Desserts

American Red White & Blue Cake

A delicious cake that agrees with most palates, requires no baking and can be made the night before!

Apple Crisp

This is a great 1st recipe for kids to learn how to bake.

Baclava

Incredibly easy and outstandingly delicious recipe. However, buttering each layer takes a while, I suggest setting yourself up in front of a t.v. while you prepare it.

Banana Bread

It often doesn't last until it cools down so I suggest making 2 loaves.

Banana Chocolate Muffins

For those who like moist and dense muffins.

Banana Muffins

I suggest doubling or tripling the recipe, otherwise they disappear too quickly!

Bi-racial Cupcakes

These are moist cupcakes that are quite addictive! The cream cheese filling makes them very rich but also stops them from being overly sweet so you don't feel guilty about having a couple...or a few.

Big League Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hands down the best homemade chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted! They rival Mrs. Fields cookies.

Blondies

Very moist and slightly sweeter than the brownies.

Boysenberry Brownies

For those that like a fruit flavour to your chocolate or anyone that appreciates extremely moist brownies!

Brittle – Salted Pistachio or Peanut

An easy and tasty treat that also makes a great gift!

Carrot Cake

By far and away the best carrot cake recipe in existence. The cake is moist and the icing can be consumed on its own!

Chocolate Cupcakes

These are the most moist and delicious chocolate cupcakes I have ever tasted! It was good fortune that they're also spectacularly easy to make and the batches are huge.

Chocolate Mousse

This is the best mousse I have tasted bar none. What makes it even more exceptional to me is that it only requires a few ingredients and can be made the night before.

Cinnamon Rolls

I use the sweet bun dough recipe from the Crave Cooking School with a generic cinnamon topping to make the delicious scrolls. I elected to forgo the cream cheese icing in favor of a less decadent treat so I feel slightly less guilty having two...or more!

Florentines

The first time I tried this recipe I found it a bit finicky but my learning curve was steep so my second attempt took only a fraction of the time. I've found that younger people like these biscuits but older people LOVE them and they can be kept 'like new' in the freezer until you have company (they thaw in minutes).

Flour-free Cocoa Biscuits

Great gluten-free option. Moist and stays fresh/chewy for ages.

Oatmeal Cookies

A hearty and delicious treat and healthy enough to give to your kids guilt-free!

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Orange-Almond GF Cake

Easy, moist and yummy gluten-free cake that pleases most of the crowd if not all!

Pavlova Roulade

A non-traditional Kiwi pavlova but by far the best one I've ever tasted!

Pumpkin Loaf

I am addicted to Summerhill's range of loaves and was ecstatic that they kindly published one of their recipes. Even the pickiest of eaters would like this one!

Sour Cream Lemon Cake

A beautifully moist and smooth lemon cake.

Sticky Date, Banana & Peanut Butter Cake

Hands down the most delicious cake I've ever tasted!

Stone Fruit Tarts with Honey & Black Pepper

Ingredients 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (one 14 oz package or half of 17.3 oz package), thawed according to package directions 1 pound red plums, apricots OR peaches, pitted and cut into 1/2 inch wedges 1/4 cup raw or brown sugar Freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon honey Flaky sea salt (such as Maldon) Directions Preheat […]

Summer Berry Cake

One of the easiest, healthiest and tastiest desserts you'll ever make. Must be made 1 day in advance.

Too Much Chocolate Cake

This cake tastes like an amazing home-made chocolate cake but is only one step up from add water and stir! Highly recommended to anyone with a sweet tooth...or any teeth really.

Whittaker’s Hazelnut Chocolate Slice

A simple no-bake recipe that is fun to make with little ones and a crowd favorite!

Wicked Chocolate Brownies

These are excellent because while they're amazingly delicious and they won't put you in to a diabetic coma like many of their contemporaries!