A simple, old-fashioned, and very moist cake of chopped dates, chocolate chips, and pecans

Carrot cake with a German chocolate cake style frosting of toasted pecans and flaked coconut

Sangria upside down cake with oranges, plums, kiwis, and red wine

Stay cool: four fruit smoothie popsicles with mango/apricot, raspberry cheesecake, blueberry/coconut, and avocado flavors

Simple, tangy key lime cheesecake bars with an almond crumb crust and topping

A buttermilk cake with a baked topping of fresh blueberries, lemony neufchatel cheese, and almonds a la blueberry cheese Danish pastry.

Fresh, locally grown strawberries with chocolate shortcake and cream

For citrus lovers, an intensely-flavored tangerine (or orange) poppy seed cake.