is there a new book coming out,I hope so

Reviewer: fernanda garza
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Recetas muy bien explicadas, las que he hecho me han salido bien, y hasta ahorita no le tengo peros a este libro ya que las recetas que no he hecho, he leido y me parecen bien las cantidades.

Reviewer: Thomas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bakery che conosco quando vado in Inghilterra, libro perfetto e ricette perfetteMi piace molto

Reviewer: Carolina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: El mejor libro de repostería, he hecho varias recetas y todas deliciosas, cantidades exactas. Para mí, perfecto!

Reviewer: KM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: As a mad keen foodie - that's cooking and baking as well as stuffing my face! - I love love love coffee or tea and . . .cupcakes! I've been meaning to buy this recipe book for ages and now I've got it, I love it!You can google recipes all day long but it's definitely better to have it in a book, right infront of you!This isn't a big book but - it has a lot in it! 72 delicious cupcake - muffin - cookie - cake - pie and brownie concoctions.Very well presented - clear and concise and really easy to follow. The recipes are accompanied by very nice photographs of how the finished masterpiece should look. But if it doesn't- if it's a bit wonky and all that, it'll still taste good so no worries!I've reviewed a lot of cookbooks on here and as ever - here Is the full recipe list as presented in the book! It bugs me that we're expected to buy a cook book without even knowing what's inside. If you're in a bookshop you can have a sneaky peek so - now you can here 🙂 . . .Frostings. . .Vanilla - Chocolate - Cream Cheese.Cupcakes. . .VanillaChocolateRed VelvetLemonAlmond and RaspberryStrawberry CheesecakeSticky Fig and PistachioBlack BottomLavenderHazelnut and ChocolateHot Cross BunCoconut and PineappleBanana and ChocolateCranchanGreen TeaPeaches and CreamPumpkinToffee Apple and GunpowderMarshmallowGingerCakes. . .Hummingbird cakeMile high chocolate salted caramel cakeCarrot cakeGrasshopper cakeCoconut meringue cakeChocolate cola cakeBrooklyn blackout cakeLemon and poppy seed cakeBlueberry cakeCoffee cakeSpiced pound cakeButtermilk pound loafBanana loafNutty apple loafLemon loafNew York cheesecakeChocolate cheesecakePies. . .Basic pie crustLemon meringue piePecan pieKey lime piePumpkin pieMississppi mud pieBanana cream pieApple pieBlueberry pieBrownies and Bars. . .Traditional brownieFrosted brownieRaspberry cheesecake brownieBlondieChocolate refrigerator barMuseli barsLemon barsRocky road barsMuffins. . .Ham and mushroomCarrot and courgetteSpinach and cheeseChocolateBlueberryBanana and cinnamonMaple and PecanCookies. . .Double chocolateChoc chipPeanut butterWhite chocolate and pecan nut cookiesOat and raisinSugar cookiesGingerbread menThat's shallot!I've made a few upto now and anything cheesecake in here is good to go - as a violet gin lover the lavender cupcakes are the business and I must say I'm a huge fan of the black bottom and red velvet. Delicious.There's also a recipe in here for chocolate cola cake which I haven't made 'yet' but have tasted - omg!So, yup. Really nice book here which would make a nice christmas pressie for a budding baker. Another cracker to add to my kitchen bookshelf.Thumbs up from this cake face 😉

Reviewer: Tam
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have this one in hard copy and digital format, as I am trying to move all my beloved cookbooks to digital so that I can get rid of the hard copies and save space. In terms of format, the digital copy is very functional (links throughout taking you to related recipes and notes; linked index and table of contents) and it is easy to read. It has lost nothing in the transition to kindle format.Content: there is a picture for every recipe. I haven’t made any savoury recipes, but have made almost all of the sweet ones. They are uncomplicated, quick and easy to put together and very tasty - I have always been asked for my recipes when baking from this book. This book made the cut for re-purchase without a second thought. I’d highly recommend it.