Happy Canada Day & Canada Day Blog Party!!


Hello, and welcome to a special extra edition of Nesty!  And of course...

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!

Today I am participating in the Canada Day Blog Party hosted by Canadian Mom Blogger. Canada Day has always been a favorite holiday and growing up we always attended the local celebrations at the South Bar Ball Field.  We had so much fun planning our entries into the Doll Carriage Parade, watching the dunk tank, and eating lots of hot dogs and pop!  Later, we would bundle up and go back to watch the fireworks.  As we got older we always observed the holiday by attending celebrations in one of the surrounding communities. Friends often hosted Canada Day barbecues, and the last year we were home, we hosted one.  

Last year we celebrated our first Canada Day in Kitimat, and as with so many events this last year, we started creating new memories and traditions.  One tradition I continued was making a "Canada Day Cake," to take to a barbecue hosted by a new friend.  This cake always gets lots of "Ooo's" and "Ahh's" when you take it out, and it really is quite simple.  You can find the Kraft Canada recipe here
 
 I'm going to be honest...I'm not actually making the cake this year.  But we are going to attend the parade and festivities.  Never fear, this recipe is always carefully filed away, and Kraft has faithfully posted it, along with the recipe for my beloved Great Canadian Potato Salad every year since I first discovered them.  I am quite certain that the Canada cake will grace yet another Canada Day barbecue before we leave Kitimat to start creating yet another set of memories and traditions.

Have a wonderful Canada Day! 

18 comments:

  1. Have a great Canada Day!
    @momwithmigraine

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  2. That cake is awesome! Happy Canada Day!

    I have a giveaway. in honour of the Canada Day Blog Party.

    Enjoy the blog hop!.

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  3. The cake looks great - I love bbqs - especially on Canada Day! Have a great day!

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  4. I am going to have to make that cake! Happy Canada Day!!

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  5. That cake is beautiful! I will have to whip one of them up next year! Happy Canada Day!

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  6. That cake looks great! We are off to pick some strawberries today (if the weather breaks!). Just dropping in from the Canada Day blog party.

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  7. Happy Canada Day! I hope you enjoy that cake, it looks fabulous :) I'm visiting from the blog party! I'll be attending our local festivities myself - RIBFEST! Woo hoo!

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  8. I don't think I could make that cake! It is beautiful, I got it in the craft magazine a few years ago myself and dream of making it.

    Where is Kitimat?

    Happy Canada Day :) Glad you are participating in the blog Party!


    Lynette
    xo

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  9. Hi there! I'm already a follower, but wanted to stop by from the blog party to say hello!

    The cake does look good, but the strawberries are a little too healthy for me...I'm thinking of substituting red Smarties??

    Happy Canada Day!

    Kate @ This Mom Loves

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  10. WOW! Love the cake. Looks yummy. Happy Canada Day!

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  11. That cake is so cute! Happy Canada Day!

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  12. That cake looks delicious (don't worry, I'm not doing any Canada Day baking this year either!).

    Thanks for joining the party!! Happy Canada Day!

    P.S. I've added you to my Canadian Blogroll

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  13. Happy Canada Day, and I wish I was there to try that awesome looking cake!

    Just stopping by as part of the Canada Day blog party, and nice to discover so many great bloggers today.

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  14. The cake looks lovely, and i bet it tasted just as good... how about our great evening out there tonight... you folks heading down to the fireworks, Mike is too, I stay home... I will hear it but won't see it.. oh well..I think we are supposed to get sun tomorrow as well... Talk to you later..Sue

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  15. Mmm that cake looks delicious! I love potato salad too.

    Happy Canada Day!

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  16. My aunt always made a Canadad Day cake. I sure miss it LOL. I am going to have to try the potato salad. Hope you had a great day.

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  17. Oooh - lovely cake! :) Hope you had a great Canada Day

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  18. I saw this recipe last year! I haven't made it yet, but will one of these years...

    Happy Belated Canada Day!

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