Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

Coconut Cream Cake. A light tender homemade sponge cake gets filled with multiple layers of rich coconut cream filling before being covered completely in vanilla whipped cream and toasted coconut.

Triple Ginger Gingerbread Cake. With 3 different ginger ingredients, this could be the gingeriest gingerbread ever!

Classic Victoria Sandwich Cake. A teatime favourite! This classic British cake is a bake sale icon and much loved nationwide as the perfect teatime treat.

Strawberry Vanilla Buttercream Cheesecake Shortcake – This over-the-top cake was a big hit at one of our recent sips-n-nibbles get-togethers with friends. A pound cake bottom gets topped by a whole, crust-less vanilla cheesecake before being crowned with whole ripe strawberries and completely covered in velvety Italian buttercream frosting. This one takes decadent to a …

Blueberry Snack Cake. An easy to make, moist, buttery snack cake with plenty of ripe blueberries baked right in. Great for packed lunches and after school snacks.

Old Fashioned Chocolate Pudding Pie. Using a 40 year old recipe for homemade chocolate pudding as the filling in this simple but luscious pie.

Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Shortcake. A very special celebration cake featuring a raspberry swirl cheesecake atop a butter scratch cake, all covered in luscious vanilla whipped cream. We were celebrating the birthday of a friend recently and I wanted to include two favourite things in an idea for a new cake recipe. Those, of course are …

Midnight Mint Chocolate Cake. A dark chocolate easy-to-make scratch cake with layers of peppermint flavoured buttercream frosting and a chocolate glaze finish.

Maple Butter Tart Pie. Take an iconic Canadian favourite treat like a butter tart, add in more Canadian maple flavour & make it as a full sized pie! An incredible fall dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any time. Maple Butter Tart Pie pretty well ups the ante on traditional butter tarts! I’ve taken the butter tart, …

Lemon Marshmallow Coconut Cake I’ve had this idea for a while now and with Spouse’s help, put one together yesterday which I shared with the folks in my office, where it got rave reviews. The recipe incorporates elements from some of my other favorite desserts, including a gorgeous light moist vanilla cake, a tangy, homemade …