Tag: baking
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Carrot Cake with Whisky Cream Cheese Frosting
Unpopular opinion, but my favourite kind of cake might be carrot cake. Don’t get me wrong, I love a chocolate or vanilla cake, but carrot cake is a little moodier and perfect for the fall season, with rich spices, earthy carrots, and tangy cream cheese frosting. Speaking of cream cheese frosting, this one is a…
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Maple Pecan Yams
I am Canadian, which means two important things. First, we are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend rather than the end of November. Why? Thanksgiving is a harvest festival, and by late November there is a good chance we will be knee deep in snow and dealing with public service announcements to tell us how quickly we…
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Pecan and Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Today’s post was going to be a main dish. There were vegetables, there were even beans! But, my friends, some days just call for cookies. Warm, chewy oatmeal cookies filled with dark chocolate chips and rich, nutty pecans, sprinkled with just a hint of sea salt to keep you coming back for more. The original…
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Fancy-Schmancy Spiced Apple Cake
It is hard not to love a spiced apple cake, but let’s be honest, these aren’t always the fanciest looking cakes. No one will object to a slice next to a cup of tea, but they just aren’t as showy as other desserts. Until now. The only limit for how pretty this cake will look…
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Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
Let’s talk about cake frosting for a moment. First, is it frosting or icing? If you grew up in my house, it was most definitely icing. Does anyone know what the difference is? In any event, there are lots of ways to make frosting. Classic American buttercream is sweet and nostalgic, and will bring you…
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Rich Chocolate Cake
There are many elegant and varied cake flavours in the world, but some occasions call for chocolate overload. Chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, and maybe just a hint of salted caramel. I made this for a friend’s birthday recently and it did not disappoint. It is rich and not too sweet, and pairs surprisingly well with…
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Rustic Apple Walnut Cake
This cake isn’t fancy. It isn’t the kind of cake that you would serve at a high-class tea or decorate for someone’s birthday. This cake is homey, rustic, and just cries out to be served alongside a steaming cup of tea on a rainy day. Makes: 1 8 inch square cake Ingredients: Directions: Notes:
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Flaxseed Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are plenty of reasons to eat more flaxseeds. According to people who know about these things they are really good for you… seriously, look it up! (Don’t take health advice from me, I’m the person tempting you to eat chocolate chip cookies.) What I will tell you is that these are not your usual…
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Breakfast Cookies
Cookies for breakfast? Yes please! You can actually feel pretty good about it this time though, they are about as close to a bowl of oatmeal as you can get without needing a spoon. Makes about 16 cookies Ingredients: Directions: Notes:
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Cinnamon Buns
It is Easter weekend when I’m writing this post but apparently someone forgot to tell the weather. It is gently snowing and any eggs the Easter bunny leaves behind would freeze before they could be collected and put in baskets. Traditionally this would be the time of year for hot cross buns. Maybe someday, but…
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