Lemon Blossoms

Ingredients 1 package yellow cake mix 1, 3.5 oz package instant lemon pudding 4 eggs ¾ cup vegetable or canola oil Glaze 4 cups powdered sugar ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice Grated lemon zest of one lemon 3 Tbs vegetable or canola oil 3 Tbs water Instructions Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a minuature muffin … Read more

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

INGREDIENTS 1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple 1 (15.25 oz.) package yellow cake mix 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, sliced thinly into pats Vanilla ice cream Whipped cream PREPARATION Preheat oven to 350º F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with … Read more

FRIED APPLE or PEACH PIES

Ingredients: 8 ounces dried apples or dried peaches 1 cup water 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter 1 tsp. cinnamon or apple pie spice 1 can jumbo refrigerated flaky biscuits vegetable oil, for frying Directions: Combine apples and water in saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until … Read more

APPLE FRITTER CAKE

Ingredients : For Filling: 1 heaping cup of sliced apples (I cored and quartered and then sliced) 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon small pinch freshly grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons water Plus 1/2 cup brown sugar (I used a 1/4 cup each of dark and light) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon For Cake: 1/3 cup … Read more

Coconut Cake with Seven-minute Frosting

Grandmama’s Homemade Coconut Cake is a from-scratch cake with decadent (and no-fail) 7-minute icing. This is a favorite of our family for holidays and special occasions year-round. I found it in an old box of papers that belonged to my grandmother. She had typed it out on letterhead from the company where she worked and … Read more

How To Make Oreo Delight

If you take nothing away from this blog, I hope you’ll at least try this recipe.  As a kid, this was my favorite thing for my Mom to make me.  Special occasions like a 100 on a spelling test or making the “all A” honor roll were always celebrated with a batch of this Oreo … Read more

LEMON LUSH DESSERT

Ever since my parents were diagnosed with diabetes, we’ve all been cutting down on sweets as well as fatty ingredients. I have also been looking for dessert recipes that will not deprive their body of sugar. It would be sad if they could never enjoy another dessert again, so I really wanted to figure a … Read more

BANANA BREAD WITH HONEY AND APPLESAUCE INSTEAD OF SUGAR & OIL

Want to make someone’s day? Bake them some banana bread! Just yesterday, I said, “I’m going to bake some banana bread,” and watched a full-grown man’s eyes light up like a kid’s on Christmas morning. Banana bread is one of those classic, all-American comfort food recipes that fills the whole house with warmth and makes everything … Read more

Old Fashioned Banana Cream Pie

INGREDIENTS : 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked 3 cups whole milk 3⁄4 cup white sugar 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour 1⁄4 teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 bananas DIRECTIONS : Have baked 9-inch pie shell ready. In a large saucepan, scald the milk. In another saucepan, combine the sugar, … Read more

LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

INGREDIENTS : For the Crust: 1 ½ cups shortbread cookie crumbs 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup cold butter For Cheesecake Filling: (2) (8 oz) packages cream cheese softened 2 cups white sugar (4) eggs (4) tbsp all-purpose flour ½ cup lemon juice 3 tbsp lemon zest ½ tsp baking powder 4 … Read more