Springtime Lemon Pocket Cake and Easter Cookies

For Foodie Friday my thoughts have been of springtime and celebrating Easter. I made this delicious cake

last Sunday and it was all gone

before I remembered to take a picture of

a slice to show you the delicious pockets of pudding inside.

Our little ones loved it!

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Springtime Lemon Pocket Cake

1 Pkg Lemon Cake Mix as directed
1 Pkg cooked Lemon Pudding or 1 can Lemon pie pudding.
1 pkg Cool Whip softened.
1 can Lemon frosting (Optional)

Make the cake as directed and pour into a prepared 9x13 cake pan.

Make the pudding and spoon the lemon pudding by tablespoons evenly over the batter. Bake at 350 until it is light brown or use the toothpick test.

The pudding will be boiling in the pockets when you bring it out of the oven..

I used the ingredients I had on hand for the frosting and used the left over cooled pudding to gently fold into the softened cool whip... Frost the cake. I had a lime and so I used a lime to add a little color on top.

It really was very wonderful and light.

The lemon frosting would probably make it more lemony and richer.

This cake makes an excellent spring time treat or a wonderful addition to your Easter Celebration.

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EASTER SCRIPTURE COOKIES


These are perfect cookies to make with children helping them understand the importance of Easter. It is very important to make these Scripture Easter Cookies the Evening Before Easter with them.
1 cup whole pecans
1 tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
Pinch salt
1 cup sugar
Ziplock bag
Wooden Spoon or rolling pin
Scotch or adhesive tape
Bible

Preheat oven to 300 degrees at the beginning... This is important! Don`t wait until you`re half done with the recipe to preheat it.

1. Place the pecans in Ziplock bag and let the children beat them with the wooden spoon or rolling pin to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3
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2. Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp vinegar into mixing bowl. When Jesus was thirsty on the cross, he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30
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3. Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Jesus gave his life in order to give each of us our life. Read John 10:10-11
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4. Sprinkle a little salt into each child`s hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. This represents the salty tears shed by Jesus` followers, and the bitterness of our own sins. Read Luke 23:27
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5. So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. The sweet part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us. He wanted us to know and belong to him. Read Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16
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6. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until still peaks are formed. The color white represents the purity in God`s eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
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7. Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. Each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus` body was laid. Read Matt. 27: 57-60
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Put cookies in oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Jesus` tomb was sealed. Read Matt 27: 65-66
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8. GO TO BED. They may feel sad to leave the cookies and not have them tonight. Jesus` followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16: 20&22.
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9. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus` followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Because He
lives. Read Matt 28: 1-9

I made these cookies once with our children when they were young and just re-found the recipe. The cookies left a huge impression in their little hearts and love for our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you are all enjoying your Easter Preparations. :-)

For more Foodie Fridays please visit Michael at Gollum Designs, our fun and talented hostess who shares her many talents and adorable personality with us each week. Thank you, Michael!

I want to wish you each a wonderful and Happy Easter this Year.