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Pumpkin Cheesecake and Chocolate Tart

By: Valerie October 23, 2020December 3, 2020

Pies and Tartschocolate, cream cheese, pumpkin, tart11 Comments

Fall is truly my favorite season. The beautiful trees changing colour as the weeks go by, the breezy but still warm air, the walks and the crunchy leaves, the hot chocolates, sweaters and long coats. But also, I feel like baking in autumn is just that much better, for some reason. A warm tray of cookies or a hot pie coming out of the oven just taste and smell better when it is a bit more chilly, I think. In any case, someone at work mentioned that they liked pumpkin, which I do not, and I was reminded of the pumpkin tart recipe that I have flipped through and ignored several times in the cookbook throughout the years.

Special Sticky Buns

By: Valerie September 20, 2013December 5, 2020

Breads, Muffins and Sconesbuns, cream cheese, sugarLeave a Comment

Like many other desserts from Anna’s cookbook, I had never made “sticky buns” or, as we called it in French, brioches. With anything else that I had never done before, I thought that sticky buns were very complicated to do. It is not so! This recipe was so well-explained that even a novice like me was able to do it.

Frosted Mocha Whole Wheat Brownies

By: Valerie September 15, 2013December 5, 2020

Cookies, Bars and Biscottibrownies, chocolate, coffee, cream cheese, whole wheatLeave a Comment

Brownies are probably one of the most universally loved desserts. Understandably. They mostly consist of chocolate, butter and, often, nuts. The simplicity of this type of dessert is what makes it so well loved. The twist in Anna’s recipe includes whole wheat (to make us feel a little less guilty of eating these delicious brownies), coffee and a cream cheese frosting. I really enjoyed making and eating these brownies.

Autumn Carrot Wedding Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

By: Valerie June 17, 2013December 5, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakescake, carrot, cream cheese2 Comments

Father’s Day is coming up this weekend. That can only mean one thing: it’s time to make a cake! It felt good to get back into baking after taking a small break (I was moving and everything was packed!). My dad uncharacteristically and specifically mentioned that he would very much like for me to make him a carrot cake for the occasion. Who am I to refuse?

Red Velvet Cupcakes

By: Valerie April 15, 2013August 4, 2021

Cakes and Cupcakeschocolate, cream cheese, cupcake, red velvet, vanilla2 Comments

I realized very recently that I hadn’t baked cupcakes for a long time. I took advantage of a friend’s birthday this weekend to make these cute red velvet cupcakes. They were moist, tasty and the frosting was exquisite.