Recipes

Perhaps it's the European in me, or particularly the Maltese portion, that craves and enjoys denser cakes. What a change from the sky-high fluffy layer cakes I so enjoy creating, but wow, so quick...

I have a bit of a dilemma. Okay, I have a big, big dilemma: this cake is sitting 6' away from me in the fridge right now, and I'm trying to resist it! You'd think I'd be used to sitting in arms' r...

I have great news! My temporary cake-diet, you know, the one during which I stopped eating cake, is over, and I've resumed my more permanent cake-diet, the one where all I think about and often in...

Well, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and Easter is just days away, so I really don't have a reasonable explanation as to why I would feel the need to create such a dark and intense de...

I hope you had a wonderful weekend filled with feasting, family, and friends. I know we certainly did! We celebrated Easter as well as our little Reese's 4th birthday. On Saturday we went to "The ...

Happy Wednesday! It dawned on me the other day that next weekend is our Canadian Victoria Day holiday, which is essentially our first, and very celebratory, long weekend of the year. For my family...

Happy Thursday! You know what's funny? That very greeting always makes me laugh at myself, but yet I can't help but write it -- "Happy Thursday!" It's so enthusiastic and peppy, yet, truthfully, w...

It's a beautiful Canadian day! Last night I was attempting to compose this second part of  my favourite-cakes-into-cupcakes post, and I was literally falling asleep sitting up, so I decided to clo...

Well, since my last post, I aged a year . . . yes, a year! I celebrated my birthday this past weekend, and, although we kept it cozy here at home, I couldn't resist baking two different cakes. The...