Dessert Recipes

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.

This idea was born from the amazing success of our recently featured Frozen Key LimePie. I was so impressed with the filling and how well it held its velvety smooth texture even under extremely cold temperature. My ancient deep freezer in the basement is set very low and even commercial ice cream that is stored …

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

Maple Chomeur or Poor Pans Pudding has been a popular dessert in Quebec for decades made up of cake & a simple maple sauce. It doesn’t look like much but it is pure warm, comfort food heaven.

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.

Strawberry Apple Graham Crumble. A new take on this classic type dessert with a buttery graham crumble topping. So delicious with ice cream!