St. Paddy's Day Goodies

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My sister, Hannah, will be 16 on the 16th of this month. My cousin, Jennifer, will be 13 on the 18th of this month. (Have I ever mentioned I'm the oldest out of 11 grandkids on my dad's side?) St. Patrick's Day falls right smack dab between their birthdays, on the 17th. Since St. Patrick's Day is coming up, and while I am not big into celebrating "minor" holidays (unless they mean a day off work, then I am VERY into celebrating them), I wanted to share a few recipes that are St. Paddy's Day inspired. (Yes, I know I'm spelling Paddy with D's and not T's. Historically speaking, it should be done with D's and not T's.)

Anyway...in case you've never heard of this amazing dessert website, I feel the need to enlighten you. Bakerella is AMAZING! No seriously. Spectacular. I've made a few of the desserts from there and they've just been scrumptious! I will go on record to say I am NOT a fan of cake balls. The name alone kinda makes me cringe, but the taste tends to be too sweet for me overall. However, Bakerella makes some of the CUTEST cupcakes, cakes, and yes, cake balls.

So for your St. Paddy's Day baking pleasure...

Green Red Velvet Cupcakes

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Don't those just look delish? I loooove red velvet cupcakes! As for the frosting, it might be something I give a try, but I probably will stick with good ole fashioned cream cheese frosting. You seriously can't go wrong with anything that has cream cheese!

Shamrock Oreo Truffles

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I'll admit...I won't like these. I don't like mint flavored ANYTHING. I even use cinnamon toothpaste! However, I LOVE Oreo Balls (that's what we call them in my family) and figured that anyone who loves Oreo Balls and Mint Chocolate Chip will LOVE these little babies! If anyone tries this recipe, please let me know! :-)

Happy baking!

~A

When Life Hands You Lemons...Make Lemonade Cake!

If you live in Winston-Salem, NC, or have ever visited here, you might have heard of Dewey's Bakery. Dewey's is a Moravian bakery that's existed since 1930. It makes such favorites as Moravian Sugar Cake, Moravian Cookies, custom cakes and cookies, and a personal favorite of mine, the Pink Lemonade Cake. Dewey's Pink Lemonade Cake is not just any ordinary lemon cake. It isn't like buying a boxed lemon cake mix and slabbing on some icing. Oh no! It is so much more than that!




Recently, I was craving pink lemonade cake from Dewey's, but I wanted to know if there was a recorded recipe out there that I could make myself. Throughout my scouring of the umpteen "pink lemonade cake" recipes, I stumbled upon this little gem!  While this is NOT the official Dewey's recipe, it sounds pretty darn good to me. I haven't actually executed this recipe yet, but I have a feeling it will pass my taste buds with flying colors!


Pink Lemonade Cake
(6 oz) frozen Pink Lemonade Concentrate, thawed
White cake mix
3 egg whites
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Pink or red food coloring ( just enough to make it a pretty pink)
Lemon Buttercream Icing (recipe below)
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In a stand mixer, add the cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, and the pink lemonade concentrate. Mix on low for 2 minutes.

Spray a 9x13 pan and spoon in batter. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick is clean. Cool completely on a baking rack.
Lemon Buttercream Icing
3 cups + 3 Tbsp confectioners sugar
1 stick butter at room temperature
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Yellow food color
Add the butter, confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and food coloring to the stand mixer and mix on low until combined. Turn the speed to med-high until the icing is fluffy and yellow.


(Recipe rights reserved to the original owner.)

My husband and I are currently fasting from desserts, high-calorie food, and our weakness, diet soda, so, sadly, this recipe will have to be put on the back burner for the time being. If you see this post or have had Dewey's cake and decide to try this lovely concoction, please let me know how it turns out. Oh yeah, and have a slice for me!






~A