Easy Fudgy Brownies

Fudgy Brownies, Kiku Corner

There are cakey brownies, fudgy brownies, iced brownies…but in my opinion, fudgy brownies are the quintessential brownie. If you want a cakey brownie, why not just eat chocolate cake? I also don’t understand people who like iced brownies. If your brownie is flavourful enough, it doesn’t need to be dressed up in icing. I think […]

Chocolate Turtle Birthday Cake

Chocolate Turtle Birthday Cake, Kiku Corner

In July I made Tomiko’s birthday cake, a white chocolate raspberry cake that was light, fluffy and fruity. Karlos, however, loves things that are nutty and chocolatey. To my surprise, he allowed me to bake his birthday cake too (instead of getting one from Dufflet Pastries). After prodding him with questions as to what kind […]

Strawberry Yogurt Bundt Cake

Strawberry Yogurt Bundt Cake, Kiku Corner

   Ryan and I recently went strawberry-picking at Whittamore’s Farm. We picked enough for ourselves, and then some! I’m finding many ways of incorporating the sweet, perfumed strawberries into my day, using them up before they’re past their prime: strawberry-infused vodka, raspberry shrub, and this lovely Strawberry Yogurt Bundt Cake! This is a more casual kind of […]

White Chocolate Raspberry Birthday Cake

White Chocolate Raspberry Birthday Cake, Kiku Corner

     Tomiko’s birthday is in early July, and since the whole family was working and busy on the actual day, we put off having the cake until the following weekend. I have made my own birthday cakes since I was 13, and I love making my family’s birthday cakes as well! They don’t seem to […]

Boston Cream Pie

Boston Cream Pie, Kiku Corner

Having recently come back from Boston, I am inspired by the historical Bostonian foods, including this Boston Cream Pie from the Union Oyster House. Some sources (like Wikipedia) say that the original recipe was from an Armenian-French chef, M. Sanzian, at Boston’s Parker House Hotel (which is also the source of Parker House Rolls, a type of dinner roll). […]