Topic: Lemon

Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Cups

Posted on April 13, 2016

Raspberry-swirled lemon cheesecake cups filled with fresh whipped cream and raspberries are the perfect Spring treat! Today we are channeling SPRING to celebrate my favorite blogger and good friend, Joanne! Joanne is for sure one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She’s a also good friend, so thoughtful, super smart, extremely creative, funny and…

Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes

Posted on March 29, 2016

Moist cupcakes bursting with lemon flavor and bursts of poppy seeds are topped with a creamy vanilla bean frosting. Before I tell you all about these pretty spring cupcakes, we have to talk about a special cookbook that is officially launching TODAY. My friend Andie (author of this book that I love), just published her…

Lemon Truffles

Posted on December 23, 2015

No-bake white chocolate lemon truffles are a refreshing change of pace for the holidays. Make this sparkly treat for your New Year’s Eve festivities! Sometimes you just want to make something that tastes good and is extra pretty. These lemon truffles are such a gorgeous little treat that you can't help but ooooh and aaaaah over. They…

Lemon Berry Pavlova Parfaits

Posted on April 20, 2015

The prettiest parfaits layered with lemon whipped cream, fluffy meringue and fresh berries. I’d love to say that I had this big “creative” idea to turn a pavlova into a parfait but that would be a lie. In fact, I had all intentions of sharing a perfectly pretty pavlova with you until mine crumbled a…

Mini Lemon Layer Cake for Two

Posted on April 14, 2015

Light and fluffy lemon layer cake slathered with delicious cream cheese frosting. This cake is sized perfectly for two people! Today we are celebrating a virtual baby shower for one of my very favorite bloggers. Christina and I became friends a few years ago by commenting on each other’s blogs (you must read Dessert for…

Easy Meyer Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Posted on January 26, 2015

An easy cookie to make with the wonderful flavor of meyer lemons. Today we are celebrating sweet Caroline’s second virtual baby shower! I adore Caroline and am happy to help her celebrate the birth of baby number two! Today’s shower theme is citrus (one of Caroline’s current cravings!) and I just had to go with…

Ginger and Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches

Posted on August 7, 2014

Chewy ginger cookies sandwiched with homemade creamy lemon ice cream make amazing ice cream sandwiches! I sure hope you listened to me on Monday and got your lemon ice cream ready!  If so, time to whip up these chewy ginger cookies and prepare for ice cream sandwich heaven.  If not, get to the ice cream…

Creamy and Refreshing Lemon Ice Cream (No Churn)

Posted on August 4, 2014

Another ice cream recipe that doesn’t require an ice cream maker!  This Lemon Ice Cream is super creamy and quite refreshing, a wonderful summer treat! Sometimes when I enjoy a lemon dessert, I feel like a traitor to my former self.  I was so sworn against lemon anything forever and now I feel like such…

Meyer Lemon Sprinkle Cookies

Posted on February 3, 2014

These Meyer Lemon Sprinkle Cookies are the ray of sunshine you need in the middle of winter.  They are chewy in the middle, crispy around the edges, and rounded out with the flavors of fresh meyer lemon zest. I’m going to fast forward past the winter-hating rant that you could probably spew out yourself and…

Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chips & Strawberry Buttercream

Posted on April 13, 2013

This recipe came about while I was testing out ideas for an upcoming Cookie of the Month, and wondering how I could brighten up the resulting flat and not so exciting lemon cookies. Don't let me fool you, the lemon cookies actually taste quite good on their own- they are chewy and delightfully lemon flavored (not…

Mini Lemon Cupcakes with Perfect Silky Buttercream

Posted on September 12, 2012

Mini lemon cupcakes with the silkiest lemon buttercream. First off, for those of you who don’t already know, I’m a finalist for a Martha Stewart American Made Award!  Not only is this an honor, but it is also an amazing opportunity.  The winner will be selected based on VOTES and will be honored at the…

Meyer Lemon Shortbread Bars

Posted on February 26, 2012

By now you have probably seen a fair share of meyer lemon recipes.  It’s like meyer lemons are the new salted caramel lemon*. Since I’m so picky when it comes to lemon desserts, I have to get really excited about an idea or recipe before trying it.  Well, it just so happens that a few…

Easy Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Posted on January 18, 2012

So here’s the thing.  I used to hate lemon desserts. And I used to hate shortbread. But that was when I thought all lemon desserts tasted like the filling to lemon meringue pie (still grosses me out) and all shortbread was boring and flavorless. But at some point in the last couple of years, something…

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes and a Special Guest Post

Posted on July 24, 2011

A few weeks ago, my mom made these delicious cupcakes for us to enjoy down the shore.  They are the perfect combination of tart and sweet, but even better than that, the perfect representation of summer in color and flavor.  It was a recipe I wanted to include on the blog, but what better way…

Lemon Blackberry Cheesecake Bars

Posted on March 20, 2011

In case you didn’t know, Julie at Willow Bird Baking is hosting a cheesecake challenge.  This girl has made some unbelievable looking cheesecakes and has a hilarious video with some delicious results.  I don’t know how she came up with so many wonderful flavor combinations but I’m glad she did! You all know I have…

Lighter Lemon Pound Cake

Posted on January 14, 2011

I used to have an aversion to lemon desserts.  Lemon meringue pie? No thank you.  Lemon bars?  Don’t tease me with that powdered sugar topping.  Lemon cake? Eh.  Truthfully, I have an initial reaction to any dessert lacking chocolate that involves a little bit of apprehension.  Even though I adore ice cream, plain vanilla will…