Lemon Berry Cupcakes

I have a weird thing about fruit in my dessert.  I'm really not a fan. I don't get it. It's just a thing I have.  

If I'm going to eat dessert, I want chocolate. I want ice cream. I want cookies. I don't want fruit.  That goes for pies, tarts, a fruit plate disguised as dessert. Unless that fruit is covered in chocolate. Then I can get on board.  Other than that, it's just a thing. I'm weird. We can all acknowledge this and move on to....

Fruity cupcakes! Apparently my tastebuds will allow fruit to be transformed into cake and frosting.  Though, considering it's cake and frosting, I'm not really surprised. Note to self. 

I love this sweet lemony poundcake topped with rapsberry buttercream because it's so bright and fresh.  Perfect for a summery, weekend potluck.

Raspberry & White Chocolate Scones

Here's a little insight into my world.  I spend all day here:

Surrounded by fake flower pens, a Lego Sears Tower to remind me of the greatest city in the world, an uber-geeky Stormtropper bobblehead, and a field of Post-It notes.  Along with my all-important breakfast stash of Special K protein bars and oatmeal that taste like cookies. Not shown- my old lady multivitamins. It's just real life.

 

But no matter how wonderful Mr. Quaker is (which I originally typed as 'quacker'. No, the oatmeal man is not a duck...), sometimes a girl just needs a change. 

Enter the awesome world of scones.  Light crumbly sweet biscuits shoved full of raspberries and spotted with white chocolate chips.  Perfect with a tall cool glass of milk or a creamy vanilla latte.  This week, I breakfast like one classy broad.