Posts and Recipes

6 inch Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients  Crust 1 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2 tbsp granulated sugar A small amount of melted and cooled, or very soft butter for brushing.  Blueberry Sauce 1 cup fresh blueberries (frozen can be used) 2 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tsp lemon zest 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1/2…

There is more to baking than cakes.

 Last week, Yan Tsou from GBBO posted on Instagram; “You can lead a Yan to cake, but you can’t make her decorate it.” This resonated with me so much! Cakes are lovely. They really are, but the only thing I am ever asked to bake is a cake and frankly they are not something I…

The Greatest Baker Contest? I am in!

Hi everyone! I am taking part in “The Greatest Baker” contest from Bake From Scratch magazine. Voting opens worldwide at 1pm Eastern time today, May 11 and I’d appreciate your vote! You can vote here! #TheGreatestBaker

Remembering My “Great Canadian Baking Show” audition

This past week was my two year anniversary of my successful in person audition for the Third Season of the Great Canadian Baking Show. My friend Cj suggested I write about the experience and I thought it was a great idea, so here we are. My audition was scheduled to begin at 9:30 in the…

TGCBS Season 4 Bakers Revealed!

On January 11 the 10 new bakers to enter the Great Canadian Baking Show tent were announced and I could not be more excited! There are some familiar faces to me and some who I am getting to know for the first time and from what I can see it’s going to be a hell…

Savoury Bacon and Tomato Wreath

So when I made this last weekend I literally winged it as I went along. I adjusted my sweet dough and used that as a base, and came up with the filling based upon what I had in the pantry and what I thought went together. A few people have asked for this recipe so…

Pandemic Baking and What I Have Learned

Like the rest of us I have been spending a lot more time at home than I usually would since March of 2020. There have been times where I have not left my property for weeks on end. Working from home means you can do things during the day that you couldn’t before so baking…

Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes

These are are fun to make, especially with kids. This recipe will make 12-15 cupcakes. For the cupcakes1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled2/3 cup (135g) packed light or dark brown sugar 1/3 cup (65g) granulated sugar2 large eggs, at room temperature1/2 cup buttermilk2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract1 1/2 cups (190g) all-purpose flour1/2 cup quick oats (50g)1/4 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1/2…

Gluten Free Lemon Lavender Shortbread

These are not only gluten free, but dairy free too! They can be a bit fragile during baking so they need to be chilled before putting in the oven to bake. Because of the difference in weights between flour blends I have used volume measurements instead of weight for this recipe. Lavender can be found…

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