Category Archives: sweets

One-bowl chocolate olive-oil cake

Posted on 15 January 2021 by leacock

preparation time: 15 minutescooking time: 30-35 minutesemergency contact: really no need This one is for those times when you want a moist, comforting chocolate cake rather than a rich, indulgent chocolate cake. The one-bowl aspect is a bonus.

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Maple butter tarts

Posted on 1 July 2017 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutescooking time: 15 minutes These are pretty much the classic version (all-butter pastry crust, raisins in the filling), with the exception of a maple/corn syrup swap. Happy Canada Day!

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Breakfast banana bread

Posted on 31 August 2013 by leacock

preparation time: 20 minutes cooking time: 40-50 minutes There is no shortage of excellent banana bread recipes out there. This one doesn’t necessarily improve on the banana bread experience, but it is a relatively healthy version that makes for a … Continue reading →

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Peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies

Posted on 5 December 2012 by leacock

Adapted from the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, the main modifications being a little less sugar, a little more salt, and the omission of peanut butter chips.

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Orange pecan crescents

Posted on 8 April 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutes cooking time: 12-15 minutes emergency contact: valentia These crunchy, nutty crescents have been a holiday staple around Leacock since the days of the salmon spinach puff pastry and the mysteriously “Portuguese” curried chicken stew. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Mamy’s pear cake

Posted on 27 March 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 20 hours baking time: 40 minutes This is about as failsafe as cake recipes get. Depending on the size of the pan and the amount of fruit used, the pear chunks may peek through the top (as shown) … Continue reading →

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Easter at Patrick Roger (again)

Posted on 22 March 2010 by leacock

The window display at the Faubourg-Saint Honoré Patrick Roger is currently piled high with Easter eggs, crafty foxes and cooking rats, all made out of chocolate. It’s a smaller version of the display at the Saint-Germain shop, which had too … Continue reading →

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Easiest olive oil cake ever

Posted on 13 March 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 15 minutes cooking time: 45-50 minutes emergency contact: not even necessary This is also known as “Hazel’s cake” (because she can eat half of it in one sitting), or “Amy’s welcome home cake” (because there was one made … Continue reading →

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Macarons

Posted on 15 November 2009 by leacock

Not having ever been big fans of macarons, we decided to at least taste some of Pierre Hermé’s famed ones to see what all the fuss was about. This being our first Hermé experience, we stuck with the basics (rather … Continue reading →

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Da Rosa

Posted on 13 November 2009 by leacock

Da Rosa is an épicerie (delicatessen) with an upstairs tasting room, a pleasant streetside terrace and an impossibly tall tower of a wine rack. More importantly, Da Rosa stocks many of the Leacock favourites: several types of jamón ibérico, Amadei … Continue reading →

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