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Basic Cake Decorating Equipment

Basic Cake Decorating Equipment

There’s nothing quite as delightful as a well-dressed cake. If you’re thinking about giving your bakes a little extra magic with hand decorations, ...
10 tips for decorating cakes with sugarpaste icing

10 tips for decorating cakes with sugarpaste icing

Sugarpaste icing is a great way to add flair and fun details to your cakes with sugarpaste modelling. This sweet fondant is a sort of edible sugar ...
Video: How to frost a cupcake

Video: How to frost a cupcake

Ever wondered how we get that signature Hummingbird swirl? In our latest video, our expert baker shows you exactly how to frost a cupcake using onl...
Sweet baking ideas for Valentine’s Day

Sweet baking ideas for Valentine’s Day

It has all gone a bit heart-shaped at The Hummingbird Bakery. If you’re looking to sweeten up your special someone with a just-for-you bake, try ou...
Halloween cupcake decorating ideas

Halloween cupcake decorating ideas

Serve up spooktacular Halloween treats with ideas on how to decorate cupcakes with creepy Halloween designs! Fright night is drawing in and guys an...
Ideas for baking with the kids

Ideas for baking with the kids

Involving children in baking is not only lots of fun but it can help inspire a future generation of bakers! More often than not, you won’t have to...
Top cake frosting tips from The Hummingbird Bakery

Top cake frosting tips from The Hummingbird Bakery

Heaps of fluffy frosting are what make American cupcakes so deliciously moreish. Get your topping tip top with The Hummingbird Bakery’s guide to ca...
The making of our Banana Milkshake Cupcake Daily Special

The making of our Banana Milkshake Cupcake Daily Special

This summer, we are shaking things up with seven new cupcake flavours inspired by Milkshakes and Frappés. Here’s how our bakers put the final touch...
The icing on the cake: decorating cakes and cupcakes with sugarpaste

The icing on the cake: decorating cakes and cupcakes with sugarpaste

Soft, sweet and with endless possibilities – when it comes to decorating cakes we’re rather fond of fondant. Read on to learn the basics of cake de...
How to frost layer cakes (Hummingbird Bakery style)

How to frost layer cakes (Hummingbird Bakery style)

Icing a sponge cake with buttercream can fill even the most able of bakers with dread, but it’s really a piece of cake with a few tips from the exp...
The making of our Tea Cake Cupcake Daily Special

The making of our Tea Cake Cupcake Daily Special

We delve into our brand new Biscuit Tin range and find out how the Hummingbird Bakers fashion those adorable mini marshmallow tea cakes to go on to...
The making of our Key Lime Cupcake Daily Special

The making of our Key Lime Cupcake Daily Special

How do you take a classic vanilla cupcake and make it taste like the all-American Key Lime Pie? We followed The Hummingbird Bakers to find out just...