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Cupcakes Aren’t Just for Kids
by AndiatBettyCrocker 7/16/2009 2:45:00 PM

What could taste better in the summer than chilled lime-flavored cupcakes with cream cheese frosting? These Key Lime Cupcakes start with a cake mix to which lime-flavored gelatin and Key lime juice are added. After baking, they are poked with a toothpick and a glaze of powdered sugar mixed with Key lime juice is drizzled over the tops. A scratch cream cheese frosting is mounded on the tops and fresh lime peel is added for a tasty and pretty garnish. This recipe is in the newest issue of the ...


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Tags: Cupcakes, Key Lime Cupcakes, summer desserts

Lighter Summer Treats
by jillbcooks 6/23/2009 9:55:00 AM

In an effort to lighten up for summer, I have been looking through my collections of cookbooks and recipes clipped from magazines and scrawled on scrap paper.  I came across a Classic Pillsbury recipe magazine which must have belong to my mom…since it is twenty years old. When it comes to eating more wisely, I fail miserably if I try to go to extremes and exclude all treats.  I do have a sweet tooth, so any feeling of deprivation when it comes to treats, and I will abandon my whole eating plan. Here are some of the great recipes I have been trying out.  Like most anything, these, too, are best in moderation.  Melon Wedges 8 oz. carto...


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Tags: summer desserts, angel food cake, lighter desserts, melon salad

It's the 3rd of July
by AndiatBettyCrocker 7/3/2008 1:56:00 PM

Here are some dessert ideas for your 4th of July picnic: Brownie 'n Berries Dessert Pizza ...


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Tags: berry desserts, desserts for the 4th of July, picnic, summer desserts

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