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Morning Glory Cake

It's the final day of Spring Sweets Week and I sure hope you've all enjoyed it as much as I have! Actual spring is still quite a few weeks away here in New England, but it's been great getting together with all the talented bloggers and sharing recipes. 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 just can't emphasize enough the unbelievable amount of items that Melissa's Produce sent. Part of the bounty was a bag of the biggest carrots I've ever seen, all around a foot in length.  I used my new food processor to shred them up quickly.  My guys took a liking to the butterscotch pears and eventually I had to hide a bunch of them so that I could have enough to make this cake. The texture is very much like an apple but the flavor is all pear. Joining the pears and carrots were raisins, crushed pineapple and coconut and giving the ca
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Triple Citrus Ginger Scones

For my second Spring Sweets Week recipe I whipped up some scones.  They are super simple to make and really pop when you load them full of freshly squeezed citrus juice and ginger! 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've had the pleasure of working with Melissa's Produce in the past and this year they totally went above and beyond with the variety and quantity of items they sent.  Among the selections were Cara Cara oranges, Seedless lemons and Key Limes.  I knew I wanted to make scones but couldn't decide on one flavor of citrus so I went with all three! Using a microplane is my favorite way to zest whether it's a lot or a little. Fast and then I pop it right on the top rack of the dishwasher. Selefina Spices also sent some fantastic items.  I knew right away I wanted to put the cinnamon in these.  After snacking on a few pi

Lavender Madeleines

Today kicks off one of my favorite events of the year, Spring Sweets Week. Winter has definitely overstayed it's welcome this year and nothing helps lift your spirits like bright spring flavors! 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've been working on my madeleine making skills for a few years now.  When I saw the extract pastes that Taylor & Colledge sent for us to use in our recipes I thought a lavender one with a vanilla glaze would be lovely. The most important thing about madeleines is that you make sure to beat them for long enough, until the dough ' ribbons " and to chill them for long enough.  My first test pan of 6 I baked after 60 minutes chilling time and they did not get the classic hump. The second try they'd been chilling for two hours and look at how beautifully puffy they turned out! They are amazing plain, b