Quinoa Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream
I first tried quinoa chocolate cake some years ago at a Peruvian restaurant. I couldn’t have imagined there was no wheat flour – it was so moist and tasted just […]
Category Archives: Desserts
Bakewell Tart
I’d never tried or even heard of bakewell tarts until I went to London last summer. As a baker and lover of tarts, I naturally became curious about the packs […]
Apple Crumble
For a few years now, some friends and I have been gathering every couple of months or so for “Photo Night” potlucks whenever one of us returns from visiting a […]
Vanilla Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
A couple of weekends ago, it was my friend Maryam’s sister-in-law’s baby shower. It was a lovely celebration with good company and lots of good food…I mean LOTS. Lunch and […]
Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches is a Mexican cake, and since it’s Cinco de Mayo today, I wanted to post about one of my all-time favourite desserts! Tres Leches means “three milks” in […]
Halloween Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Wow, 2015 has just flown by. I can’t believe we’re halfway through fall, and in just over a month’s time, I’ll be off on my Christmas vacation. It doesn’t seem […]
Butter Cake
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know how much I love pound cakes and butter cakes! For most people, these kinds of cakes are probably nothing to write home […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Toasted Almonds
I do enjoy having ice cream once in a while. I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of ice cream though…I mean, I don’t usually get cravings for it. But […]
Cheesecake with Lemon Blueberry Topping
Every time I cross to the U.S. by car, I always have my shopping list ready. I like to check out the outlet stores, but what’s even more exciting for […]
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
A lot of us shy away from making things like angel food cake or meringues, because if you’re only using the egg whites, what do you do with the leftover […]
