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February 4, 2008
Hummingbird Cuppycakes with lemon cream cheese frosting
A couple of months ago I made a Hummingbird cake following a recipe for hummingbird cupcakes. It turned out to be quite scrumptious ... very moist and delectable. Then yesterday with the "The Cuppycake Song" doing its rounds in my head [thanks to a very musical little boy who keeps humming it all day long], I decided to take a shot at the original recipe. The cupcakes tasted exactly the same as the cake, but there was a big difference in texture. The cake was moist whereas the cupcakes turned out to be a wee bit dry. That was rectified by a generous dousing of delicious lemon cream cheese frosting. The overall effect was lemony, feel good and very satisfying. I might even add 1/4 cup pineapple syrup leftover from the canned, crushed pineapple for a moister texture.
Click here for the recipe.
Over christmas I bought some good kitchen props and pieces off ebay. I was particularly excited about trying some Robert Gordon polka dot patty cases in pink, green and blue [I use the green ones here]. They are the cutest, wispiest cupcake cases I have seen with scalloped edges and a deep-fill capacity .... just tear and dig in! My new microplane grater came in handy to zest the lemon. When I started assembling the ingredients, I realised that I was missing pecans. I substituted them with walnuts instead ... good idea but I prefer the taste of pecans which I had used in the original cake recipe the first time around. They marry well with pineapple and coconut as opposed to walnuts. If you want a lighter treat, skip the frosting and go with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Posted by Gel at February 4, 2008 11:36 AM
Comments
hi great recipe. where did you purchase the gordon cupcake liners from? would love to get some , thanks, cupcake
Posted by: phill gales at March 13, 2008 6:53 AM
