Dessert Recipes

Neapolitan Trifle. A luscious collision of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry; reminiscent of the favorite tri-colored ice cream flavour. Perfect for serving large groups.

Tweed Cake. Based upon a very familiar and popular cookie square recipe in Newfoundland when I was a kid…and still is in my family.

These Turtle Brownies are inspired by Turtles which are a very popular Holiday treat at our house. Santa always remembers to put some of those delicious chocolate, pecan and caramel clusters in my stocking every year. I have been looking for a really fudgy, chewy brownie for a while to use as a base for …

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.

Graham Crumble Cherry Bars. An unusual but delicious graham cracker crumb crumble cookie bar with a filling of sweet cherry compote.

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.

We featured a summer fruit version of these cookie tarts a couple of months ago and I wondered about making a fall version too that might be good for the holidays. With Thanksgiving on the horizon here in Canada I thought maybe individual spiced nut tarts would be a good idea for dessert and these …

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.