Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

Double Chocolate Pecan Banana Bread. A homemade chocolate version of  banana bread made even better with the addition of chocolate chips and crunchy pecans.

Upside Down Peach Crumble Pie. A peach crumble in pie form using the crumble mixture as a the crust. Delicious with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream as a terrific summertime dessert. With some big, ripe, juicy summer peaches in hand, I set out innocently enough to make one of the desserts I look …

Strawberry Mango Crumb Cake. An ideal summer brunch coffee cake with a buttery crumble topping and sweet pockets of strawberry and mango baked right in.

This Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake uses a buttery toffee frosting for one of the richest, most indulgent cakes you will ever sample. A terrific celebration cake, especially for a large group. Originally published July, 2011. I was feeling a little experimental after enjoying that Sticky Toffee Pudding last week. It occured to me to try …

Lemon Meringue Cake- a beautifully light homemade sponge cake layered with fresh lemon curd & covered in sweet meringue; the perfect Sunday dinner dessert. I’ve had a hankering to try my own version of a lemon meringue cake for a while now and I took the opportunity to indulge my love of lemon desserts when …

Perfect Chocolate Sponge Cake. A simple chocolate sponge cake with a light texture and far fewer calories than other cakes.

The last day of school in our neighbourhood means the Dawson’s annual summer launch party where guests are welcomed by Joan, Jinji and Lilli, three very gracious hostesses. It’s always a fun time for the kids with water slides, trampolines and a bouncy castle all crowded into their beautiful back yard in the center of the city. Parents are …

Strawberry Chocolate Buttercream Cake. Chocolate cake filled with fresh strawberries and covered in melt in you mouth Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. A good chocolate buttercream icing is a dangerous thing. After a single serving, I can resist most of the goodies created here but this stuff calls out to me if there are any leftovers at …

  Chocolate Kahlua Tiramisu Cake Well it’s certainly been a busy month for me with schoolwork but I’m back to the blog this morning with a great and pretty easy dessert recipe. I served this last night at a dinner party to celebrate a friend’s birthday and it was a big hit. A simple chocolate scratch cake …

The Best Homemade Old Fashioned Sponge Cake. A simple, basic, yet versatile sponge cake recipe that can become the basis of many different desserts, trifles or dessert cakes.