Applesauce Spice Cake

It's that time of the year where it's all apples, all the time. I had an overabundance of applesauce from project canning and was looking for ways to use it up.

This cake is from Deb's second cookbook, which has a party cake builder section to mix and match different types of cakes and frosting. While this cake is similar to another one on Smitten Kitchen, the recipe from her book is a bit more versatile since you can swap out the applesauce for mashed bananas, pumpkin puree or grated carrot to change the type of cake. It's also a one-bowl recipe, which is a bonus.

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Mini Apple Pies

Another autumn, another apple recipe. Though no complaints on my part.


Rather than making the usual 9-inch pie, I attempted mini pies to maximize shareability. Also, they're just so much cuter.



Lattice tops on the mini pies are more difficult to handle because the dough tends to warm up and soften more easily. To combat this issue, I used heart-shaped cookie cutters to make the pie tops instead.

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Whole Wheat Apple Muffins

Since it's the start of a new year, let's start off with something simple: muffins. More specifically, whole wheat apple muffins.


These are easy to make, coming together like a quick bread: combining the dry and wet ingredients separately, then gently folding the dry ingredients into wet ingredients. You throw them in the oven and voila, baked goods for the rest of the week.

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Apple Sharlotka

As much as I try to deny it, I quite enjoy fall.


The air becomes crisp, the leaves explode into an array of colours, and the wardrobe changes to comfy sweaters and boots.


The annual apple picking outing came and went and as per usual, I ended up with more apples than I know what to do with. Throughout the year, I save apple recipes like nobody's business because I know once October rolls around, I will need to dip into this stash.

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Homemade Applesauce

The past weekend affirms the fact that I'm a wuss when it comes to the cold. The temperature hit -20 degrees C (windchill excluded) and I can't help but wonder why I live in a country such a distance away from the equator. As the winter drags on, I reminisce to my favourite season: autumn.

Autumn is the perfect season - not too hot or cold, wonderful crisp weather, the fall harvest, the leaves changing colours. What's not to love? I will admit, the beginning of last October was really rough work-wise and I was more than ready to embrace the Thanksgiving long weekend when it arrived. On the agenda: fall foilage and apple picking.

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