Desserts & Baking |
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Jack-O'-Lantern
Cooking by the Book: Cakes For Kids Bake this for a Halloween party and your guests will be trick-or-treating at your house for years to come.
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Seven-Minute Frosting
This frosting is perishable, so make it the day you plan to serve the cake and refrigerate any leftovers after the party. The recipe makes enough frosting to cover the top and sides of two 8-inch or 9-inch cake layers or one 10-inch tube cake, with some extra.
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Host of Ghosts
Cooking by the Book: Cakes For Kids Super fast and not at all scary - these whimsical ghosts gather ever so sweetly around a purchased angel food cake. Use any sort of Halloween candy or favor you like to complete your presentation.
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Skor Bar Cheesecake
Who needs a fancy restaurant for cheesecake when you can easily make it at home! This cheesecake recipe reccomends a water bath, which helps to alleivate cracks in your cheesecake. Enjoy!
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Sprinkle Cookies
Bright and colourful. Scrumptious cookies with a light lemon glaze.
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Campfire Bannock
My daughter learned how to cook bannock while on a field trip. This is easy to make and great for the back yard or while camping.
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Ziplock Bag Ice Cream
This homemade ice cream recipe is a perfect activity to keep the kids busy and involved. After combining all the ingredients, each child can simply shake up his or her own pouch of soft serve--and it's done in just 5 minutes.
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Beaver Tails
If you’ve ever skated on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa (our nation’s capital) in the winter months, you’ve probably stopped and had a beaver tail. This kid friendly Beaver Tail recipe is easy to prepare and fun for the whole family.
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Plank-Smoked Chocolate Brownies
Brownie fans will love this outdoor version of their favourite snack. A few simple ingredients and you will be a hit at your next outdoor gathering.
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Peanut Butter Brown Sugar Scones
Mother's Day delicious!The secret to these scones is to use cold shortening and peanut butter when you mix them up... this gives scones a light yummy texture. Serve them right out of the oven and they'll disappear before your eyes. (But mom will definitely approve.)
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Golden anniversary ButterCream CupCake
“This buttercream cupcake recipe is so versatile, it can be elegantly sophisticated for family gatherings or playfully fun for kids’ birthday parties, depending on the occasion.” — Charlene Goodwill of Owen Sound, Ontario.
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Anne’s lightened-up lemon CheeseCake Pie
This delightful lemon cheesecake pie personifies bakers’ quest in the ‘90s for desserts that were lightened-up in fat yet still full of satisfying flavour and texture. With Nordica Cottage Cheese taking the place of some of the higher fat cream cheese, it’s a winner on all counts!
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Frances’ Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Totally decadent and bursting with chocolate, this chunky rich cookie personifies the 80s, when both chocolate and cookies came into their own.
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Elaine’s Date Squares
Another time-honoured classic, this is sure to become the standard by which all other date squares will be measured.
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Thelma’s Classic Sour Cream Coffee Cake
A moist, delicious, and easy cake, with all the classic flavours. Still as perfect today over a hot mug of specialty coffee as it was 50 years ago with a cup of tea or with a game of bridge.
