Kiku Corner is on a crème brûlée roll, and for our dad’s birthday I made another version: rum crème brûlée. Instead of the plain vanilla or maple-flavoured crème brûlées of the past year, this time I used brown sugar and Kraken dark spiced rum to give the creamy dessert a Caribbean twist. I’m more and more […]
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Chocolate Meringue Kisses
I made these chocolate meringue kisses by using up the egg whites leftover from making Donatello’s Maple Crème Brûlée. They are sweetened and flavoured with a hint of cocoa powder. These ones are hard and crunchy all the way through, but if you wanted these chocolate meringue kisses to have a more marshmallow-y filling, fold […]
Walnut Raisin Pumpkin Spice Muffins
These pumpkin spice muffins are flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, and are studded with raisins and walnut pieces. The craggy tops hide a soft and flavourful crumb which tastes just like Thanksgiving. Serve these with a cup of cold milk or a mug of tea on a blustery fall day. Ryan made a […]
Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie
I made this mile-high lemon meringue pie for Ryan’s 30th birthday. Who needs birthday cake when you have birthday pie! The crust of the lemon meringue pie is nicely flaky and buttery tasting; it is blind-baked so it stays crisp when filled with the lusciously tart lemon custard filling and billowy soft marshmallow-like meringue.
Almond Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
Here is the almond rhubarb upside-down cake for my dad for Father’s Day. I love rhubarb and always buy it when it first comes out in the springtime. In previous years, I made rhubarb fool and rhubarb and strawberry crumble, but this year I wanted to make a cake. It was a perfect dessert to a barbecue […]