Champagne Vanilla Donuts

I've been thinking about baking with champagne for awhile, something about the fizz and the association with celebrations and glamour make me want to put all those feelings in a baked good. Then today when I started thinking about how National Donut Day is tomorrow, it hit me. Kind of how champagne does;) Champagne donuts … Continue reading Champagne Vanilla Donuts

Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Glaze

A few weeks ago, I had an aggressive amount of leftover egg whites. After about 5 minutes of Googling "leftover egg whites", it became clear there was only one solution. Coconut macaroons. While I've enjoyed many a macaroon, I had never made them or honestly even known what really went into them. I've gotta say, … Continue reading Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Glaze

Cloud Donuts

The best thing about donuts in my opinion is their versatility in terms of both decoration and flavour. You can glaze 'em, fill 'em, dust' em, ANYTHING. I wanted to up the pretty factor on these donuts with a heavenly cloudy sky blue and coconut to make them look extra fluffy, but you can make … Continue reading Cloud Donuts

Coconut Cupcakes

On Friday, I turned 23 and made these cupcakes to celebrate with friends at a bar that encourages BYOC (bring your own cake) and has bocce ball and shuffleboard lanes (go to Track and Field if you're in Toronto it's great). In many birthday messages, friends said "I hope someone makes YOU cake", which is … Continue reading Coconut Cupcakes

Matcha Coconut Blondies

Full disclosure: I had never even tried a blondie before making these. I know. What a freak, right? Plus I'm blonde. It makes no sense. I'm really happy I changed that because these are so delicious they'll knock your socks off. Matcha and coconut go so well together, bringing the fresh tropics to the earthy, … Continue reading Matcha Coconut Blondies

Ultimate Coconut Cake

OMG. This cake. If you like coconut, you will freak over this cake. Heck, if you like any cake you won't want to miss this. This puppy weighs 12 pounds and uses 2.5 pounds of butter and 3 pounds of coconut. It takes time to make (at least a day because the filling needs to … Continue reading Ultimate Coconut Cake

Lemon Coconut Meringue Pie

It's April 3rd and snowing, but I promise this pie will make you forget about it and think you're somewhere warm and sunny. I've been fascinated with lemon meringue pie since I was a kid. The pretty peaks of the meringue and vibrant yellow filling always looked so delicious in the bakery window. I decided … Continue reading Lemon Coconut Meringue Pie