by Helen Kain | May 15, 2024 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes
A tisket, a tasket, a fruit-filled shortcake basket! Our house abounds with fans of plain buttery cakes, even among the small fry. While they love their icing-topped cupcakes, if I were to offer a choice, they’d go for pound cake or shortcake, hands down. So...
by Helen Kain | Dec 19, 2023 | Cakes, Christmas, Winter Recipes
Swirls of spun sugar surround a tower of delectable treats, in this case, old-fashioned doughnut holes! Traditional croquembouche is made with small puffs of choux-pastry filled with pastry cream. This simplified version is just as pretty, with very little effort....
by Helen Kain | Dec 17, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts
During the holiday season, it can be fun to offer bite-sized desserts. Everyone can choose from a variety of flavours and textures. Perhaps even have seconds (or thirds!) of their favourites. Mini Lime Cheesecakes combine a bright, tangy flavour with a creamy, rich...
by Helen Kain | Nov 5, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
Orange and chocolate is a time-honoured combination for a reason—it’s delicious. This combination involves a rich dark chocolate brownie bowl filled with creamy orange mousse. The brownies are made with extra dark cocoa and baked in a special-purpose pan from...
by Helen Kain | Oct 13, 2023 | Cakes, Fall Recipes, Halloween
Chocolate cupcakes are frosted with luscious chocolate French buttercream. The wings are made with sinfully delicious dark chocolate wafer cookies. Add the candy eyes and drop the cupcakes into spidery cupcake holders, and you’ve got deliciously fun Halloween...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2023 | Cakes, Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
It usually starts with a plate; I can’t count the number of times a pattern has inspired a coordinating baked good, often a cake, but sometimes cupcakes or cookies. Swiss Meringue Buttercream is a most forgiving “paint”. All it takes is a box of gel...
