Barbie Birthday Cake

It was a very Barbie Birthday party this past weekend to celebrate my daughter’s 5th Birthday, and I couldn’t resist re-posting the cake recipe I use because it is just SO good and always gives me great results. This may be a yearly tradition with a new theme every year! So, once again I went to…

Grandma’s Apple Cake

This is another delicious recipe from my Grandma, one that I grew up on in addition to her amazing plum cake. It is a take on Jewish apple cake, from an old cookbook she has with her notes written beside the recipe. With apple season upon us, this is a perfect fall recipe. Also, If…

Lemon Loaf

A perfect light and lemony lemon loaf recipe! I had pinned this recipe off Pinterest and finally got a chance to make it. It was tagged as a Starbucks Lemon Loaf copycat recipe. Now, I have never actually had lemon loaf at Starbucks, but when looking at the ingredients I thought I would give it…

Blueberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake Muffins

This is one of my favourite muffin recipes that I adapted from an Everyday Food recipe. I love the lightness of these coffee cake style muffins, with their delicious crunchy crumble on top. They are a family favourite of ours and absolutely the perfect accompaniment to a big cup of coffee. Ingredients: For the crumble…

Chocolate Buttermilk Birthday Cake with Vanilla Buttercream

I am in love with the Magnolia’s Bakery recipe for Chocolate Buttermilk Cake and their Vanilla Buttercream in The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook (Love to bake? Buy this book!). The results were amazing and most importantly delicious! Instead of using two 9 inch round baking pans to make a layer cake (you may choose to…

Angel Food Pineapple-Orange Cake

I was intrigued by the recipes online for angel food cake mix, combined with a can of pineapple so I thought why not give it a try for a nice light dessert at our family dinner last night. The results were great, it is a nice light fruity cake. This would make a nice light…