This is a wonderful recipe for cakes especially carrot cake and sugar cookies. Add melted chocolate or fruit purees to try different flavours!
Ingredients:
1 – 8 ounce package of Cream Cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
Directions:
In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese and butter together.
Stir in vanilla.
Gradually stir in confectioners [...]
Ingredients:
1 cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
9 pineapple slices
9 Maraschino cherries
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons ground almonds
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
Directions:
Start by making the topping. Melt in a saucepan on medium heat then sprinkle the [...]
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups cake flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup superfine or castor sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Zest of a lemon or orange (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack in center of oven. Line the bottom of the 9 [...]
This frosting has a great flavour and it’s so easy to spread onto the cake.
Ingredients:
1 – 4 serving package of pudding
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons shortening
6 – 10 tablespoons milk
Directions:
Combine pudding mix, sugar, shortening and 2 tablespoons of milk into a mixing bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on low until ingredients are blended.
Continue to mix at medium speed, [...]