Coconut

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.

Pina Colada Upside Down Cake Even if you are not a baker, I’ll bet you will have no trouble putting together this easy and pretty quick to prepare Pina Colada Upside Down Cake. The fresh pineapple makes all the difference in a simple recipe like this, although you can use canned in a pinch. I …

Lime Coconut Shortbread Bars Today’s cookie recipe is the result of combining three elements from other cookie recipes to create a really delicious marriage of flavors. The homemade lime curd is the key to these cookie bars because the tangy lime flavor balances the sweetness of the moist coconut layer. The buttery shortbread supports the …

Queen Anne Squares. Another popular cookie bar in Newfoundland, especially at the Holidays. It reminds me of a cookie bar version of the Mounds candy bar.

Auntie Crae’s Chocolate Macaroons. When the famous St. John’s bakery closed, the owner handed out a few of their customer’s most favourite cookie recipes. We’ve received amazing feedback and many, many thanks for posting the recipe for Auntie Crae’s Plantation Chews last week. There is zero doubt that thousands of people loved those amazingly delicious, …

Chili Lime Coconut Tilapia Spouse made this very delicious fish dish for dinner last night and I absolutely loved it. Tilapia is a great fish to bake because it holds together so well and stays moist at high cooking temperatures. This dish was inspired by my Coconut Shrimp recipe but instead of frying, I wanted …

Lemon Marshmallow Coconut Cake I’ve had this idea for a while now and with Spouse’s help, put one together yesterday which I shared with the folks in my office, where it got rave reviews. The recipe incorporates elements from some of my other favorite desserts, including a gorgeous light moist vanilla cake, a tangy, homemade …

Pina Colada Bars. Bursting with the tropical flavours of coconut, pineapple and rum on a brown sugar shortbread base. A second pineapple treat this morning in these Pina Colada Bars, featuring a brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a pineapple macaroon centre and a rum flavoured frosting to top it off. Just delicious! Like this …

Lemon Graham Crumble Bars. A delicious combination of lemon and coconut with the flavour bonus of graham cracker crumbs incorporated into the crumble layers.

Easy Samoa Bars. A cookie bar classic! Toasted coconut and caramel on a shortbread like base that are dipped in tempting chocolate.