Summer Fruit Pizza

1/4 c butter, softened
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp lemon extract
1 1/4 c flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 c confectioners' sugar
1 c whipped cream
1 sliced banana
1 c sliced strawberries
1 (8 oz) can mandarin oranges
2 kiwi, peeled and sliced
1/3 c blueberries

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and extracts.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture and beat well. Cover and chill 30 minutes.

Press dough into a greased 12" or 14" pizza pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden. Cool completely.

Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; spread over crust. Arrange fruit on top.

Glaze:

1/4 c sugar
1/4 c orange juice
2 tsp cornstarch

Combine glaze ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool about 30 minutes, to room temperature. Brush over fruit. Store in refrigerator.

NOTES
Original source unknown.
Not a quick dessert, but an impressive and delicious one.

Pumpkin-Orange Spice Loaf

1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c whole-wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 c sugar
1 c pumpkin puree
1/2 c milk
1/4 butter, softened
1 Tbsp grated orange rind
1/4 c orange juice
1 egg

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Combine remaining ingredients; whisk well. Add to flour mixture; stir until just moistened. Pour batter into a greased 8"x4" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 10 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

NOTES
From Cooking Light.
Untried.

Orange-Coconut Cake

1 1/2 c granulated sugar
10 Tbsp butter, softened
2 eggs
3/4 tsp coconut extract
3 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 c sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
1 3/4 c buttermilk
1 Tbsp grated orange rind
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 c powdered sugar
1/2 c orange juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease and flour a 10" tube pan. Beat sugar and butter with mixer on medium speed until well-blended. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each. Stir in extract. Combine flour, salt and coconut. Combine buttermilk, rind and soda. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture; begin and end with flour. Pour into prepared pan; bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Combine sugar and orange juice in a saucepan; bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Pierce cake with fork; drizzle with glaze. Cool in pan on wire rack.

NOTES
From Cooking Light.
Untried.