Sunset Coast: shake

Crazy for Lemons!!! ---It's spring and the lemons are plump and plentiful. Here in southern California I see trees with ripe, bright yellow lemons, ready for the picking, all over the place. I was lucky to get some nice juicy ones from a friend. They haven't made it into a baked good yet. But I've seen a lot of recipes I'd love to try.

Everyday I post my home projects on sites in these things called 'Linky Parties'. Well, the consequence of doing that, I'm seeing lots of great crafts, furniture, decorating ideas, blog tips and .... TEMPTING RECIPES.. Nevermind that I'm going to Weight Watchers, these recipes make me drool. So to satisfy my sweet tooth, I'm going to share, not eat, some of the recipes I've been finding . And what better to make you salivate, than wonderful Lemon desserts???
( I want to give full credit to the bloggers that posted these recipes and took the great photos I'm sharing here.)

Recipe Number 1
Lemonies (Lemon Brownies)

                                                    Sweetpeas Kitchen Lemonies Recipe
    These lemony treats feature a chewy 'brownie' like base, glazed with a lemon, powdered sugar topping. I like the simple ingredients for a quick family treat!
(Recipe update! I made these delicious bars. Looking at the original recipe, it calls for the juice of 1/2 a lemon and zest from 1/2 lemon in the batter and also juice of 1/2 a lemon and zest from 1/2 lemon in the glaze as well.  I tried it that way because I really like a lot of lemon flavor. Very tasty, by the way!)

Recipe Number 2
Mason Jar Lemon Meringue Pies

Lemon Meringue Pie in a Jar Recipe

These look so tasty! Jell-o lemon pie mix, graham cracker crumb crust and meringue topping in an individual sized mason jar is a simple, but clever way to serve a lemony dessert.

Recipe Number 3
Lemon Raspberry Phyllo Tarts

Lemon Raspberry Phyllo Tarts Recipe

Lemon curd, raspberry jam and almond tinged whipped cream are combined and served in teeny, store bought phyllo tarts.. YUM!!!

Recipe Number 4
Lemon Drop Cake

Lemon Drop Cake Recipe
This recipe takes the cake for sheer beauty and creativity. Check out the recipe link just for the great photos and cake decoration ideas. Lemon drop cake features a basic lemon cake mix to which you poke holes in it after baking and drizzle with lemon glaze. Then it is frosted with lemon cream cheese icing. Finally, it's surrounded with meringue cookies... WOW!!!Sounds delicious!

Recipe Number 5
Lemon Meringue Shake

Lemon Meringue Shake Recipe
Oh my goodness.. this is a frozen treat made with lemon juice, lemon curd, greek frozen yogurt goodness! Everything's good with lemon curd in it! And love that blog name.. 'Just dip it in Chocolate'!!!

Recipe Number 6
Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Streusal Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Basic blueberry muffins are made even more tasty with the addition of lemon juice and zest. Even the streusal has some lemon zest scrumptiousness! Heck, these are almost health food after some of the other recipes--fruit, berries, juice, vitamin C. I'm stretching for a reason to make these up real fast.

Recipe Number 7
Mini Lemon Cheesecakes

Mini Lemon Cheesecakes Recipe
Creamy lemon cheesecake, made with simple ingredients, is baked on a vanilla wafer as a crust. Then these delectible dainties in a cupcake liner are garnished with fresh berries. Sounds rich!

Recipe Number 8
Lemon Angel Pie

Lemon Angel Pie Recipe
This heavenly concoction starts with a meringue crust. Lemony ingredients are easily cooked in the microwave and combined with whipped cream for the filling. Then, it's all topped off with MORE whipped cream. Yes, you've died and gone to heaven!

Recipe Number 9
Oatmeal Lemon Creme Bars

Oatmeal Lemon Creme Bars Recipe

Oatmeal cookie dough combines with a sweetened condensed milk and lemon, creme filling. Sounds incredibly delicious and divine. I put Sallys Baking Addiction on my favorites bar.. so many great recipes on this site! (She got me with Peppermint Patty Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.. whoa!)

And now, for the final treat, I'm sharing a recipe for lemon coffee cake that I've been making for many years. I got it from a Pillsbury 'The Million Dollar Bake-Off' cookbook. I can't believe I got this little booklet in 1996! I usually make this for Christmas morning brunch and other special occasions. Everyone seems to love this delicious recipe. Sometimes instead of coconut, I use chopped walnuts in the streusal. I also like to go heavy on the lemon curd--MMMMM, LEMONNNNNNNNNNN!!! (insert Homer Drool here).

Recipe Number 10
Lemon Surprise Coffee Cake
Recipe by Elaine A Janas, Columbia Minnesota

Lemon Surprise Coffee Cake Recipe

A moist coffee cake with a streusal topping and a lemon curd surprise filling. I like to make it in a bundt or tube pan. Scrumptiously lemony and coconutty, too!

Hope you enjoyed all these luscious lemon recipes! Which one would you like to try?

Have a sweet day!

Cindy