Comments on: Hummingbird Cupcakes

By: amanda

amanda — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:45:08 +0000

mmmmmmm…..love em. so moist and delicoiose. not crumby, not too moist. iced it with peanut butter icing! turned out good. i didnt have coconut so i processed dried pineapple and just decreased the sugar. im thinkin were going tohave this for our wedding! The PB icing.recipe is super easy:

Peanut Butter Icing:

1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream

Thanks natalie, i LOVE your site!!

By: pellegrino

pellegrino — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:28:00 +0000

I just realized I never left a comment after I made these a couple months ago. They’re delicious!

I was seriously craving a cupcake-y yellow cake, but all the gluten free recipes I found online used mixes with strange ingredients or just used strange ingredients in general. I wanted something completely from scratch, with nothing weird. I was a bit intimidated at first by the long list of ingredients, but decided to give it a try. I used ground flaxseed instead of xanthan gum and they turned out just fine. I made a simple butter cream frosting which worked out well.

I might go so far as to say that these were better than gluten free cupcakes I’ve had at Babycakes in NYC and Swirlz in Chicago. I must admit, they weren’t the yellow cake-y cupcake I was craving, like the cakes at Swirlz. They’re definitely more muffin-y than cupcake-y, which my gluten eating roommate pointed out. But they satisfied my craving. My vegetarian friend loved them too, as she’s used to eating vegan baked goods.

I ended up freezing about half of the cupcakes, frosted and all. When I took them out in the next couple days I just zapped them in the microwave for a minute or so and they tasted just fine. Anyhow, thanks for sharing, next time I need cupcakes this’ll be my go-to recipe!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:13:16 +0000

Natalie – these look great – I’ve been yearning for cupcakes – I’ve had powdered sugar sitting on my counter for a week, trying to decide what recipe to make. I think this is the one! What do you use for icing? I’d like to make it dairy-free – any thoughts?

By: jenifer

jenifer — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:24:59 +0000

Oh No. Sick babies!!!Brandon just got over an ear infection. Tis the season!!!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:11:09 +0000

Ginger- Thanks for tagging me. I have done this one before, but maybe I will get up the courage to do it again!

Jen- We just had family over for Jude’s b day party. We have been sick since Jumpin Beans last time. I finally took Jude to the doc yesterday for an antibiotic.

Caroline- LOL. Glad you liked them.

Pellegrino- This would be a good recipe to try without the xanthan gum. If you want another alternative, you might consider using a couple teaspoons of flax seed meal to hold it together.

By: pellegrino

pellegrino — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:59:25 +0000

Can you make these without the xanthan gum? I hate using that stuff, it just seems to strange, foreign and unnecessary. I know it helps everything stick together, but I don’t like using it.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:35:29 +0000

yes i stole five of the cupcakes.

i must also confess they were gone by lunch time the next day.

By: jenifer

jenifer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:01:42 +0000

What did you do for judes birthday? I love anything with bananas. MMM>>>>

By: ginger

ginger — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:31:34 +0000

I too love millet, I like to leave it whole in bread to get those little puffs of crunch. You have been tagged my friend, I couldn’t see that you had been tagged before, so now it is time to confess. Details are on my blog!

By: Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. G.F.)

Slacker Mom (aka Mrs. G.F.) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:04:59 +0000

I do have to get my hands on some millet flour, esp. after hearing you two rave so much about it!

natalie ~ I just love the name of these cupcakes!!