by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2021 | Afternoon Tea, Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes
I’ve been intrigued with the idea of decorating a cake with thin strips of rhubarb since I saw Heather Baird’s Rhubarb-Wrapped Pineapple Mousse Cake on the SprinkleBakes website. I’m not a huge fan of pineapple and wanted more of a rhubarb-forward confection. A recipe...
by Helen Kain | Jan 13, 2021 | Breakfast, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
Our virtual baking session just before Christmas produced more than Orange Chocolate Cake. My friend Leanne had assured me her recipe for biscotti was quick and easy, and she was right. We whipped it up in no time. Biscotti means “twice-baked” in Italian;...
by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2020 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
I”m a glutton for slightly sweet bread. Not the super-sweet-sticky stuff like iced cinnamon rolls, but scones, date loaf and Portuguese King’s Bread, also called Bolo Rei, a marvellous concoction that Isabel, our cleaning lady, brings every Christmas....
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2020 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes
The honeycomb pan for this cake has been lurking in my cake pan cupboard for a couple of years, waiting for its debut. Once the Bee plate table started to percolate, out it came. But first I had to do some research on the ultimate cake batter for this tricky pan. My...
by Helen Kain | May 9, 2020 | Cakes, Desserts, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes
Our neighbour’s flowering cherry tree is just breaking into bloom. For a few glorious days, its graceful branches festooned with pink blossoms toss in the wind, beguiling us with their beauty. (I will skip over the subsequent unholy mess of disintegrating petals...
by Helen Kain | Apr 12, 2020 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
Baking is a very soothing activity. Baking bread with scads of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nuts is the epitome of soothing. Baklava Pull-Apart Bread came to me along a somewhat circuitous path, as frequently happens with my food inspiration. During this strange time...
