I was more intrigued by the name of hummingbird cake than the cake itself when I decided to make it. This is such a lovely name. I tried to find out how the name came from, but eventually I gave up because it didn’t seem to matter anymore.

First of all, if you haven’t known, coffee cake doesn’t necessarily have coffee flavour in it. It simply goes great with a cup of coffee, and that’s how the name came from. This moist coffee cake is perfect for breakfast but also makes a delicious snack or dessert.

Green tea cake roll or swiss roll is nothing new, but I tried my first piece when I was in Hong Kong. It was from a Japanese bakery – I guess green tea is always a thing related to Japan. It’s light, airy, but not too sweet. It carried the right amount of green tea flavour, intense but not overwhelming. I was really impressed that I decided to come back and try to make it on my own.

I came across with this recipe, and I couldn’t wait to try making these elegant-looking cubed cheesecake. One of the many amazing things about these bars is the pecan shortbread crust.