Tips For Delicious Desserts From Your Garden It's time to start thinking about gardening, which means it's time to start thinking about zucchini, which means it's lime to start thinking about...cake. Cake? Yes, cake. April 11-17 is National Garden Week, and The American Garden Association reports that 41 percent (39 million) of United States households have flower gardens, and 31 percent (29 million) boast vegetable gardens. Come June, there will be a lot of choice produce nobody wants to waste. The recipes below focus on in gredients consumers have on hand. Their home economists offer in ventive ideas for using fresh fruits and vegetables?and even flowers ?to create delicious, warm-weath er desserts that put summer pro duce bounty to good use. Vegetables Commonly grown vegetables, like carrots and zucchini, add tex ture and flavor to a cake and fiber to the diet. Zucchini Cake appeals to all ages and can be an innovative way to persuade finicky children that vegetables can taste good. It makes a great counter-top snack, picnic treat or dining room dessert, and is an easy way to show off gar dener-turned baker expertise. ting? re & convenient automat rarity lights for pennies a d< A low monthly rate of 97n covers everything. Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation Shallotte ? Whiteville ? Southport ? Bolivia , ^ v'",? . \-. bag...$5.25 Dog Food 50 lb. bag.. .$8.50 2 bags $16 Authorized dealer for Robin Storage Buildings & Gazebos Contact Gerald Long 754-2668 Old MacDonald's Farms New location on Hwy. 17 Bus. North in Shallotte, just north of Joe's BBQ on the right into a mouih-watcring Double Be rry Layer Cake. F/owers Garnish baked goods with flow ers for a vibrant twist on traditional frosting decoration. Experiment with flowers whose meanings befit the occasion. Here are some sug gestions: ?Red roses arc for "love," ideal for decorating an anniversary cake. ?Yellow roses represent "friend ship." Place their petals atop frost ed cupcakes to rccognize a friend's birthday, promotion or a favor ren dered. ?Pansy means "thought," derived from the French word pensee. Let someone know you're thinking about them by trimming a cake or a tray of Golden Sugar Cookies with pansies. (Note: Use only non-toxic flow ers. Rinse fresh flowers with cool water and dry with paper towels. Placing a small piece of plastic wrap between the flowers and the cake.) ZUCCHINI CAKE (makes 12 to 16 servings) 1 package moist-type yellow cake mix Deluxe Butter Rccipe Golden Cake Mix 3 eggs 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups grated zucchini 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Confectioner's sugar (optional) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 13x9x2-inch pan. Combine cake mix, eggs, butter, water and cinnamon in large bowl. Beat at low speed with electric mixer until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes. Stir in zucchini. Pour into pan; sprinkle with wal nuts. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick in serted in center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners sugar or drizzle with glaze, if desired. DOUBLE BERRY LAYER CAKE (makes 12 servings) 1 package strawberry cake mix 2/3 cup strawberry jam, divided Two 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed, drained and divided One container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping thawed and divided Fresh strawberries, for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions. Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread with 1/3 cup straw berry jam. Arrange one cup blue berries on jam. Spread half the whipped topping to within 1/2 inch of cake edge. Place second cake layer on top. Repeat using remaining straw berry jam, one cup blueberries and remaining whipped topping. Garnish with strawberries and remaining blueberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.