My Mom came from a large family and her Mom baked for a bakery, so desserts were always a feature at family get togethers. When the family had a bridal shower for me, each one was asked to bring a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sweets & Treats
This Cinnamon Spice Saucy Cake performs it magic and bakes the cake on top of the sauce. This recipe is like many of the Pudding Cake recipes; you make a cake-like bottom and then pour a liquid-mixture over the top … Continue reading
This Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake is filled with blueberries and doubles as a breakfast bread and lovely dessert. It is a nice treat using winter blueberries from the south or especially delightful in the summer when Ontario’s wild blueberries are … Continue reading
This Easter Bunny Cake is an easy shaped cake, made using two layer cakes which are cut to form a bunny shaped strawberry and whipped cream cake. When I was growing up, this was my Mom’s every year birthday cake … Continue reading
Who doesn’t like shaped Sugar Cookies? This basic sugar cookie dough is virtually indestructible. Roll out the dough and cut with Easter cookie cutters (can be used for any seasopn by varying the cutters). I must have 60 or 70 … Continue reading
Known in the Western Canadian provinces as Matrimonial Cake, these Date Squares have a moist and luscious date filling with a crumble oatmeal mixture on the top and bottom. I remember my Mom serving dainty squares for afternoon bridge parties, … Continue reading
Do you ever find that you have some apples in the fridge, that may be getting a little soft? This is the perfect recipe for them or fresh from the orchard apples. Apple Cake is so filled with apples, that … Continue reading
The Butter Tart is the quintessential Canadian dessert, with a winning combination of butter, raisins, sugar, egg and corn syrup. South of the border, you do not see the Butter Tart, but in a similar vein their dessert is the … Continue reading
I first made this delightful Peach Upside Down Cake last summer at the height of peach season. The cake is light and fluffy and the added lemon rind enhances the peach flavour. But as winter lingers on, it is a … Continue reading
These Baked Doughnuts have a cake-like texture with a jam filling. Because they are baked, they are not greasy. This recipe goes back a long way. When I was growing up, my Mom and my friend Jenny Lou’s mom belonged … Continue reading