Red velvet, red velvet, why did you not fail as miserably as your vanilla and chocolate peers? In fact, why did you excel at high-altitude when your vanilla and chocolate counterparts failed? Below are pictures of my first attempts at the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook’s vanilla, chocolate, and red velvet cupcake recipes at high-altitude. That is, […]
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Hummingbird Bakery Red Velvet Cupcakes, High-Altitude Style
Last Sunday, I set out to adapt Hummingbird Bakery’s red velvet cupcakes recipe before heading to my co-worker’s Super Bowl party. So I did what I had done with its vanilla and chocolate counterparts — cooked the original, sea-level recipe at high-altitude, without any alterations or modifications to the recipe’s ingredients and steps. I fully […]
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Hummingbird Bakery Red Velvet Cupcakes, Sea-Level Style
“It seems people can’t resist the red velvet cupcakes’ deep red crumb with white Cream Cheese Frosting. Mix all the ingredients well so that the sponge has an even color and texture. For added color contrast, you can sprinkle some extra red velvet crumbs over the frosted cupcakes.“ – The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook Hummingbird […]
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The Hummingbird Bakery Launched A Blog!
Talk about being stuck in 1999: Okay, okay, I’m being mean. Admittedly, I suffered from the same aesthetic issues with my blog template. Maybe the Hummingbird Bakery doesn’t have graphic designer friends like Troy to help them out. But template issues aside, the official Hummingbird Bakery Blog looks like it’s got some great content. They’ve […]
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Lessons in Food Blogging, Pt. 1: Adjusting the White Balance in My Photographs
Since cracking the chocolate recipe, I’ve been unusually quiet. The truth is, I’ve felt a little guilty ever since Foodgawker and Tastespotting featured posts from my blog. The photos that landed me features on those sites were not my own, but those of my professional-photographer friend, Kimothy: photo by kimothy from kimothyjoyeats Although I am […]
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Hummingbird Bakery Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe (Adapted for High-Altitude)
photo by kimothy from kimothyjoyeats — Ingredients For the Chocolate Cupcakes: (makes 12 cupcakes) 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (I recommend Ghirardelli’s unsweetened baking cocoa powder, available at Whole Foods and Marczyk Fine Foods in Denver) a scant 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoons baking powder […]
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