Baking, desserts & puddings

Panettone bread and butter pudding is quick to put together and perfect for a family dessert or if guests come to visit.

Cinnamon rolls, fresh from the oven will not only make your house smell amazing they will have everyone waiting to grab them as the smell is intoxicating. Warm cinnamon rolls, straight out of the oven, can you imagine anything better with a cup of tea or coffee? I’m not sure I can! There is something …

No bake lime and ginger cheesecake, quick and simple to prepare but full of zesty flavour. Ideal for serving as dessert when friends are round for dinner as it can be made ahead of time!

Apple & cinnamon scones. Autumn has arrived and what better way to celebrate but with a warm cinnamon spiced scone with apple slathered in melting butter! Apple and cinnamon scones are a delicious treat at any time of the year. But never more so than during Autumn, when the weathers on the turn and we …

Pumpkin scones are quick and easy to make. These warmly spiced scones are perfect with a coffee on cosy autumn morning or afternoon tea get together. Pumpkin spiced scones are a tasty variation on our buttermilk scone recipe. These scones use a combination of warming spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Almost like pumpkin pie, …

Chocolate tweed squares, a simple tray bake reminiscent of childhood family gatherings. Chocolate tweed squares remind me of home. In fact, cake and home bakes are always reminiscent of family gatherings. All these sweet treats remind me of my childhood and growing up in a large family in Cape Breton. Cape Breton is known for …