Cakes, Pies, and Tarts

Coconut Velvet Cake. Beautifully moist & tender, flavoured with coconut milk & extract, then covered in coconut marshmallow frosting & dried coconut.

This Chocolate Zucchini Cake with cream cheese glaze is the perfect delicious answer to the question of what to do with a bumper crop of one of summer’s most plentiful vegetables.

War Cake a.k.a. Poor Man’s Cake. An easy to make, simple raisin spice cake using common ingredients to create a moist and delicious version of this timeless classic.

Apricot Hazelnut Pound Cake. A favourite old fashioned pound cake recipe gets a delicious update with the addition of crunchy toasted hazelnuts and sweet dried apricots.

Best Newfoundland Christmas Cake Recipes. A collection of 16 recipes for traditional Christmas Cakes from my childhood, plus new twists on tried & true favourites.

Best Loaf Cakes. Sometimes a smaller cake serves your needs better than a full sized dessert. These are great for weekday dessert, snacks, packed lunches or gift giving at any time of year.

Dijon Beef Mushroom Pie. A comforting, delicious, classic british pie gets a bit of a French twist, but you can leave it purely British with our suggestions too.

Jam Jam Cake – inspired by one of Newfoundland’s most favourite cookie treats from the locally iconic, Purity Factories. It’s Newfoundland’s answer to the Victoria Sandwich Cake!

Banoffee Pie. A dessert favourite in the UK. This luscious banana, caramel toffee, cream, graham cracker crust delight will have everyone at the table asking for seconds. Better make two!

Shortcut Apple Strudel is a real lifesaver recipe idea in a time crunch, especially around holiday celebrations.