Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

Maple Butter Tarts. A delicious twist on a Canadian favourite, using a new method to intensify the maple flavour. This is Butter Tarts 2.0!

British Custard Tart. A rich, creamy baked custard, favoured with nutmeg inside a flakey pastry crust. Makes a great celebration dessert.

Hazelnut Coconut Fruitcake. This delectable fruitcake is what happens at my house when I decide to clean out the baking cupboard after Christmas baking.

Newfoundland Jamaican Black Christmas Cake. An easy and definitely different recipe that celebrates the long history of our province’s connection to the Caribbean. I first got the idea for a Jamaican Black Cake from a British  TV show. The host and her brother are both still connected to their Jamaican roots Apparently this cake is …

Pina Colada Cake. An amazing celebration cake that’s soaked with rum, filled with roasted pineapple jam and covered in coconut marshmallow frosting.

The easy chocolate mousse is in this strawberry trifle is really just chocolate and whipped cream but it is the perfect, unfussy complement to the chocolate scratch cake and fresh strawberries in this tempting dessert.

Top Ten Christmas Recipes of 2025. The most popular and most viewed recipes on RockRecipes.com during the 2025 Holiday season. In Rock Recipes 19th Christmas online, we have seen incredible surges in traffic during the build up to the Holiday season.  Up to 3 million views of our recipes a month can be expected in …

Apricot Raisin Cake. One of the most popular seasonal cake recipes here in Newfoundland during the Holidays, but it is easy enough to be enjoyed any time of year.

Bourbon Apple Fruitcake. A real old fashioned recipe thats simply mixed together in one bowl and baked. The shredded apples in the batter keep it moist and delicious, while the bourbon enhances the flavour of the cake beautifully.

Mince Pies with Clementine and Brandy. Traditional English style pastry tarts for Christmas with a fruit and spice filling that’s favoured with clementines and brandy.