Crackle Top Molasses Cookies are so named because you bake them in the oven until the tops crack. For some reason, I only seem to make them around Christmas, but they are a lovely cookie all year round…a nice treat … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sweets & Treats
December 1st heralds the start of my Christmas baking each year. I like to start with the cookies that keep well. Chocolate Drops are one of the simplest cookies to make. Even the youngest cook can be successful with them. … Continue reading
Ripe bananas and buttermilk are a winning combination. Best Ever Banana Cake is a luscious and moist cake because of that combination. It takes only a few minutes to prepare, since all the ingredients are added to one bowl and … Continue reading
Basic Buttercream Frosting is a good basic vanilla frosting, which tastes delicious on cakes and cupcakes. It is easily adaptable to flavoured frostings, Orange Frosting, Lemon Frosting and Mocha Frosting. Enjoy! … Continue reading
Great Grandma’s Soft Ginger Cake is a light and delicately spiced cake. The cinnamon and ground cloves make it more than just a ginger cake. This moist and flavourful cake is the perfect dessert for fall and winter. Frost it … Continue reading
Another wonderful recipe from the Cordon Bleu Cookery School that I attended in London! Polish Curd Cake is a typical European dessert, not too sweet, but with a subtle delicious flavour. Polish Curd Cake calls for curd cheese, which is … Continue reading
There is a definite chill in the air and snow is not far away. Key Lime Pie is a wonderful dessert that brings the flavour of the south to the north. Key Limes grow only in Florida and the Carribean, … Continue reading
Creamy Rice Pudding is a fast, delicious and easy recipe which is a great ending for casual entertaining or an everyday meal. Creamy Rice Pudding is an old fashioned hearty comfort food, perfect for these cool November evenings. It is … Continue reading
Apple Raisin Bread Pudding uses thick cut raisin bread to make a luscious comfort food dessert. This is a perfect way to change stale raisin bread into a moist and tasty company dessert. … Continue reading
According to Wikipedia, in Canada, Red Velvet Cake was a well-known dessert in the restaurants and bakeries of Eaton’s department store chain in the 1940s and 1950s. The reddish colour in Red Velvet Cupcakes is achieved using beetroot or red … Continue reading