Sunday 1 February 2009

Hysteria for Hummingbird

Like many I am completely infatuation by the institution that is the Hummingbird Bakery. This bakery, which is not content with being every fashionistas dream in NYC, made it's way across the pond to London several years ago to entice us with its sweet treats.

I ventured to the Notting Hill branch last weekend and was confronted by queues of sugar-craving adults, who like me simply couldn't decide which delicious cake, cupcake, brownie, pie or cookie to choose from. I was torn between my old favourite, the red velvet cupcake and the daily special nutella cupcake. In the end I went for the nutella, which was divine, if not a little sickly sweet. Don't let the queues put you off, it is definitely worth the wait.

The delectable cupcakes are a dream of heaped buttercream icing, gorgeous colour, finished with dusting of sprinkles, You can also be assured that they are all cooked from scratch in-house.

The shop itself is a style haven with frosted windows, the inside is decorated in sumptuous cupcake shades of pink, brown and red that entice you in with even the merest glimpse of the treats on offer.

When you're in here, you're greatest life dilemma is not the newly announced recession but what flavour your cupcake will be. Indulgence never tasted so good.

16 comments:

  1. my boyfriend got me a cake from there for my birthday...triple chocolate and it was divine. i must go back for cupcakes!

    ps. consider yourself linked!

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  2. Style mag had a feature on cupcakes today - they are too sickly for my liking - I'm quite happy with my old brit fairy cakes!!

    Happy to do link - I've done yours already x

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  3. I LOVE this place! I gave it a post on my blog too, though I hit up the South Ken branch. MMmmm sugar goodness

    Link is done xxxxx

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  4. this place looks AMAZING! yeah sure i'll add you :)

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  5. Hiya! Thanks for the comment on my blog! I'd love to exchange links... Putting you up on mine now! xx

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  6. nice blog, i'll add you to my links now.
    adore cupcakes too but never been to the hummingbird cafe yet. the queues are always too big!

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  7. Hey, would LOVE to exchange links. Just a heads up but I'm not blogging atm due to my school load but I must say I adore your blog. sweet tunes!:D
    I'll put your link up in a few days time, at the moment i'm frantically doing my coursework. :P xEmy

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  8. How funny that you have Hummingbird as the first post I see! It's my absolute favourite place in london at this moment... check out south kensington, then you can go for a wander around the museums!

    Thanks so much for checking out my blog! I'm still quite new, hence not knowing how to 'link' to you! If you give me a few pointers I'll be happy to! and vice-versa?

    Thanks, Exx

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  9. thanks for your comment :) i'll add you to my link list now!

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  10. Exchange links? :)
    Duuude, by the way - you're writing skills are amazing.
    You should like work as a Fashion journalist one day!

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  11. Gorgeous, gorgeous place!
    I didn't realise linking blogs was a transaction but I'll definitely visit yours again in the future :)

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  12. sure, let's link swap!

    I've added you to our blogs links (it's on the right, below our 'professional' links).

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  13. Hello,

    Have just added you to my links under Fashion Blogs'.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.
    -D

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  14. Gorgeous photos, I love cupcakes - there's a great cupcake shop just off Carnaby Street (don't know its name) that does very cute cupcakes

    x

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  15. Hey, I would love to exchange links. Ive added you already

    x

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  16. I've never seen the shop, but I haven't been looking! I think I will find it one of these days, I used to do freelance designing around Notting Hill and my employer always bought some of those back from lunch to share with everyone, they were very, very yummy!

    (P.s. I 'd love to exchange links with a fellow Londoner!)

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