<strong>Strawberry Poke Cake</strong>

Strawberry Poke Cake

For Mother’s Day this year I was craving strawberry.  We normally go strawberry picking, but a cold spring with constant rain has prevented that.  This cake is delicious and a dessert kids will enjoy helping with. Ingredients: Cake- 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature 

Lemon Blueberry Cake with Blueberry Filling and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Lemon Blueberry Cake with Blueberry Filling and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

My 7 year old wanted a lemon and blueberry cake for his jungle themed birthday (hence the green icing).  So I found a recipe that sounded delicious with two layers of a lemon blueberry cake, lemon cream cheese icing, and blueberry filing. Ingredients: Cake- 1 

<strong>Key Lime Bars</strong>

Key Lime Bars

If you like lemon bars and key lime pie then you will love this dessert.  These bars are similar to lemon bars but use key lime juice instead of lemon juice. Ingredients: Cookie Crust- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature ½ cup truvia confectioners’ 

<strong>Strawberry Lemon Love Cake</strong>

Strawberry Lemon Love Cake

This cake is lemon pudding over a strawberry cake layer and ricotta cheesecake on the bottom.  You can top it with fresh strawberries to make a delicious springtime dessert. Ingredients: One strawberry cake box mix plus required ingredients 32 ounces part skim ricotta cheese ¾ 

<strong>Key Lime Cheesecake Bars</strong>

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

I love key lime pie and since we weren’t able to travel this spring break I decided to bring the tropical flavors to us.  Ingredients: Crust- 18 cinnamon sugar graham crackers 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted Filling- 3 eight ounce reduced fat cream cheese at 

<strong>Pop It Candy</strong>

Pop It Candy

My 6 year and 3-year-old sons love to play with pop its.  One day my 6-year-old decided he wanted to make pop it candy, so I took his lead and we made candy using his pop its.  We used M&Ms and chocolate and vanilla candy 

<strong>My Grandpa’s Cheesecake Recipe</strong>

My Grandpa’s Cheesecake Recipe

I grew up eating my grandfather’s cheesecake and his recipe remains my favorite!  I made a few slight changes from his recipe to lighten it up a little, but this remains my all-time favorite cheesecake.  I feel like I am sitting with my grandfather with 

<strong>Peanut Butter Reese’s Blondies</strong>

Peanut Butter Reese’s Blondies

I found a mixture of Reese’s pieces and mini Reese’s when I was looking for chocolate chips.  They were the perfect addition to these peanut butter blondies. Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar ½ cup granulated 

<strong>Key Lime Cupcakes with Key Lime Filling and Cream Cheese Icing</strong>

Key Lime Cupcakes with Key Lime Filling and Cream Cheese Icing

I ordered key lime juice for this recipe and the key lime flavor really popped.  These cupcakes are so delicious you won’t want to eat just one. Key Lime Curd– Ingredients: ¾ cup sugar 4 teaspoons lime zest and ½ cup lime juice (3-4 limes) 

Lemon Lover Whoopie Pies

Lemon Lover Whoopie Pies

Germs have been flowing through my house, so my son decided we should make some lemon whoopie pies.  He said the vitamin C in the lemons would help everyone get better.  I love lemon, so I was okay with his logic. Ingredients: Cookies- 1 ¼