Les Petits Chefs (pĂątissiers) make strawberry yoghurt cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting

Want to make your own? Get the recipe here! Last week the Petits Chefs baking club made cupcakes! But not any ordinary cupcakes – strawberry yoghurt cupcakes with a strawberry cream cheese frosting! This was a recipe I developed a few years ago for National Cupcake Day and as I was looking back at my … Read more

Fudgey Chocolate Mint Brownie Cupcakes for National Cupcake Day 2024

Did you know – today, February 26th, is Canada’s National Cupcake Day – raising money for the Ontario SPCA. That’s right –  today is all about cupcakes – and raising money to help animals in need all around Canada. What is Cupcake Day? Originally launched by the RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia, National Cupcake … Read more

Two-bite brownie recipe for Cake my Day!

Hi friends, some of you might remember that every year for the past 10 years in February, I have raised money for the Toronto Humane Society through National Cupcake Day (read all about it here). This year, I’m still raising money for the Toronto Humane Society through a new initiative called Cake My Day! This … Read more

White plate of Zan’s Birthday Cookies from Dorie's Cookies.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Zan’s Birthday Cookies from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was Zan’s Birthday Cookies (p 297). Dorie says: I created them for the thirteenth birthday party for a friend’s daughter, Zan. It was only after I tasted them that I realized I’d channeled the spirit of a German chocolate cake. The base of the cookie is … Read more