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These Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes are what happened after I fell in love with the photo of  Sally’s Baking Addiction’s Blueberry Lemon layer cake on Pinterest. Some day I will make that stunning three-layer cake, but not until I acquire a couple more cake pans. Turns out, I have only one round cake pan! I’m not […]

Coconut cake.  Essential! I actually am  not a huge fan of coconut — Almond Joy? Mounds? Coconut cream pie?  No thanks. But this cake!  Necessary. The texture is indulgent. The cake itself is not too sweet – so the cream cheese frosting topped with toasted coconut flakes gives the perfect balance. And . . . […]

I adapted this from Smitten Kitchen’s coconut bread recipe. I added crushed pineapple and coconut extract.  I’m really pleased with the texture and flavor.  We served this to our German movers as they were packing up the house.  They loved it, and I hope you enjoy it too!