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13 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 14
Do-it-yourself weddings are fun, fabulous, and catered exactly to your wishes. Talented baker Jessica McGovern starts off with Mini Peach Melba Potted Pies. These single-sized delights are filled with juicy peaches and sweet raspberries seasoned with warm cardamom and citrusy lemon. Next, Jessica bakes the most darling mini wedding cake cookies made with stacked almond-flavoured sugar cookies and colourful royal icing. Perfect for little party favours, these cute and delicious treats will make you the most fashionable bride on the block. Finally, Jessica goes ultimate DIY with an extra-special homemade wedding cake. This beautiful pink-green swirl Pistachio Rose Wedding cake is decorated with hand-piped ruffles and is sure to be a delectable show-stopper.
Episode 15
Host Jessica McGovern loves travelling just as much as she loves baking. Taking us on a culinary trip, she whips up a few of her favourite recipes from different parts of the world. First, she makes a dreamy Dutch Baby with Sour Cherry Sauce and Crème Fraiche. Crispy, pillowy, and ever-delicious, this airy Dutch baby is sure to melt-in-your-mouth. Next up, a soft Chocolate Ricotta Babka. Jessica makes a smooth babka dough with plenty of butter and yeast for a fluffy, flavourful bite. To finish, an impressive Japanese Roll Cake. This cake features super fancy fondant lion characters and little lion-shaped heads baked right into the cake. Super fun and cute, this dessert is sure to impress your kids.
Episode 16
What's the most fun you can have outdoors? A picnic, of course. Whimsical host Jessica McGovern bakes an array of delicious goodies perfect for a quaint, classy picnic. To start, she prepares creamy and crumbly Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. These nutty bites feature a sweet, luscious filling squished between two delightfully crispy cookies for a little crunch. Then, Jessica whips up some quick and easy donuts filled with zesty lime curd. These soft, chewy, and rich donuts are the ultimate finger food, perfect for a delightful picnic. Finally, Jessica turns up the elegance with a fabulous treat: a decadent Charlotte made with ladyfingers. Jessica uses light and airy ladyfingers to line the outside of two silky Bavarian cream fillings flavoured with blackberry and vanilla rum. Smooth, sweet, and extra-elegant, your friends will be super impressed by this melt-in-your-mouth dessert.
Episode 17
Breakfast has never been this delicious. Host Jessica McGovern starts off with a versatile banana bread recipe. This recipe features two different kinds of banana bread to satisfy everyone's preferences - one side is classic and simple and the other is full of chocolate and walnuts. Next up, Grape Jelly Hand Pies. These flaky, buttery pastries filled with homemade grape jelly and baked to a perfect golden-brown are delightfully warm and delicious. Finally, the most legendary pastry recognized and enjoyed all over the world - the croissant. Made with butter, butter, and more butter, these fresh and flaky croissants are the perfect pastry for a Saturday morning breakfast.
Episode 18
Who doesn't like a good surprise? Talented baker Jessica McGovern makes rich quadruple chocolate cookies made with a surprise ingredient - avocado. Four kinds of chocolate and creamy avocado mingle together for deliciously moist cookies that are sure to satisfy your cravings. If you think avocado is a crazy addition to a cookie, what about adding tomato soup to cupcakes? Jessica makes spiced cupcakes with tomato soup, a popular ingredient used in vintage cupcake recipes. Finally, mashed potatoes are the secret to Jessica's decadent German chocolate cake. This soft, creamy, and chocolatey cake is sure to knock your spuds off.
Episode 19
There's nothing better than a light, fresh, summery dessert on a hot day. Charismatic host Jessica McGovern starts off with sweet and tangy Raspberry Lemonade Squares. Then, Jessica makes a delicious dessert to celebrate summer's fruit harvest - Strawberry Shortcake. This summery treat features tender, buttery biscuits overflowing with sweet cream and bursting with fresh strawberries. To finish, Jessica make a luxurious cheesecake flavoured with juicy blueberries and white chocolate. Smooth, silky, and beautifully decorated with sugared berries and white chocolate shaped into leaves, this cheesecake is sure to wow your guests at your next summer party.
Episode 20
Springtime is such an inspiring time to bake. Host Jessica McGovern crafts delicious desserts that emulate spring flavours. To begin, Jessica bakes lemony, Italian Easter Cookies. These sweet little cookies are an Italian Nonna's specialty and Jessica makes hers extra-festive with pastel-coloured piping. Then, Jessica creates a fresh Cherry Frangipane Tart. Made with a buttery, flaky crust and filled with luscious cherries, this tart is sure to titillate your taste buds. To finish, Jessica makes an extravagant dessert that really makes her think of spring: a cupcake bouquet of flowers. Silky cake with beautifully-piped flower-inspired designs, this is a wow-factor dessert fit for grand occasions.
Episode 21
Fall is such a cozy time of year and that calls for lots of hearty baking. Talented baker Jessica McGovern begins with a warm Poached Pear Loaf. This loaf features rich fall flavours including red wine, spicy cinnamon, cloves, and rich molasses. Next, Jessica explores classic autumn ingredients with an apple cinnamon bread and a luscious maple dip. Shaped like a star and filled with a sweet, spiced apple filling, this gorgeous, golden-brown bread is the true epitome of autumn baking. Finally, Jessica gets fancy with a perfect plum pie. This pie has an extra tender, crispy crust and a sweet plum and warm cardamom filling. But its secret ingredient? Fresh rosemary sprigs for a woody, fall-inspired flavour.
Episode 22
Charismatic baker Jessica McGovern knows that baking makes winter much more enjoyable. To warm us up during this chilly season, Jessica makes delicious wintery treats. First up, Pouding Chomeur or Poor Man's Pudding. There's nothing poor about this soft, buttery, indulgent treat - it's a simple, rich cake that bathes and bakes in a luscious sugar and maple syrup sauce. Jessica keeps with the wintery theme for her next dessert by making a Peppermint Chocolate Wafer Cake. Crispy homemade chocolate wafers layered between peppermint kissed whipped cream is truly winter in one bite. To finish, Jessica gets festive with an extravagant Gingerbread Chalet. Carefully decorated with royal icing and gingerbread animals and trees, this cozy chalet is sure to get you in the winter wonderland mood.
Episode 23
Paris. The city of romance - and romantic desserts. To begin, Jessica makes a delightful Pain au Raisin. This dessert is a tender brioche dough with a sweet almond cream filling, stuffed with juicy raisins. Next, Jessica whips up a chocolate cake with a brilliant French invention - ganache. Smooth, rich chocolate cream makes a decadent frosting and a delicious glaze. Simple and sweet, this cake is the glory of ganache in one mouth-watering, heart-stopping chocolate masterpiece. Finally, a fabulous choux pastry filled with thick cream called Paris Brest. Named after a cycle race that goes 1,200 kilometres from Paris to the city of Brest, this flaky pastry is shaped like a wheel and sprinkled with crunchy nuts and coffee beans.
Episode 24
Fun is always in the air at the country fair. Charming host Jessica McGovern bakes tasty treats that remind her of the fair. First up, Funnel Cake topped with a fresh strawberry sauce. Crunchy on the outside and soft and light on the inside, this funnel cake is the classic country fair dessert. Jessica then makes homemade caramel popcorn for her delightful Caramel Corn Bars. Featuring ooey-gooey caramel, a crispy peanut butter crust, and sweet chocolate, these bars are over-the-top delicious. Finally, nothing says country fair like cotton candy and Jessica uses her homemade version on her fair-inspired orange-flavoured chiffon cake. She then fills her cake with colourful candy pieces for a fun surprise and tops it with light and fluffy cotton candy.
Episode 25
Sweet and salty are the yin and yang of flavours, playing off different parts of your tongue. To begin, Nanaimo bars filled with coconut, chocolate, and custardy butter. Fun host Jessica McGovern gives the oh-so-Canadian treat a make-over with a salty pretzel crust. Next up, Jessica makes an indulgent dessert - Bacon Butterscotch Pie. Fried, baked, chopped, and crumbled, bacon is so delicious and it's especially tasty when mixed with Jessica's silky sweet butterscotch filling. To finish, Jessica uses lovely rosemary and tart lemon in her delicate Salted Lemon Rosemary Cakes. These cakes are paired with rich Roasted Berry Ice Cream for a little hot and cold on one plate.
Episode 26
Charismatic host Jessica McGovern has some fun in her retro-style kitchen by preparing desserts for a rainbow galaxy party. First up, candy apples with a fun outer space twist. Jessica uses sugar, water, and gooey corn syrup to make a shiny coating for the apples and then adds a mixture of food colouring for a mesmerizing galaxy pattern. Then, Jessica makes some unique cookies with spacey flare. Soft, simple, and filled with fruity flavours, you'll love these Solar Swirl Cookies to the moon and back. Finally, Jessica bakes a shiny galaxy mirror cake, perfect for any kid (or adult) birthday party. The secret ingredient to the black cake batter? Charcoal. Jessica then bakes a lovely yellow star into the middle of the cake for a cute, solar surprise.