Looking Ahead to Spring Baking
Plus, a Bake Sale Fundraiser that my MN friends can join in on!
Are you thinking about St. Patrick’s Day recipes as it sneaks up? I have a list of 8 desserts fit for an Irish celebration, including this ever-popular Guiness Chocolate Cake!
Easter is on the early side this year (April 5) so it’s time to start thinking about desserts like Ultimate Carrot Cake and these other Easter favorites like my Sunflower Honey Cake with Honey Buttercream.
If you’re just looking for a light, bright taste of spring, check out this list of 15 desserts. Or make one of my absolute favorite desserts, key lime pie!
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MN Bars Bake Sale - A call to local MN bakers
Home bakers we want you!
Are you the master of Scotcheroos? Have a secret family recipe for lemon bars that is worth its weight in gold? Will your potluck pod not shut up about those blondies you bring? Your Minnesota community needs you.
GRAZE Food Hall in Minneapolis is hosting a community bars bake sale benefitting The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund, and we are calling all bakers! Let’s show up in the most Minnesota way possible, and help serve those who so often serve us. Please sign up below to make bars, that we will sell to raise money, plus an excuse to get all the bakers together!
SAVE THE DATE for the IRL event: Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 12-2 p.m. Bake Sale | 2-4 p.m. DJ + Community Vibes | Graze Food Hall by Travail
NOT in MN? I will be announcing a Bars Baking Class that everyone can attend! Stay tuned for more info.
From the “Extras” Archive
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I think it’s time for bright, sunny spring, so I’ve got citrus on the mind. Here are some lovely options for upcoming spring celebrations.
Lemon Poppy Seed Roulade: This is a beautiful lemon sponge cake made with Matzo Cake Meal, topped with Poppy Seed Buttercream, rolled into a spiral, and topped with a Limecello Poppy Seed Glaze. It is delicious and a cake worthy of your Passover table.
Lemon & Blood Orange Bars: I shared these bright bars in late January and they’d be perfect on your Easter table for a bright pop of color and flavor.
This yellow layer cake is filled with lemon curd and strawberry buttercream, then coated with vanilla buttercream on the outside and topped with fresh berries. This newsletter was a tutorial on making your own layer cake! It’s perfect for birthdays, baby showers, and many more celebrations.
I just love the idea of spring. Everything lighter, brighter, and starting to bloom again. 🫶🏻
Minnesota has been on my mind lately. How are you doing these days?
Carrot cake!!!! This is very timely. Last night I peeled all the carrots in my crisper from my CSA last season. I love the idea in your post about baking the cakes and then freezing them. Some of the Carr I put in a stew I’m making this morning. The carrots were too hairy to make the candied peal but once I peeled them they will make a beautiful cake!! I’ll use dried door co cherries and WI dried cranberries yum. Thank you so much for sharing all of these wonderful recipes