• 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,…

  • Applesauce Doughnut Holes

    Hi everyone!  On Thursdays, I will be sharing some of my favorites from the archives from Lemon Sugar.  These Applesauce Doughnut Holes have remained very popular since I first posted them years ago. They just scream autumn! Enjoy! ♥ Ok, I promise I’ll get off the fall-flavor train soon. Yeah, not really.  I can’t promise that at all.  I know there are some of you out there who aren’t into pumpkin, apple and cinnamon EVERYTHING, but I can’t help myself.  I am very into pumpkin, apple…

  • Sugar Cream Pie

    Sugar.  Cream.  Pie. Okay you guys, help me with this.  Who was like, “I’m gonna mix up some sugar and some cream and bake it all up in a pie?”  Who thinks that way? (Ok, maybe I do.  A little bit.) Seriously, this is just what it sounds like.  Sugar and cream in a pie crust.  And it’s fantastic.  Oh, just a custard pie, right?  I know what you’re thinking.  But it’s not. There are no eggs in this pie!  It is literally baked cream.…

  • Pumpkin Crumb Cake: A Throwback

    Hi everyone!  Starting today (!) I am going to use Thursdays to bring back some of my favorites from the archives from Lemon Sugar.  This Pumpkin Crumb Cake is still a favorite of ours, and I haven’t tweaked the recipe a bit.  Do yourself a favor and make this, STAT!  Enjoy! ♥   So yeah, this is another pumpkin cake.  And yeah, I thought I had sworn off pumpkin recipes for at least a week or two, but as it turns out I was pretty…

  • S’mores Cheesecake

    Oh, heeyyy! It’s been a few days, no?  Don’t worry, pretties.  I’ve been a-ok.  Me and my s’mores cheesecake – we’ve been juuuuust fine.  Oh, and also – let’s address this right up front – did you know that my husband isn’t a “big cheesecake fan?” Like, WHAT? He just CASUALLY mentioned that to me in passing tonight.  How is that even possible?  Cheesecake is pretty much what life is about, right?  Buttery graham cracker crust, thick and creamy filling?  How can he not L-O-V-E…

  • Chocolate Cream Pie

    Dear Chocolate Cream Pie, I love you. xoxo, Everybody Right?  Who doesn’t love a good chocolate cream pie?  Crumbly, buttery, chocolaty crust.  Creamy, silky chocolate pudding, topped with lightly sweetened, homemade whipped cream.  And chocolate shavings. It’s the best thing, ever.  And really, its very easy – a bit time consuming, but very easy.  You guys, if I can make this stuff, seriously anyone can.  Do it!

  • No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake

    As the minutes start to dwindle on my four-day holiday weekend, I have to admit that I’m not ready quite yet to get back into the swing of things.  Tomorrow it’s back to work, the girls start two-nights-a-week dance class, and suddenly the first signs of fall are all around us.  Now, don’t get me wrong – I love fall, but I don’t love winter.  Fall is a bit of a double-edged sword.  Love it, but dread it because cold weather is right around the…

  • Apple Frangipane Tart

    I’m so fancy. Ok, not really.  Not at all, actually.  But if I was, this is tart that would prove it. Guys, this tart is amazing.  Apples, almond filling, shortbread crust.  So, so good.  The apples are juicy and sweet, the frangipane apple custard is firm and creamy, and the crust is thick and soft.  I’m not sure how it gets any better. Frangipane is a baked almond cream.  It’s much like a custard – maybe a bit more firm, but it has that lovely…

  • Peach Streusel Slab Pie

    Last week was just one of those weeks.  We were coming off the first week of school, which is always a bit earth-shattering as we settle back into our normal routines, but we also started our weekend with a funeral.  My husband’s grandfather passed away, which was sad and complicated and full of all the feels you would expect, and my niece was already five days old and I’d barely even held her yet because I’d been so busy.  And then, I threw my back…

  • Black Forest Pound Cake

    You know what a grown-up dessert is, don’t you?  My desserts get that label simply when my kids won’t eat them – usually because they aren’t sweet enough, or they have nuts or unfamiliar ingredients.  (Or booze, but that’s captain obvious, right?) This one is a grown-up dessert.  The chocolate is dark, it’s rich but light, and the sweetness comes from the whipped cream and cherry sauce. My kids did the “we’re gonna act like we like this so we don’t hurt your feelings” face…

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Bundt Cake

    Can someone please make summer stick around for a few more months?  While you’re at it, let’s just go ahead and do two months of spring, seven months of summer, two months of fall and one month of winter with lots of snow. Kthanks. I’m having weather feelings because today we bought school shoes and backpacks for the girls – they go back to school in less than two weeks.  That. Is. Not. OK. Even though I love me some fall weather, I am so not…

  • Mini Apple Crumb Sundaes

    I’m not sure that ANYTHING screams summertime dessert more than apple pie.  But even more, apple pie with ice cream?  Not much better than that.  And while I love a good pie, they can really be a major undertaking – from the crust to the filling to crossing your fingers that they set up like they’re supposed to – that’s a lot of dessert-stress that sometimes I just don’t want to deal with. I hosted my extended family gathering for the 4th of July this…