Valentine's Day Recipes

Strawberry Chocolate Custard Cream Puffs. Light choux pastry shells filled with a combination of homemade custard and whipped cream plus sliced strawberries and topped by an easy to make chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake. This luscious chocolate mousse cheesecake is baked in a water bath, keeping it light, creamy and melt-in-your mouth delectable.

Strawberries & Cream Pancakes.  Light and fluffy pancakes enriched with cream in the batter and full of chunks of sweet fresh strawberries. A brunch to remember.

Baked Hand Pies with Roasted Strawberry Jam. Easy to make, handheld pies for summer picnics and celebrations… or just because! A delicious use of summer strawberries at their peak.

Bananas Foster French Toast. A completely indulgent version of French toast topped with a rum, caramel and banana sauce. Terrific for a celebration or Holiday brunch like Easter or Mothers Day. Happy Mother’s Day! Spouse had to work on the day so I delivered this breakfast to her and a coworker early this morning. I don’t …

Strawberry Mille Feuille Ice Cream Cake. Chapman’s Strawberry Ice Cream takes centre stage in this easy, make ahead, ice cream and pastry treat that’s perfect for summer.

Chocolate Pavlova Layer Cake. A collision of chocolate flavours and textures in one incredibly delicious celebration cake.

Strawberry Mascarpone Cream Cake. No artificial colours or flavours are used in this beautiful celebration cake perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or any other special occasion.

Profiterole Swans with Chantilly Cream and Raspberries. An old fashioned throwback presentation of cream puffs or profiteroles from decades ago. Great for Valentines Day or even bridal shower and wedding dessert buffets. Now wouldn’t these profiterole swans make a pretty end to your Valentines Day dinner? I saw this idea several years ago in an …

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 …