• French Vanilla Cupcakes

    How adorable are these?  I made these for a baby shower and just loved the way they came out.  My new jumbo cupcake pan has just opened up a whole new world of cupcakes for me and I have to say I am loving it.  I love the look of the ribbon tied around the base of the cake – and it’s much easier to do on a jumbo cake than a standard cake.  I found a coordinating pink sugar for garnish and think that these…

  • Cannoli Poke Cake

    There is a darling little restaurant in Kansas City called Cupini’s that I just adore – it’s cute, authentic, family-owned and operated and has some of the best pasta in the city.   The pasta is all homemade and totally delicious, but I think my favorite part of visiting the restaurant is the FABULOUS dessert case.  It’s full of beautiful pastries, cakes, tiramisu, creme brulee – you name it. And the cannoli – oh, the cannoli. The shell is delicate and crispy, and the filling is…

  • Irish Whiskey Cake in a Jar

      {Feel like you’ve seen this already?  You may have!  This was originally posted on culinarychat.net last week.  I’ll be contributing to their fabulous site once a month in the dessert category.  I’ll be re-posting the articles here on the blog as well, just in case you miss them.  For links and other fun Lemon Sugar information, be sure to like my Facebook page!} About this time every year, I start planning our annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner.  It’s become a tradition in our little…

  • Cinnamon Roll Scones

    These cinnamon “rolls” take 40 minutes from start to finish, including baking time.  They don’t have to rise, and they don’t use yeast so they’re more like a cinnamon scone – they have a crumbly texture instead of a smooth bread texture.  Nonetheless, when you’re craving cinnamon rolls but don’t have 4 hours to whip some up, these definitely will fit the bill. These are best eaten warm, but a quick zap in the microwave for 2 days after they’re made brings them right back…

  • Baby Shower Cupcakes

    I’m making cupcakes tomorrow for my dear sister-in-law, who’s hosting a baby shower on Friday night.  I still haven’t decided what I want to make yet, so tonight I thought I’d play around with some fondant and try to get some good ideas.  Instead, I came up with these. I also discovered that fondant and I don’t play well together.  I think I’m going to need a lot more practice before I am good enough to make anything fancy.  Plus, I totally hate the taste…

  • Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers

    I’m pretty sure I’m driving everyone in my life crazy right now.  I’ve been on a meatless, vegetarian diet-kick for several weeks.  I have my reasons, and I really don’t know where this new lifestyle will lead me.  I’m not even sure if it is a lifestyle yet.  Maybe it’s just a phase.

  • Mini Pumpkin Loaves

    I definitely love a good pumpkin recipe – and not just in the fall.  I could eat them year-round.  I’m not a huge PSL fan – so I usually indulge in one Pumpkin Spice Latte a year – but they are just a bit sweet for me.  But, a grande drip with a slice of pumpkin bread?  Sign. Me. Up. The great thing about this recipe is that it is SUPER EASY.  I’ve updated the method a little bit to combine wet and dry ingredients,…

  • One Hour Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

    This is officially the third time I’ve used my One Hour Cinnamon Roll Dough on the blog.  There was the original, the Cherry Sweet Rolls, and now these. I think these win. These are Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls, and they’re fabulous. Oh yeah- and they can be made start to finish in an hour.  No big whoop. YES.  ONE HOUR.  CINNAMON ROLLS IN ONE HOUR, FOLKS! So today, we changed it up a bit – I added some sticky-sweet pecans to the filling, and doused…

  • Easy Pizza Dip

    With the big game coming up this weekend, I’m sure many of you are in planning mode, too.  Around here, we’re all making lists of our favorite game-day treats, shopping for ingredients and definitely looking forward to snacking – maybe more so than the game itself.  It’s a tradition in our family to gather at my parent’s house for the game – and since our team hasn’t been in the Super Bowl for many years, it’s become all about the food (and the commercials, right?)…

  • Better Than Better Than Sex Cake

    Yes, I do have my moments of laziness in the kitchen.  There are days when I’m not above a frozen burrito, mac & cheese out of a box or spaghetti sauce in a jar.   But the minute I’m done partaking in those convenience foods, I always realize that it wasn’t worth it, and that making my own would have been so much more satisfying, tasty and probably even healthier. *See disclaimer below. This recipe is a PERFECT example.  I’m sure most of you have come across this very popular…

  • Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

     Let’s talk about pet peeves, shall we?  Specifically, let’s talk about MY pet peeves. The list is short.  Okay, the list is kind of short.

  • Share-It Saturday: Week 2

    We had a great turnout last week for our first weekly link-up here at Lemon Sugar.  With over 40 fabulous recipes to choose from, I really had my work cut out for me in choosing our featured bloggers for this week!    Thank you to everyone who contributed, and I look forward to what you have to share with us today. So, without further delay, here are three of my favorites from last week.  Alaska From Scratch brings us Nutella Yogurt Fruit Dip.  How AMAZING does…