Berry Coffee Cake
Chef Tom Janzen, Bread & Circuses' This wholesome cake recipe can accommodate any fresh fruit that’s found at the market or in your back yard. Serve it warm to complement…
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Chocolate Sin Torte
Chef Robert Duehmig, The Chocolate Shop This intensely dark cake tastes surprisingly light. Its silky chocolate mousse melts on your tongue. Ingredients Chocolate Torte 1 cup butter, unsalted, cut into…
Chocolate Oblivion
Pastry Chef Doug Krahn, The Gates on Roblin Chef Doug personalized this decadent flourless cake by making individual servings. Party goers are sure to swoon over the dessert’s velvety…
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Pastry Chef Sumi Saito, Prairie Ink Cafe This not-too-sweet cheesecake is a hit with its berry zing. For sparkle, sprinkle the top with luster dust available at cake supply stores.…
Nanking Cherry Cupcakes
Many backyard trees in Manitoba produce the tart Nanking cherries, which add a zing of local flavour to this celebratory cupcake. Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2…
Chocolate Dairy-Free Cake
Chef Dana Gresswell, Mondragon Bookstore and Coffeehouse This mock cheesecake is so creamy and rich, you’ll have a hard time believing no dairy is involved. Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese…
Lemon Raspberry White Chocolate Torte
Ignazio Scaletta, Goodies Bake Shop White chocolate curls add a pleasing crunch and a fairy-tale look to this moist layer cake. Curls are made by dragging a horizontal knife blade…
Honey Cake, Orange Confit
Chef Louise Briskie-deBeer, LuLu's Restaurant This dense honey cake is loaded with spice. It gets a punch of flavour with a drizzling of South African-inspired orange confit, an intense preserve…
Nutty Chocolate Cherry Cake
Chef Lee Fry, The Billabong Bar and Bistro Macadamia nuts grow wild in Africa and Australia. After roasting, they bring an exotic, nutty crunch to this teetering Valentine’s dessert. Cherry…
Cherry Cheesecake
Chef Stéphane Wild, Bistro Chez Sophie While this fluffy, soufflé-like dessert may be called a cheesecake, it doesn’t actually contain any cheese. Still, it’s every bit as decadent as its…
Buttercream Cake
Chef Anna Paganelli, De Luca’s Cooking School Snowy and elegant, this cover-gracing cake delivers decadence sans baking. Ingredients 300 g savoiardi biscuits (ladyfingers) 5 eggs 8 Tbsp sugar 1 cup unsalted…