Get the recipe for JamieOliver’s Hummingbird Cakes here. This month, Jamie launched his latest cookbook – Jamie’s Comfort Food whose recipes are inspired by everything from childhood memories to the changing of the seasons, AND, it takes into account some guilty pleasures and sweet indulgences that everyone enjoys, including a Hummingbird Cake – the ultimate celebratory cake
Recipe courtesy Jamie Deen Nonstick cooking spray. Use a toothpick to poke holes into the cake, and then lightly drizzle with about half of the Honey Lemon Syrup
You can eat Smoothie Pancakes with Berries, Banana, Yoghurt and Nuts for breakfast, Tasty Fish Tacos with Game-Changing Kiwi, Lime and Chilli Salsa for lunch and Griddled Steak and Peppers with Herby-Jewelled Tabbouleh Rice for dinner, and still be healthy
Spring has sprung and what better way to celebrate than to be invited to JamieOliver’s restaurant Fifteen in London to sample a seasonal menu based around a very intriguing artisan cheddar experiment
If you don't have the cookbook mentioned above, here's a similar recipe from JamieOliver. This Hummingbird Cake is another example of baking with low levels of saturated fat and higher levels of unsaturated fats, which are widely believed to be better for you
They introduced the country to the concept of seasonal, ingredients-based cooking, first, through the rustic Italian cuisine in the restaurant, then by writing up the recipes in subsequent cookbooks, and finally by training chefs (JamieOliver among them) who themselves went on to disseminate the new cooking style
When I was researching what to bake for Poland the first thing that came to mind were pierogies, but after a few failed attempts I stumbled across a Polish Plum Cake recipe on JamieOliver’s website