Category Archives: Cake & Cupcakes

Blackberry season is upon us and although they are thought of, in some parts of the world, as food for fairies and should therefore be left alone, there seem to be many first harvest recipes that include blackberries as they are the naturally available fruit of the season. “Thank you fairies for your willingness to […]

The best kitchen purchase I have made in the past few years was this 4 inch spring form pan. It is great for a couple of reasons. One, community includes people we are living on their own. People who do not have a need for a cake that serves ten but still enjoy the occasional […]

Fairies is a broad category for a range of magical creatures. Hobgoblins and brownies are more connected to homes while sprites and pixies are happiest outside and trolls, under ground. They range from wrinkled old men, the height of ones thumb to enticing women who have relationships with Gods. Legends say that under The Tor […]

Variations of this recipe has been around for awhile. Simple ingredients, lovely cake and a crunchy topping made with almonds, butter, sugar and cream. In Italian, the word for almond is Mandorla and it connects into the mystical traditions of the Vesica Pisces, the shape that forms in the middle of two interconnected circles. You […]

At spring equinox I like to bake things that reflect that balancing time of light and dark. A time that can be well used to consider what might be out of balance in our own lives and what steps taken can adjust our paths. In the ancient religion of China, orange is thought of as […]

Valentine’s Day is the day after tomorrow and I have been playing with an “I love turtles theme” as a treat. Turtles mean chocolate, pecans and caramel. Chocolate, vanilla, ice cream, sugars are considered love foods, as is cake. Pecans are connected to wealth so it seemed to me that this combination with the addition […]

I needed a birthday cake yesterday for a friend I have known 96.5% of my life. She is watching her sugar intake so I was looking for a balance between honouring her 60 years of adventures and filling her full of icing. As Samhain and American Thanksgiving are just around the corner, taking some pictures […]

I believe I mentioned I like (make that love) rhubarb and that is sometimes an issue when others in the house do not, so I take every opportunity to bake with it when I am doing anything that involves a pot luck. This is my “go to” for spring get togethers if I am on […]

It was a dark and stormy night…well, no it wasn’t…. More like a gray, cold and rainy Sunday afternoon and I had bananas in need of being used up. Bananas have a long list of health benefits that I am not going to go into here but if you would like more information check this […]

As the light from the morning sun begins to reduce the darkness on the first day of May,  people in times past, would gather near Norfolk, England and on the beacon hills along the Michael Leyline which runs southwest to the tip of Cornwall. They would wait until the first tiny sliver of the sun […]