You know its summer when you crave popsicles!!! You can make just about anything into popsicles. I recently just made blueberry apple jam and I made too much. What to do with left over jam?? Make yogurt jam popsicles. Its easy!! Scoop some yogurt into a bowl. Scoop some jam into the same…
Category: Dessert
Black Forest Cake … and Cupcakes
This is not an easy recipe. Turn back while you still can. It takes a lot of work and time but the results are awesome. Begin by preparing your ingredients. You will need to make moistening syrup to mix with your liquor. Combine 3/4 cup water and 3/4 sugar in a sauce pan. Heat until…
Black Sesame Soup….. nope black sesame popsicles.
It has been a while since I have made something from my childhood. I remember those days when my grandma would make us some sweet soup. My favorite is black sesame soup. I just love the taste but I hate the black bits that get stuck in my teeth after you eat black sesame seeds. …
Almond Cupcakes All Jammed Up
I love this simple vanilla almond cupcake. Its a great moist cupcake that you can add different icing flavours to make it unique. I decided to make the icing with some jam I recently made to make it a jam cream cheese frosting. Prep the ingredients. Remember to take out the eggs, butter and shift…
Carrot Coconut Cupcakes and White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing
Carrot cake is best when you serve it with cream cheese frosting. It is even better when you serve it with white chocolate cream cheese icing! This recipe comes from another favourite cookbook: Rebar Modern Food Cookbook. This is no ordinary carrot cake. There are many additional ingredients found in this recipe. A lot of…
Cream Puffs: fill them, freeze them, eat them. A wonderful treat to beat the heat.
Cream puffs are a delicious treat for any time. They make great desserts for parties. The best part is that you can make a bunch of them and then freeze them just like profiteroles! You willl be able to have a frozen treat any time you like. Be creative with the filling. You can fill…
Coconut Rum Cupcakes
This is a must have for coconut lovers!! Coconut rum brings another level to the coconut flavour. Choose your favourite coconut rum and bake away! Begin by beating softened butter and slowly adding brown sugar. You want to combine the brown sugar until it becomes a light brown and the majority of the sugar has…
Tiramisu + Cheesecake = Heaven
Ever wanted to have cheesecake and Tiramisu together? Well now you can! This all started when I was going to make a Tiramisu but I was unaware of how many people were showing up to the party. Definitely one recipe of Tiramisu was not going to be enough. I looked and looked online for a…
Rock that Almond Roca!!
Warning!!! After reading this post, you may not want to eat Almond Roca ever again (ok well you may not want to eat the whole batch of Almond Roca). Almond Roca basically consists of sugar and butter with a little bit of almond and chocolate. Almond Roca can be a bit tricky to do on…
Yummy Flourless Cupcakes!!
My aunt has celiac disease, a disease that affects the small intestine. Gluten damages the small intestines and that is why celiacs go on a gluten-free diet. A couple of years ago, when my aunt discovered she was celiac, her life changed. She had to restrict many things out of her diet such as cakes,…
