My baking soulmate (Danielle) and I get a good laugh out of our friends/family/customer cake requests. So many orders for plain vanilla or chocolate cakes. Even when we share a bunch of fun ideas, they still come back to just wanting the classics. I guess they’re classics for a reason though. Today’s cake is a......
Bakers Against Racism activated once again in April, to stand against Asian Hate in light of recent hate crimes against the AAPI community. I knew I wanted to participate right away, and launched a Spring Treat Box with all proceeds going to the Chinese Canadian Council for Social Justice. I also matched all treat box......
I’m pretty loyal to My Favourite Buttermilk Pancakes. Ever since I found that recipe, that’s what I make every time I’m craving them, and have never really felt the need to try anything else. Until now! Like I mentioned in my January recap, I’ve had a renewed interest in Chrissy Teigen’s cookbooks lately. Not really......
I can’t let Summer pass by without making at least one pie, and I’ve had this one bookmarked since last year. Blueberry pie is one of my favourite pies to make because the fruit is so low maintenance; just a quick rinse and you’re ready to go. Then you can use the time you saved......
I’m going slightly rogue this week for Baked Sunday Mornings. Our recipe is for Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars, but I swapped in blueberries because I had so many leftover from this Black & Blue Pie. It was an outstanding choice. I have actually made these in the past (with raspberries) way back before I even......
After making the world’s best pie earlier this summer, I was eager to take on another one! I’ve had my eye on this Blueberry & Blackberry Pie from Smitten Kitchen for a couple years now, and have just been obsessed with the beautiful purple filling. I picked up a gigantic basket of blueberries at the......
Here’s another recipe from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking that I’ve never made before! This is a pretty straightforward muffin recipe, with a couple of extra steps involved to zest/juice an orange and grind some almonds in the food processor. I ended up being really surprised by these; they’re super fresh and light for summer.......
While my favourite summer fruits are strawberries and peaches, blueberries take a bronze medal just because they’re so low maintenance. All they need is a quick rinse and they’re good to go, which I love (although I do find hulling strawberries oddly therapeutic). I saw this Blueberry Pecan Galette on Bon Appetit last summer and......
When I sat down to write this post about my friend Francis’ 1st birthday party, I realized I’ve documented all the major events leading up to this milestone: his parents’ engagement party, his mom’s wedding shower, and of course his baby shower! The theme for Francis’ party was Under the Sea, based on his love......
Last year’s Easter Cake was a work of art, in my humble opinion. Three layers of marble cake with Nutella filling, speckled buttercream frosting and cute little chocolate nests with mini eggs on top. I mean, come on. It doesn’t get much better than that. I couldn’t decide what to make this year, and I......