Even though it's been a milder than normal winter here in New England I have a terrible case of spring fever. Luckily we're celebrating Spring Sweets Week this week and there's going to be tons of amazing bright, citrusy and delicious recipes being shared. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product from sponsor companies to help in the creation of my recipes. All opinions are mine alone. I'm kicking it off with Lemon Raspberry Crepe Cake. This is my first ever attempt at a crepe cake and we were so fortunate to be sent lovely French style crepes from Melissa's Produce. They also sent a trio of dessert sauces and I chose to use the raspberry because it pairs so well with lemon. I made a lemon cream cheese filling using Taylor and Colledge Lemon Extract Paste. I started by laying a crepe on my serving platter and then topping it with the filling which I spread all the way to the edges. Then I grated some Selefina crystallized
F is for Fruity Baked Oatmeal! This year I'm participating in a bi weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet. It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. There were so many great choices for the letter F but I ended up choosing Fruity Baked Oatmeal from Taste of Home. I raided the freezer and I had some dark sweet cherries as well as some wild Maine blueberries. I had Granny Smith apples which I peeled and grated, next time I'd just grate them with the peels on. The recipe states 35 to 40 minutes baking time, testing it with a knife to see if it comes out clean. I baked mine on convection and it got to a lovely color before it tested clean so I covered the top with foil at about 25 minutes. I think it turned out perfectly, it holds together on a fork and the top is crispy and golden brown. This is not a sponsored post but I want to share the d