Afternoon tea for a cynical Brit<\/h3>\n
As a Brit away from home, I take tea and cake very seriously. Afternoon tea, in my opinion, consists of lace doilies, chandeliers, fine bone china and teeny, tiny cucumber sandwiches. All enjoyed whilst extending ones pinky finger, dah-ling<\/p>\n
Ok, so I may be exaggerating just a little, but I really am serious about the tea and cake. Taking that into consideration, I was more than a little curious about visiting the Hummingbird Bakery for an afternoon tea, mainly because it\u2019s an American-style bakery. My fears were allayed by its\u00a0ethos that cakes taste best when made using home baking techniques. There is a kitchen onsite so everything is freshly made that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They also take cake seriously and it shows.<\/p>\n The first thing I noticed after being warmly welcomed to the Mall of the Emirates branch was the vast selection of goodies. There was everything from carrot cake (if you\u2019re feeling healthy, of course) to decadent chocolate and an amazing, Instagram-worthy rainbow slice. If you\u2019re watching portion sizes, the mini cupcakes and cookies are perfect. All shapes and sizes were on display and they looked fab.<\/p>\n The Tea Time for 2 costs AED49\u00a0and is available daily from 3pm – 6pm. It includes a good selection of sweet treats and two hot drinks.\u00a0While there were no mini sandwiches (bah humbug!) the serving was generous and a few of the items were really well executed.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not a fan of red velvet (controversial, I know) but the Red Velvet Whoopie Pie got my attention. I\u2019m still not entirely sure what it is, but it had a delicious buttercream filling. It was pretty huge and though interesting, I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019ve been converted. The cookie was more my thing; huge chocolate chunks and soft in the middle. Brownies were rich, and the mini cupcakes, light and fluffy. The star of the show though, had to be the Lemon Loaf. It was tangy, refreshing and much welcomed after my chocolate overdose.<\/p>\n While I\u2019m still a pedantic Brit, the Hummingbird Bakery\u2019s Tea Time provides a perfect break from shopping and it\u2019s a lovely place to catch up with a friend. It\u2019s good, honest home baking and I can forgive the lack of mini sandwiches because the products are made fresh in-house every day.<\/p>\n Ignore the pessimists who say you can\u2019t have your cake and eat it too. You can prove them wrong in style at the Hummingbird Bakery.<\/p>\n <\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Afternoon tea for a cynical Brit As a Brit away from home, I take tea and cake very seriously. Afternoon tea, in my opinion, consists of lace doilies, chandeliers, fine bone china and teeny, tiny cucumber sandwiches. All enjoyed whilst extending ones pinky finger, dah-ling Ok, so I may be exaggerating just a little, but … ","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,67],"tags":[],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/05\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/IMG_1602.jpg?mtime=20160512125425","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/05\/_featuredImage\/IMG_1602.jpg?mtime=20160512125425 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"![\"Img](\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/05\/_blogWide\/IMG_1598_160512_125805.jpg?mtime=20160512125805\")
<\/figure>\nLet them eat cake<\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\nWhat do you get?<\/h3>\n
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<\/figure>\nWhy it\u2019s worth checking out<\/h3>\n