Posted on Friday, 2nd November 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

I know I know Halloween has come and gone but I woke up Halloween morning to a picture accompanied with a note taped to the coffee pot, “please make these!” I couldn’t deny my daughter, Liana, these easy Halloween treats especially

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A photo of three Ghost Tarts on rectangular-shaped slate board.
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Posted on Friday, 26th October 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

Viennoiserie is the term given to yeasted dough sweetened with sugar and enriched with butter and eggs. The two main classifications of Viennoiserie are laminated and non-laminated dough. Danish Pastries and Croissants fall in the laminated category whereas Brioche, Pan

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A photo of Cherry Danishes drizzled with icing cooling on a wire rack.
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Posted on Friday, 19th October 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

Chocolate and pumpkin? Who would’ve thought it could taste so good? Definitely not me. I have to admit I’m not a huge pumpkin dessert lover (in fact, I don’t like pumpkin desserts) but this Chocolate Pumpkin Cake changed my mind.

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A close up photo of a Chocolate Cake with Pumpkin decorated with orange-tinted Vanilla Bean-Swiss Meringue Buttercream displayed on a white cake stand.
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Posted on Friday, 5th October 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

I thought I would ring in the fall season with a simple British classic, apple crumble. I can’t believe fall is already upon us I’m already missing and longing for the return of summer. It’s not that I dislike the fall season

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A photo taken looking down on an Apple Crisp dessert topped with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.
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Posted on Friday, 28th September 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

For all you die hard Chocolate Lovers these Espresso Truffle Brownies were prepared with you in mind. Definitely not for the faint of heart! Seriously, these are the real deal – ooey, gooey, fudgy chocolate goodness. The espresso enhances the

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A photo of a slab of Espresso Chocolate Brownies with one removed, decorated with whipped cream and a chocolate covered espresso bean, and placed in front.
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Posted on Friday, 7th September 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

I was up bright and early this morning making dark chocolate cake donuts. My son, Matt, started the new school year yesterday. He decided in the spring that he wanted to enrol in business school. Unfortunately that means delaying University a

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A photo of Dark Chocolate Cake Donuts with Salted Caramel Glaze cooling on a wire rack.
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Posted on Friday, 31st August 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

I’m hosting a ladies night soon and I’ve been testing recipes. I’m hoping to have a trio of mini desserts for the ladies to enjoy. And I also want to prepare a couple of different cocktails. White chocolate and raspberries

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A photo of a White Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake frosted with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and decorated with chocolate curls and gold dust.
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Posted on Friday, 3rd August 2012 by Grace Massa Langlois

When I have a craving for something it seems to be the only thing I can think about. And this week all I could think about was blueberries and pastry. Instead of whipping up my usual fruit tart with crema pasticcera

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Blueberry Tart with crispy sweet pastry, layer of lemon curd and mascarpone cream.
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