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Monday, January 31, 2011

Max and Ruby Cake

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Max and Ruby is an adorable Canadian television show based on the books of Rosemary Wells.  It was the inspiration for the theme of little E...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Chocolate Ganache Cake

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Chocolate lover's rejoice!  This velvety chocolate ganache covered cake is a thing of beauty that I wanted to share.  Chocolate ganach...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

Holly Berry Cupcakes

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Not wanting to arrive empty handed to my in-laws home for Christmas dinner, I whipped these cupcakes up after breakfast on Christmas mornin...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Chocolate Orange Peanut Bark

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Delightful dark bittersweet chocolate is mixed with peanuts and orange zest to make this wonderful gift box with a healthy kick!  Flavonoid...
Monday, December 6, 2010

Holiday Cookie Decorating Kit

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What kid (or kid-at-heart) doesn't love to decorate Christmas cookies? The good news is the stores have been carrying the cookies since ...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Festive Snowflake Cookies

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These delectable 5-inch Snowflake Cookies are available in chocolate or gingerbread, and are decorated with royal icing, sanding sugar and s...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Handmade Chocolate Truffles

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This holiday season I am offering 5 varieties of truffles and you can order just one flavour or up to all 5 kinds. I start by making a gana...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Bûche de Noël

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The origins of the bûche de Noël, or yule log, may be traced to celebrations of the winter solstice. On this night, the longest of the year,...
Friday, November 5, 2010

80th Birthday Cake with Gum Paste Flowers

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When Patricia contacted me to make her mother's 80th birthday cake, I was thrilled for the honour.  It wasn't a large gathering, so...
Monday, November 1, 2010

Monkey Cake for Lucas!

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Sweet Lucas turned one and a delicious and extremely special cake was in order.  After a consultation, Lucas' mom and dad decided that ...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Halloween Cupcake Kit

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An activity that is always a big hit at my girls' birthday parties is decorating cupcakes or cookies.  Every child I have ever met love...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Ghoulish Ghost Cake

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Inspired by a Martha Stewart design comes this super-sweet Ghoulish Ghost Cake.  Frosted in Swiss Meringue Buttercream and adorned in marsh...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Riding Helmet Horse Cake

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Horse themed cake week continues.  Unlike the passing fancy of a doll or a favourite tv show, a child's love of horses can continue for...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Horse Ribbon Cake

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Foxwood Farm is located on 25 acres just north of Bradford, Ontario ( http://www.foxwood.ca/ ). Along with large grass pastures and a renov...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Happy Birthday Cupcake Tower

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One of my best girlfriends lives in a house full of men. When her birthday came around, I figured she needed something pink! For ease of se...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Flavours - Red Velvet Cake

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Red Velvet Cake is a popular flavour of cake, originally achieved with the addition of beets and traditionally served with Cream Cheese F...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Flavours - Double Almond Cake

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One of the best memories of living in the Netherlands as a little girl might just be coffee time.  On the day my parents were expecting co...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Flavours - Chocolate Lover's Cake

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This one's for the purist!  This cake is all chocolate; no fruit, no nuts, nothing to adulterate the true flavours of the chocolate. ...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Flavours - Caramel Apple Cake

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This lightly spiced Apple Cake is dense and moist.  Each of the four layers is smothered with Caramel Cream Cheese filling and the entire c...
Friday, August 27, 2010

Flavours - Banana Cake

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Chocolate chip banana bread is a family favourite and I knew I needed a similar flavour on my cake menu.  This is the cake I came up with a...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Flavours - Mocha Cake

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Today's flavour is my delicious Mocha Cake.  It starts with three layers of sinfully rich Devil's Food Cake, each generously brushe...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Flavours - Brown Sugar Marble Cake

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Introducing a flavour that once and for all ends the rumour that vanilla is boring!  This is my Brown Sugar Marble Cake and I make it by co...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Flavours - Carrot Cake

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A classic!  This beautiful dessert features three layers of moist and delicious carrot cake, flavoured with vanilla beans and buttermilk and...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Flavours - Chocolate Cherry Cake

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Today I am presenting my Chocolate Cherry Cake.  It starts with four layers of rich Chocolate Butter Cake, each brushed with a Kirsch syrup...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Flavours - Coconut Cake

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This beauty starts with three delicious layers of my moist Coconut Cake, it is filled and frosted with Coconut Swiss Meringue Buttercream a...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Flavours - Chocolate Mint Cake

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Sometimes guidance is nice.  With that in mind, over the next few weeks I'm describing my most popular flavours.  And, because a picture...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Circles and Flowers Cake

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Here is a delicate design using both fondant circles and gum paste flowers. A pretty design so nice for a mom or sister!
Monday, June 21, 2010

Chicken Pox Cake

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My dear friend spent a week caring for her youngest son when he had the chicken pox.  He got better.  Then her husband got it - eek!  Then,...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Chocolate Mint Cake

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This simple but beautiful cake combines the classic flavours of chocolate and mint! Chocolate cake and mint buttercream, covered in mint gr...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Whimsical Flower Cake

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I made this cake with some leftover batter and frosting.  It was such a cute design, one I had been hoping to try out.  I used fondant and ...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Ballerina Slipper Cake

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Little Sydney is turning 6 and her friends will be joining her at her dance school to help her celebrate! Her mom wanted an extra special d...
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Carrot Cake

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 This super delicious cake, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, was made for a young soul turning 82. The carrots were made of fondant ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Meringue Flowers and the Cake Show

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A few weeks ago I had the privilege to learn the art of meringue flowers from the great Wendy Kromer, who was guest teaching the Bonnie Gor...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Jack Skellington Cake

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Sugar and spice and everything nice that's what little girls are made of Sunshine and rainbows and ribbons for hair bows that's wha...
Sunday, April 11, 2010

Handy Manny

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With children growing so fast, you would think children's programming could stay the same forever, after all, there is always a new aud...
Friday, April 9, 2010

Ribbon Roses Cake

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Charlie is a chocolate lover.  When her mother approached me for her 14th birthday cake, she told me it  had to be all chocolate.  Even a l...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Star Cupcakes

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With their blue stars and dark brown cupcake wrappers, I think these cupcakes have "little boy" written all over them!  And actua...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Easter Cakes

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I have three wonderful options to make everyone happy this Easter. First is my Truffle Egg Nest Cake. This super tall 6" cake is a r...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

40th Birthday Cake

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My friend's husband was celebrating his 40th birthday on St. Patrick's day.  We decided he would enjoy something very chocolatey wi...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Boy's Polka-Dot Cake

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Inspired by my polka-dot cake, a mom asked me to make a boyish version for her son. The top tier was for the kids, with Chocolate Butter Ca...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Gum Paste Roses Cake

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A friend came to me with a special request. She wanted a beautiful cake for a birthday celebration and one last delicious indulgence before...