Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween 2011

Here is a Birthday cake. Decorated with candy corn and little plastic spiders.



Here is a from scratch carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.




Recipe:

  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 3 heaping cups Grated Carrots
  • 1 cup Raisins
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 8 oz. Crushed Pineapple drained

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and Flour a pan. Beat eggs and oil with a mixer. Gradually add sugar. In a separate bowl, sift flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Combine the egg mixture with the flour mixture. Mix for 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in carrots, raisins, vanilla, and pineapple. Mix until blended. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes. Cool.

    Frosting:

  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Margarine
  • 4 cups (1 pound) Powder Sugar
  • pinch of Salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp. Vanilla

    Blend cream cheese and margarine with mixer. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla. Mix until well blended.

    Frost cake and refrigerate.