The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook by Tarek Malouf
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book had the endorsement of two trusted sources before I even opened the cover. The first was my friend Laurel, who is an outstanding cook, and who sent me this for my birthday.
The second reason to be hopeful was printed on the sleeve. Gwyneth Paltrow, who not only knows a thing or two about great food, but tends to also know the chef who invented it, raves about it. In the past, my attempts at Red Velvet cake have produced rather disappointingly pink results. But as you can see, today’s cake is like a red, red rose. 