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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

By Mary-Lee | Feb 17, 2017

This week I enjoyed a “muffin morning” with my Bible study group. (This is a time once a month when we set aside a special time to socialize and eat before digging into our study.) I brought some carrot cake mini muffins that I made, and since a few ladies asked for the recipe, I…

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Gingerbread Cake

Gingerbread Coffee Cake

By Mary-Lee | Feb 10, 2017

Here is a simple but tasty coffee cake that is way easier than you might think. I don’t recall where this recipe came from, but it makes me think of a 1950s housewife sitting down with her next-door neighbour to enjoy a coffee-time treat before the kids come back from school. It has an unfussy, quick to…

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By Mary-Lee | Feb 3, 2017

Did you know that you can find Sweetie Treats on three different social platforms? Pinterest is personally my favourite social media app of all. The pictures are what get me – I guess I’m just a visual person. (I could get lost in there for days, if I let myself.) Every time there’s a new…

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Chocolate Cookies 'N Cream Truffles

Chocolate Cookies ‘N Cream Truffles

By Mary-Lee | Jan 27, 2017

Valentines Day often makes one think of chocolates and flowers and romantic dinners. Here at Sweetie Treats, we can help you with one of those items – the chocolates. These chocolates are very simple to make and aren’t really something you bake, but are more something you assemble. Traditionally I have made these truffles at…

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Mixed Berry Trifle

Mixed Berry Trifle (and Other Trifles)

By Mary-Lee | Jan 20, 2017

This dessert has luscious pudding, light and airy cake cubes, flecks of chocolate and fresh fruit all mixed into a wonderful combination that is so much more than the individual items could be on their own. It does not feel heavy or too rich when you eat it and it has a perfect combination of sweet…

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Almond Snowball Cookies

Almond Snowball Cookies

By Mary-Lee | Jan 14, 2017

We are in the deep of winter as I write this. The thermometer has averaged below zero for well over a month. Snow, who knows how deep now, covers the entire lawn. Some mornings you can wake up to a winter wonderland with trees, bushes, cars, sidewalks and roads covered in sparkling white. And you may…

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Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

By Mary-Lee | Dec 23, 2016

Its that time of year when shortbread becomes a favourite of almost everyone. I’m here to get you started on what is easily the best variation on traditional shortbread I’ve had. I know you are probably stressing about getting everything done in time for Christmas (or the Holidays, for those who celebrate other festivities this time…

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Sour Cream Twists

Sour Cream Twists

By Mary-Lee | Dec 6, 2016

Yesterday was not one of my better baking days. It might have been, but it went haywire after I left for a couple of hours, with some of these tasty sour cream twists in the oven. To be clear: I didn’t leave them unattended, but it turns out that I may as well have. I…

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Strawberry Jello Squares

Strawberry Jello Squares

By Mary-Lee | Oct 24, 2016

This is a recipe for the kid in all of us. A base of graham-cracker crumbs, layers of cream cheese, jello and strawberries make a cool, juicy dessert that is perfect for a crowd of people. This recipe takes a bit longer than usual due to the different layers, but it can come together faster…

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