Red + White Recipes for Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day! That special day where we celebrate ourselves with fireworks, beer, barbecue, The Tragically Hip, and all thinks red & white.

Here is a round up of some of my red and white recipes. Wishing you have a safe and fun long weekend, from me, Handsome Rob, and Cooper!

Cooper wishes you a Happy Canada Day!

Wine Roasted Rhubarb & Strawberry Shortcake

Wine Roasted Rhubarb & Strawberry Shortcake

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Vodka Sauce

White Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Vodka Sauce

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Sweet Cherry Tart with Port

Sweet Cherry Tart with Port

Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies

Red & White Recipes for Canada Day

Raspberry Greek Yogurt Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream

Raspberry Greek Yogurt Layer Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream

One fun benefit of belonging to a large family is plenty of birthdays. Each birthday means another birthday cake, of course! We recently attended a party for my Mom-in-law's birthday, and for her celebration, I wanted to try something special. This Raspberry Greek Yogurt Cake fit the bill perfectly.

It has fruit in it so it's healthy, right? Right? Hello?

This cake is very moist, and the fresh raspberries add bright flavour. The recipe below makes four layers, but I only used three for the cake. Yup, that left one layer leftover for me! 

Happy birthday to a special lady! Photo by Marlee O.

Because this was a birthday cake for a special lady, I made lots of frosting so I could make the cake look extra special. To make a regular, two-layer cake, simply halve the recipe below and use only the Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream.

The yogurt makes this cake moist and rich.

Click through for the recipe and instructions.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Hmm I'll take that one, and that one, if you please.

Are you hosting Thanksgiving dinner for a crowd this year? Every few years I volunteer to host the dinner for my family, even though my house is tiny and my kitchen is tinier! I don’t have a large enough dining room for a sit-down affair, so at my house the informal Buffet is the norm.

Pink Lemonade Ombre Petal Cake

Pretty in pink: Pink Lemonade Ombre Petal Cake

What is “pink lemonade” anyway? The super-sweet, tart lemonade is a staple around our place in the summer! It quenches without being too sour. You can add things to it (soda, vodka, more vodka) to make it extra special. Try blending a couple of tablespoons of frozen pink lemonade concentrate with ice, Grand Marnier and vodka for a fancy pink frozen cocktail.

Manly Desserts: Guinness Chocolate Cake with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache and Bailey's Cream Cheese Frosting

Manly Guinness Chocolate Cake for Manly Men

Happy Father's Day! Today, we celebrated dear, old Dad. Many of you spent the day with Dad, as I did, participating in his favourite activities, or Dadtitivies. Golfing, fishing, boating, hunting, NASCAR — all the manly-man things Dad does anyway, but on Father's Day we get to go with him.

My Dad chose his favourite activity — lunch. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree as that's my favourite activity, too. We took him to his favourite lunch spot (Tim Horton's), and then back home for a home-baked treat.

Lemon Lemon Cake

Zesty!

When life hands you lemons — make Lemon Lemon Cake! I made this cake twice last week, and I LOVE it. I am so IN love with it, I will have to MARRY it. Seriously.