Caro and I couldn’t resist going in to the hummingbird bakery tonight even though we were already on the way to dinner at Carluccios at South Ken. I actually have a bakery just near me on Portobello Road but everytime I remember I want to go its been a Saturday and everyone knows how mad it is on Portobello Road on a Saturday. I’ve often seen lines out the door and up the street for the hummingbird bakery so have never really bothered.

We weren’t to be denied tonight thought. Bringing American baking to London the hummingbird bakery is best known for its light fluffly cupcakes and its very American pies. As it was nearing closing the South Ken bakery didn’t have much stock left to sell – I opted to try the Red Velvet Cupcake – vanilla sponge with a dash of cocoa powder, red colouring and cream cheese frosting. Mmmm …

The worst thing about the cupcake? The fact I had to sit through dinner looking at it, smelling it and just generally thinking about it! 😉 Dinner ended up being quite the filling affair tonight so its not been until just now that I could even think about eating it. Yes I know its now past midnight but I wanted to eat the cupcake whilst it was still relatively fresh. The wait was worth it – the icing was delicious and the slight cocoa flavour in the vanilla sponge was perfectly balanced. Yummy! Its probably a good thing that these lovelies are £1.85 a pop (that is, pricey) cause otherwise I think I’d be in the bakery everyday!

If you fancy a bit of America in ya – then the hummingbird bakery is the place to be.