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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Sequined Wedding Cake

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Just as fashion styles change over the years, so do wedding cake styles - do you remember the style of your wedding cake?  Since the fall, f...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tinkerbell Cake

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Beautiful Bella wanted a Tinkerbell cake.  The challenge was how to present Tinkerbell in a fun way without overstepping the strict Disney l...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Mickey Mouse Cake

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Ali's mom has had a lifelong love of all things Disney, but she has had a special affection for Mickey Mouse ever since her visit to Dis...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Baby Shower Cake for Chloe

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 To celebrate the birth of beautiful Chloe, I designed this lovely two-tiered cake.  Brown Sugar Butter cake with Brown Sugar Swiss Meringu...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Easter Chick Cupcakes

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Sitting on a bed of Mike & Ike candies, these chicks are hiding a delicious vanilla cupcake and vanilla-bean buttercream under their to...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Chocolate Easter Cake with Truffle Egg Nest

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With Easter just around the corner, it is time to think about the dessert you will be serving at your special dinner.  Last week I posted my...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Bunny Cake

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Easter weekend is just over two weeks away.  Always a special time when there are young ones in the house, this cake design is so sweet, yo...
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Monday, March 28, 2011

Fairy Cupcake Tower

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Here is the cupcake fairy topper that I created for Mikenna's 9th birthday party.  This cute fairy was sculpted out of gumpaste and was...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

My kitchen....

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It all started in my home kitchen.  My cakes and treats got progressively more difficult and detailed and my family became less and less int...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Leprechaun Hat Cake

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I've never met a leprechaun, I've never even been to Ireland, but I imagine there are all different kinds of leprechaun personaliti...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Pirate Cake with Cupcakes

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Ahoy Matey!  This super-cute pirate cake is suited to a young pirate boy or pirate girl celebrating their birthday.  In addition to the cake...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Cinderella Barbie Cake

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When almost three year old Jo Jo and her mom were looking at all the delicious cakes on my blog, she asked her mom why there was no Barbie c...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Photo Frame Birthday Cake

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To celebrate my mother's 80th birthday, I wanted to make an extra special cake. What could I create to commemorate 80 years of a wonderf...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Snowflake Cupcakes

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Welcome to Canada!  We were warned of blizzard-like conditions yesterday, and I decided the best way to deal with snowflakes is to make them...
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...