Pastel desserts signal spring

April 2, 2008 at 9:15PM
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A lemon layer cake with lemon-vanilla buttercream frosting topped with coconut and fresh raspberries is a perfect early-spring dessert. (The Patriot-News/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Spring is here, and it's officially time to bid farewell to winter fare.

As you ponder desserts, think lemon, coconut, carrots, strawberries and raspberries.

In the spring, people are drawn to the pastel colors of the season and have a taste for fresh fruit. So here are some springlike dessert recipes.

SUE GLEITER, Newhouse News Service

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