With both Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day coming up in the next week, I was racking my brain for a recipe that could do double duty and work for either day. Late one night as I was trying to fall asleep, it came to me: strawberry lime margarita pancakes! I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big drinker, but apparently I do enjoy boozing up breakfast items and baked goods (examples A, B, and C). ...
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Lemon Snack Cake with Raspberry Frosting
I knew I hit the cake jackpot with this lemon snack cake as soon as I took it out of the pan, when I scraped the crumbs off the parchment paper and ate them. It was love at first bite! This cake is ridiculously moist, full of cheery lemon flavor, and topped with perfectly tart yet sweet raspberry frosting that is so vibrant that it puts artificially colored frostings to shame. ...
Poppy Seed Blood Orange Bars
These poppy seed blood orange bars were a real labor of love…or probably more accurately, a testament to my stubbornness. What you see above is a bar comprised of juicy, tangy orange curd and a buttery crust replete with tiny pop(py seed)s of crunch, whose vibrant color is cheery enough to brighten any cold, dreary winter day. This was not the case with batches one and two. ...
Cranberry Orange Coconut Cookies
Well, Christmas 2014 is technically now behind us…but I hope you all are still basking in the holiday spirit, because I have another holiday cookie recipe to share with you! If you’re anything like my family, the baking doesn’t end after Christmas – we’re only just getting started! These cranberry orange coconut cookies are another of my family’s favorite Christmas cookies, along with ...
Lemon Chess Pie with Candied Blood Oranges
Earlier this week, I heard birds chirping outside my window for the first time this year! The sun was shining and the temperature had finally risen above freezing, and (dare I say it?) it felt like spring might actually be on its way! Hopefully spring has started to materialize for the rest of you as well, but even if it hasn’t, this lemon chess pie with candied blood oranges can help make up for ...