Summer Fruit Shortcakes

Submitted by: MICHELLE0011 
Celebrate summer with homemade buttermilk shortcakes topped with sweetened whipped cream and a fruity mix of blueberries, apricots, and cherries. 

Mango and Mixed Fruit Cake

Submitted by: JASONOSBORNE 
A quick and easy fruit cake with a hint of the tropics to boot from the sweet mango. 

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Fruit Cocktail Cake

Submitted by: Irene Stephens 
This is my son's favorite cake, and when he asks for it for his special birthday cake, he usually gets it! It's easy to make, and a good dessert to take to potlucks or social functions. There's always someone who wants the recipe, and I'm more than happy to oblige. 

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Peach Shortcake

Submitted by: Karen Owen 
With blushing fresh peaches in plentiful supply, Karen Owen of Rising Sun, Indiana thinks this appealing layered dessert can't be beat. 'Brown sugar and ginger give the shortcake its mellow, sweet-spicy flavor,' she notes. 

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Fruit Kuchen

Submitted by: Connie Meiselwitz 
This German recipe--passed down by my grandma--is one of the first desserts I made when I was young. I remember patting the crust into the pan many times. Now I work at a bakery but still make it often, especially in the summer when fresh fruit is plentiful. 

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Perfect Berry Shortcakes

Submitted by: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson 
You don't need a food processor, pastry cutter, rolling pin or cookie cutter to make these sweet biscuits. This shortcake recipe yields a simple, foolproof biscuit that's crisp yet delicate. 

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Fruit Salad Dessert

Submitted by: Muriel Fay 
I AM 83 years old and my mother has been gone for many years, but I'm still using her best recipes. She was a gourmet cook before anyone was using that term and before everyone was counting calories. This was one of our family's favorite desserts when I was growing up, and it's just as good two generations later! --Muriel Fay Walton, Kentucky 

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Chocolate Layer Cake

Submitted by: Verna Mae Floyd 
You can 'halve' your cake and eat it, too, when you make Verna Mae Floyd's chocolaty classic for two. 'My mother came up with this delicious dessert after we kids left the nest,' she explains from Highlands, Texas. 'Today, I split this tempting two-layer treat with my husband.' 

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Chocolate Oat Snack Cake

Submitted by: Bonnie Spaulding 
A sprinkling of walnuts and chips tops this subtly sweet treat from Bonnie Spaulding, Litchfield, New Hampshire. 

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Pretzel Fruit Pizza

Submitted by: Bethany Perry 
'I created this recipe while working as an independent kitchen consultant for a national company,' writes Bethany Perry of South Hamilton, Massachusetts. 'With just 3 years experience cooking for my husband and our children, I still consider myself a novice.' 
 
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