Desserts & Baking
Blueberry Muffins
On Sunday’s we enjoy light and fluffy muffins, bursting with juicy fresh blueberries. These blueberry muffins are quick and easy with a moist and tender crumb, bursting with blueberries and perfectly golden top. This recipe is as easy and straightforward as this: Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add dry ingredients alternating with the milk. Stir…
Read MoreBerry Cherry Buckle
What is a buckle cake anyway? Allegedly it’s called a buckle because while it bakes the batter rises, but the berries and crumb topping weigh it down. This causes the surface of the cake to buckle… hence the name. Think of it as a blueberry muffin meets a coffee cake and the buckle is somewhere in…
Read MoreChocolate Fudge
This is a very easy and oh so chocolatey Chocolate Fudge, that will definitely cure any chocolate craving. Especially on World Chocolate Day! What’s even better is that you don’t even need to turn on the oven! All you need is chocolate, condensed milk, vanilla and butter to make this really easy, rich and decadent…
Read MoreNo-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
This No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake with its layers of graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake filling and jammy strawberry topping is delicious treat, without having to turn on the oven. It has a smooth and creamy almost mousse-y filling that sets up nicely in the fridge. The most important step for the cheesecake filling is to beat…
Read MoreOne-Bowl Milk Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Caramel Frosting
When you read a recipe and it checks all the boxes, it’s difficult to resist. I’m talking about this One-Bowl Milk Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Caramel Frosting from Epicurious. Firstly this rich chocolatey cake is mixed in one bowl. Then there’s milk chocolate and cocoa powder. It’s all topped off with a decadent chocolate caramel…
Read MoreAlmond Berry Skillet Cake
I love when summer comes around and all the berries are in season. This jewel toned Almond Berry Skillet Cake is basically a dump cake. It’s a one bowl cake that is packed with almond flavour and loaded with jammy berries. It’s my favourite no fuss kind of cake, quick and easy that bakes up…
Read MorePlum Cobbler Bars
I found two bags of plums from last summer lurking in the back of the freezer. It was definitely time to use them up, especially before the season starts. In my search for inspiration, I came across this recipe for Plum Cobbler Bars in the New York Times. They are luscious and rich with gooey plum…
Read MoreChocolate Banana Bread
How many banana bread recipes have you tried? I can’t even keep count as to how many I’ve tried. This incredibly tender and moist banana bread is from @dianemorrisey. It’s loaded with chocolate chips that make the crumb so gooey and chocolatey, because what is a banana bread without a load of chocolate chips? I…
Read MoreStrawberry Rhubarb Galette with Brown Butter Frangipane
Celebrating the Victoria Day long weekend with one of my favourite early summer desserts – Strawberry Rhubarb Galette with Brown Butter Frangipane. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and there’s a lovely breeze. I’ve been busy planting pretty things in pots as my hubby works in the veggie garden. I foresee a bottle of…
Read MoreGranadilla Coconut Cake
Growing up in South Africa, we ate Granadillas (aka passionfruit) along with lychees and papaya regularly. I managed to order a few with my last grocery delivery as I’ve been wanting to bake with passion fruit for a while. I scoured my old recipes and found one for this granadilla coconut cake with cream cheese frosting.…
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