Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

Mom’s Old Fashioned Banana Bread. A 40 year old, unfussy family recipe that turns out great, moist banana bread every time.

Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie. If your lemon meringue pie comes from powder in a box, STOP! A fantastic homemade lemon meringue pie, made completely from scratch, tastes much better and is actually just as easy to prepare.

Lemon Lamingtons. Moist vanilla cake cubes dipped in lemon and coconut. Enjoy them plain or dress them but with raspberry compote and vanilla cream.

Gumdrop Cake. A dense buttery pound cake packed with brilliantly coloured morsels of gumdrop candy. It’s very popular during the Holidays or as a birthday cake here in Newfoundland.

Double Chocolate Black Forest Cake. An ideal celebration cake! Chocolate fudge cake filled with layers of whipped chocolate ganache, fresh sweet cherries and vanilla whipped cream.

Lemon Mousse Trifle. A lemon lovers dream! It’s a simple but delicious combination of sponge cake, lemon mousse, limoncello liqueur and whipped cream.

Sour Cream Blueberry Lemon Flan. A new twist on a decades old family favourite dessert at our house. The combination of lemon and blueberry is bound to be a hit in this incredibly easy, lusciously creamy dessert. Originally published Dec 2015. Each Year at Christmas, a few friends get a special dessert delivered for their …

Strawberry Cake. There is no artificial colouring or flavouring used to get the beautiful pink hues in this delicious, made from scratch, strawberry cake.

Sticky Toffee Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. Inspired by my favourite English dessert, this cake has become a seasonal favourite but can be made at any time for year using canned pumpkin puree.

This cafe au lait cheesecake is a delectable and irresistible combination of coffee and caramel. One of the most uniquely flavoured cheesecakes I’ve sampled. When I saw a version of this delicious cafe au lait cheesecake on a recipe website, I just knew I’d end up trying it. The bones of the recipe was practically …