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Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

Old Fashioned Carrot Cake

2 cups sugar

1-1/2 cups cooking oil

4 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon

3 cups shredded carrots (about 6 medium)

1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 tsp. Watkins Vanilla Extract

3 cups confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan.

Beat first four ingredients until well blended. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in carrots and walnuts.

Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.

For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake.

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Ice Cream Pie

Ice Cream Pie 

Step 1.  Ice Cream

Blend together lightly in a bowl 1 pint of vanilla ice cream and 1 cup milk.

Step 2.  Jello-O

Add a package of Chocolate Instant Pudding Mix.  Beat until just mixed.

Step 3.  A baked pie shell.

Pour into a inch baked pie shell.  Let stand in the refrigerator about one hour.

Jello Instant pudding is the magic that makes this pie smooth and cut-able.  Keeps up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.  And how those Jello instant flavours blend with ice cream!

Try these pairings for a beginning.   You will discover other dream pie combinations yourself. 

Plain Muffins

Plain Muffins  

I am not to sure what is up with the heading. Plain muffins and other bland foods. I have made this recipe before. You can either add fruit, cinnamon or simple add cheese.

Cheese Waffles

Cheese Waffles - I think these would be fabulous with bacon crumbles or ham added to them.

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