Showing posts with label Hummingbird Cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hummingbird Cake. Show all posts

Monday, May 5, 2014

Spoil Your Mum on Mother's Day

We love to look after our mums at Simmone Logue and that's why we are cooking up a storm for the special weekend ahead.

Why not spoil your mum with one of our beautiful banana cakes with passionfruit icing, or a lovely hummingbird cake with cream cheese icing and fresh mango. All of our beautiful cakes will come with a complimentary pastel rose, tied with a soft coloured organza ribbon.
In store over the weekend I will be baking fresh scones and serving Devonshire tea with my homemade preserves and whipped cream.
We have a gorgeous selection of teas to accompany the scones and, of course, we are renowned for the quality of our coffee too. Brekky will be served all day, as well as your favourites the entire weekend at both the Simmone Logue stores in Double Bay and Cammeray.
I spent the last couple of days picking mushrooms in the pine forest near Oberon. I will be serving them as a special brekky tossed in a pan with garlic, lots of parsley, and a squeeze of lemon on hot buttered sourdough toast.
Come into store and indulge your mum with a box of tempting and delicately prepared little cakes and tarts. I will be in store all weekend so I look forward to seeing you all. Or just call our office to place your order.
Happy Mother's Day to all our mums,


Simmone x





Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Win a Hummingbird Cake baked by Simmone!


People often ask me why it's called a Hummingbird cake and, to be honest, I don't know the answer to that.  Although I can tell you where I got the original recipe.

I discovered it in a Vogue Entertainer magazine, circa 1982... A gorgeously moist carrot and pineapple cake, adorned with fluffy peaks of white Philadelphia icing.  Of course it caught my eye and later my taste buds to become one of our biggest sellers in the Simmone Logue repertoire.




I added some walnuts for crunch and a layer of fresh mango in the centre of the cake to embellish on the recipe... as I do... and created what has become a favourite of many of my customers.

I make the cake now in many formats: 10" and 7" round cakes, a 500g loaf cake (easy to slice into school lunch boxes) and our adorable little hummingbird cupcakes.



"Like" my Simmone Logue Fine Food Company page on Facebook this month, and share this post on your page to go into the draw to win a Hummingbird cake baked by yours truly!  Winner will be announced on May 28th.

Happy cooking
Simmone xx