Baci's Baking | Lemon Cream Cake Bars

These are positively delicious!!! They're the perfect combination of a lemon tart and lemon cream cake :) yummmmm! Another great recipe from recipetips.com.

Lemon Cream Cake Bars

Original recipe from recipetips.com

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1 box lemon cake mix

1/3 cup butter or margarine - softened

1 egg

8 ounces cream cheese - softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 lemon - grated

2 tablespoons lemon juice or 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1) In a mixing bowl, blend dry cake mix, butter, and 1 egg
2) Press into a 9 x 13 pan, ungreased
3) Beat the cream cheese until smooth
4) Gradually blend in the powdered sugar
5) Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth
6) Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture and refrigerate it for later use
7) Beat the remaining 2 eggs, add the vanilla, and then beat this mixture into the remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended
8) Spread over the cake mixture
9) Bake at 350° until set, approximately 25 to 30 minutes
10) Cool completely
11) Spread the reserved cream cheese mixture onto the bars
12) Refrigerate until firm; then cut into squares and serve.

Sunday Funday, #4

I fell in absolute love with this photo when I found it on Every Last Detail yesterday - the perfect treat for any Fall wedding!!  It really puts me in the mood for crisp autumn weather - I can't wait to start wearing skinny jeans, tall boots and soft scarves again :o)

baci's baking - Blueberry Squares

We're baking up a light (only 2 Weight Watchers Points per piece!) and incredibly simple recipe today, courtesy of our friend Bekah - Blueberry Squares!

Blueberry Squares

Original Recipe from Weight Watchers

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1 package Angel Food Cake Mix, about 14oz
22 oz. light blueberry pie filling

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2) Combine cake mix with blueberry filling (do not add any other ingredients).

3) Pour batter into an ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

4) Cool and cut into 24 pieces.

Makes 24 servings.

When Bekah made this tasty dessert for our Book Club (more to come on that later this week!), she added Light Cool Whip and topped each piece with a blueberry - SO YUMMY!! Thanks for sharing, Bekah :o)

Handpicked - Easter Candy

With Easter coming up, I am sure a lot of people out there are thinking CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!! If you're like me and gave up sweets for Lent, you are trying not to think about it toooooo much, but can't help it when Easter candy is surrounding you wherever you go. There are thousands of different types of candy you can choose from, whether it's for your husband, kids, or even neighbor. I picked out nine different types of yummy Easter candy.

All of this candy was found on www.groovycandies.com

(Some of the prices are in bulk because of where I found the candy)

1) Cadbury Creme Eggs -48 ct for $41.50

2) Robin Eggs (4 oz mini cartons) - 15 cartons for $18.95

3) Marshmallow Bunnies (4pk) - 24 ct for $19.95

4) Brach's Classic Jelly Bird Eggs 9 oz bag - 1 ct for $1.89

5) Hershey Bliss Milk Chocolate Eggs with Meltaway Center 8.8oz bag - 1ct for $5.49

6) Zachary Marshmallow Egg Crate 5 oz - 1 ct for $1.59

7) Smarties Bubble Gum Egg Crate 2.4 oz - 1 ct for $1.39

8) Skittles Easter Filled Eggs 2 oz - 12 ct for $14.95

9) Palmer Pastel Pals (white) 1.75 oz - 1 pc for $1.79

Comment and let baci know your favorite Easter Candy!! Maybe I missed your favorite, let me know!