Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups flour
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup drained, crushed pineapple
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Mix all ingredients together and bake in greased/floured tube pan for 1 1/2 hours at 350F

Cream Cheese Icing

8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
2 cups icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.

Rainbow Cake -- "Inspire Us!" Blog Hop!

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Our theme for February is "Leaps and Bounds".

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Nothings says SPRING more than a rainbow :-) and let's face it -- if we want to see a rainbow, we have to put up with a bit of rain. It's worth it, though!

The recipe I want to share is one I found on a blog I visit. Jessica actually made one for a cake sale, so I wasn't able to get a picture of it when cut, but the people who bought it were so impressed. This cake looks fabulous and is such a surprise!

She did another using her Easy Bake Oven cake pans. I think those at 4-inches across. Here's how it looked when cut:

It's very easy to make. We used 2 white cake boxed mixes. These were made according to directions on the box.

Separate the batter into 6 bowls and add food paste to make the colors of the rainbow -- purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

Bake in 8-inch round cake pans for about 20 minutes, at 350 degrees. Let cool on wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely before frosting.

When frosting the cake, spread some icing between each layer. You may need to trim the cakes slightly if some rose a bit higher than others. Set in refrigerator for about an hour to set the icing. This makes it so much easier to frost around the outside of the cake. Finally, spread icing all around the cake.

Here's a frosting recipe. You'll need to double it for this cake -- especially if you're like me and want more icing :-)

Butter Icing

1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
approx 3 cups icing sugar
2-3 tsp milk

Cream together the butter and vanilla. Add icing a bit at a time. Add milk and beat until smooth.

There you have it!

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"Make It" Monday! February 22nd

This week's theme is CHOCOLATE :-)

Fry's Fudgey Layer Cake

1 cup Fry's cocoa (any brand will do, I usually buy Fry's)
1 3/4 cup sugar (divided)
2/3 cup water
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Combine cocoa and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Cool. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Cream butter in large mixing bowl until light. Gradually beat in remaining 1 1/4 cups of sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk, combining lightly after each addition.

Divide batter between two greased and floured 9-inch round pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then let cool completely before frosting.

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"Make It" Monday - Feb 8th

This week's theme is CAKES.

GRAM'S BOILED RAISIN CAKE

Boil the following ingredients for 5 minutes:

2 cups water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups raisins
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp allspice

Let cool. Mix in separate bowl:

2 1/2-3 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda

Add cooled mixture to dry ingredients. Stir by hand. Pour into a greased/floured tube pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300 deg.

I usually cut my cake in half and freeze part of it. It freezes well.

Enjoy :-)

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Cherry Cake

Cherry Cake

1/2 lb butter (1 cup)
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup warm milk
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1 bottle cherries

Cut cherries into quarters (keep the liquid syrup!) Cream together the butter, sugar and eggs. Add the vanilla and almond extracts. Saute the cherries in 1/2 cup of additional flour. Add the juice from the cherries and make up 1 cup with the milk.

Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk mixture to the creamed mixture. Add the cherries and stir in by hand.

Bake in greased and floured tube pan -- 1 1/2 hours at 275 degrees. Remove from oven and set on wire rack for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

This cake freezes well and makes a great gift :-)

BOILED RAISIN CAKE

Okay, now I know the name of this cake may turn some of you off -- you either have a love or hate relationship with raisins -- but this cake is delicious! Great at Christmastime when you have company drop by for tea/coffee.

This is my grandmother's recipe. She just turned 89 this past Christmas. She would often make this cake for me on my birthday. Sometimes, she iced it, but I'd much rather without icing.

GRAM'S BOILED RAISIN CAKE

Boil the following ingredients for 5 minutes:

2 cups water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups raisins
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cloves
2 tsp allspice

Let cool. Mix in separate bowl:

2 1/2-3 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda

Add cooled mixture to dry ingredients. Stir by hand. Pour into a greased/floured tube pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300 deg.

I usually cut my cake in half and freeze part of it. It freezes well.

Enjoy :-)