Sweet Indulgence: Whipped Cream Cake Source: Real Baking with Rose (or book: Rose’s Heavenly Cakes) Ever since I received the Nodicware Heritage Bundt Pan as a gift, I’ve been itching to use it. My plan was to use the recipe that came with the pan, however, after hearing from a friend that it did not turn [...]
Sweet Indulgence: 5-Spice Pumpkin and Date Loaf Source: Baking Obsession If you’ve ever eaten any baked goods containing pumpkin, you can almost be certain that there’ll be spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger in there. That’s because these spices work well in enhancing the taste of pumpkin and add such a wonderful warmth [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Ice-Cream Cone Cupcakes Source: 125 Best Cupcake Recipes Author: Julie Hasson There’s nothing more fun than baking with children! Baking produces a sense of pride, excitement and awe in children that is precious! My 7 year-old niece has been dying to make these cupcakes for a while now and she finally got that chance this [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Cream Biscuits Source: Smitten Kitchen With a little bit of jam and whipped cream, these biscuits were the perfect end to an impromptu barbecue. Everytime somebody called them scones, I corrected them by mentioning that they were actually biscuits. Which of course brought up the question: what is the difference between a scone and [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Honey Nut Squares Source: Dana Treat After chocolate, my next favourite ingredient in recipes would be nuts. My favourite nut is the macadamia nut but really, I love them all! There’s one nut though, that I don’t enjoy baking with…hazelnuts. Why, you ask? Because I hate having to remove their skins. Most recipes [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Zebra Cake Source: AZ CookBook Ok, so there are no lions, tigers or bears, just zebras…a zebra cake that is! This is the type of cake that has that wow factor! There are no fancy bells and whistles like icing or decorations, just zebra-type stripes. But boy do these stripes get people talking! [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Oatmeal Energy Bars Source: Canadian Living While looking for a somewhat healthy recipe this week, I came across these oatmeal energy bars which sounded like they had some potential to be delicious. When it comes to oat bars, some recipes will specify that a quick-cooking oat is needed but they won’t specify the [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Mr. Squirrel’s Shortbread (yes, that’s the real name of the cookie) Source: Company’s Coming If you’re wondering why this cookie has such a odd name, it’s because it comes from a baking book created for children. Even so, how could you possibly resist a cookie with a name as cute as this one?! [...]
Sweet Indulgence: Cranberry Chip Cookies Source: Company’s Coming A lesson that I just don’t seem to learn, is the importance of reading the entire recipe before beginning. I never do it and so I’m always caught by surprise by something or the other in the directions. I think I actually enjoy not knowing what comes [...]