10 delicious ideas for weekend baking projects

Bake on the weekend and reap the tasty benefits throughout the week

Get inspired with these tried-and-true baking recipes by notable Canadian chefs and authors.

We've made it our mission to up our home baking game in 2023, and so far, it's going pretty well!

In our recipe database, you will find no shortage of Canadian cookbook excerpts and chef-written recipes to give you the motivation (and confidence) you need to get baking in your kitchen.

From a playful easy-to-make layer cake to delicious maple butter tarts, indulgent chocolate cookies and more, here are 10 ideas for weekend baking projects.

Image for Rosie Daykin's If Friday Were a Cake

Rosie Daykin's "If Friday Were a Cake"

From the new Let Me Feed You cookbook 

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Anna Olson's warm peanut butter cookie cakes

Dessert fanatics and savvy bakers in Canada know that for the best and most reliable recipes for almost any sweet treat you can think of, you turn to Anna Olson.

Image for Sneak Peek: Rhubarb custard bars from the Cake & Loaf Gatherings cookbook

Rhubarb custard bars from the Cake & Loaf Gatherings cookbook

An easy dessert square to whip up any day of the week

Maple pecan butter tarts

What's more satisfying that this iconic Canadian dessert? 

sea buckthorn berry and quinoa muffins

Sea buckthorn berry and quinoa muffins

How to use the healthful and unusual sea buckthorn berry

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Araxi's triple chocolate cookies

Bookmark this recipe and have the ingredients ready in your pantry for decadent cookies anytime

Image for Camilla Wynne’s angel food cake from the Jam Bake cookbook

Camilla Wynne’s angel food cake from the Jam Bake cookbook

A light, fluffy and fruity angel food cake for all your summer entertaining needs

Image for David Robertson's tarte Tatin

David Robertson's tarte Tatin

A recipe from the Gather: A Dirty Apron Cookbook

Image for Amy Rosen's perfect pecan buns

Amy Rosen's perfect pecan buns

A recipe from her new cookbook, Kosher Style

Image for Christine Flynn's chocolate chip banana cake from the How To Eat With One Hand cookbook

Christine Flynn's chocolate chip banana cake from the How to Eat with One Hand cookbook

Chocolate chips and bananas come together perfectly in this easy recipe