Let the holiday baking begin! Yes, it’s time to start baking for the holidays! Baking is by far one of my favorite holiday traditions. Every year, I like to make my famous Brown Sugar Fudge, my Pouding Chomeur, and my Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies. This year, I decided to make a batch of Gingerbread Holly Cookies. I […]
Buttercream Decorating: Learn from a Baker’s Mistakes
I came across a phenomenal book called Buttercream Basics; Learn the Art of Buttercream Decorating from Carey Madden. Buttercream Decorating: Learn from a Baker’s Mistakes The first thing that strikes me after looking at the gorgeous photos, was the author’s revelations about her own mistakes. How fascinating to learn from a pro’s pitfalls! This book […]
St. Patrick’s Day Desserts
St. Patrick’s Day Desserts One of the best things about St. Patrick’s Day is baking (and eating!) lots of different desserts and treats. We love to feed our sweet tooth with colorful and fun St. Patrick’s Day desserts, including cupcakes, brownies, squares, truffles, cookies, cheese cakes, muffins, and so many more. If you are looking […]
18 Must Try Cupcake Recipes
18 Must Try Cupcake Recipes Cupcakes are probably one of my family’s favourite treats. We love baking them together and creating new flavours and colours. We enjoy shopping around for fun cupcake liners and toppers and to find the most irresistible sprinkles. No matter what the occasion is (do we really need one?), we usually […]
Easy Icing on a Budget
Easy Icing on a Budget I really enjoy baking but I used to buy icing at the grocery store. Yuck. Big mistake! Easy to do and so tasteful, try my super Easy Icing on a Budget recipe and you won’t ever buy icing again. Ingredients 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar 3/4 cup butter, softened 2 tablespoons […]