December 2017

December on Planet Byn {2017} + Barbados Eats

December 31, 2017 Monthly Recaps
2017 Recap

This Christmas was very different for me as I flew the coop with my parents to Barbados to celebrate my Mom’s 70th Birthday, which was on Boxing Day! Here’s what I was up to before we left: Nicole and Francis came over for our annual Christmas baking day! A little challenging with a 1 1/2 […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Whiteout Cake

December 31, 2017 Baked Sunday Mornings
Whiteout Cake

This was the second year in a row we had a Baked Sunday Mornings cake assignment close to New Year’s Day. Last year it was the Ultimate Birthday Cake from Baked Occasions, and this year it’s the Whiteout Cake from the first Baked book. I scaled down the recipe to make a little 6″ cake, and […]

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~ Champagne & Cookies 2017 ~

December 21, 2017 Cookies
The Classics

Every part of my annual Champagne & Cookies Christmas party fills me with so much joy. I love spending the weeks leading up to it finalizing my baking list, stocking my freezer with treats, and then finally sharing them with all my friends. This is truly my favourite holiday tradition, and it just keeps getting […]

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Pretzel Linzers with Salted Caramel + Smitten Kitchen in Toronto (again!)

December 13, 2017 Cookies
Pretzel Linzers

Smitten Kitchen has a new cookbook out! I’ve really tried to curtail my cookbook acquisitions over the last couple of years, but obviously I needed to have this one. I bought it when I went to see Deb on her cookbook tour back in October. She didn’t do an interview or Q&A like last time, […]

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