Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

The Ultimate Lemon Cheesecake recipe has a lemon cookie base, lemon mousse cheesecake body, lemon curd topping and garnish of candied lemon peel. That will satisfy any lemon lover out there.

Bumbleberry Crumble Pie is a mix of leftover frozen fruits and berries leftover from other baking projects and smoothie making turned into a scrumptious pie. This Bumbleberry Crumble Pie is an appropriate dessert for this time of year when Spring has finally sprung and thoughts turn to Spring cleaning, including your freezer. If you’re like …

Mississippi Mud Cake. A southern favourite that’s easy to make from scratch and is popular with kids of all ages. Chocolate cake, marshmallow and a sweet chocolatey glaze. What’s not to love?

Plum Tart. Simple is almost always best & this plum tart is a prime example. A few simple ingredients atop a sour cream crust. What could be better?

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Whipped Cream. Perfect for celebrations, nobody will care that it’s gluten free. It’s deep chocolate flavour and melt in your mouth texture will satisfy all chocolate cravings. [wprm-recipe id=”19834″]

Skor S’mores Cupcakes. From the imagination of my 16 year old daughter, these cupcakes have all the flavour you’d expect from your favourite S’mores treats… probably more!

Pecan Pineapple Carrot Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. My favourite version of carrot cake featuring a moist spice cake base with sweet golden pineapple and crunchy pecans. I love to make an Italian buttercream frosting for this cake instead of the traditional cream cheese frosting.

Lemon Blueberry Cream Cake. Start with a lemon version of our homemade butter cake, then fill with layers of blueberry compote and vanilla whipped cream. A delightful dessert cake for any occasion.

Caramel Dulce de Leche made from Sweetened Condensed Milk. Ah oh so easy way to make either a dulce de leche sauce or a more thick set caramel with so many delicious uses. 

The best vanilla pound cake recipe can be an elusive thing to chase. I’ve tried many recipes over the years and have tried to develop my own recipe several times to get the exact balance of elements that make  for a perfect pound cake.