The joy of creation can result from doing beautiful needlework, creating a lovely quilt or simply baking and cooking delicious treats for your loved ones!
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| ILoveToBake.com LILY’S CARROT CAKE |
| I love carrot cake, especially during the holidays. My late “Keep On Rockin’” friend, Del Shannon, of “Runaway” fame,’s first wife, Shirley, (did you follow that?!), made a wonderful carrot cake but refused to divulge the recipe. I think this one is just as good! I have named this one after my granddaughter, Lily, who, at age four, is helping me with some of my Lily Pad designs that will be coming soon to the web site. During the Holiday Season, I like to decorate the plate that the cake is on with some kind of flower or ornament decoration around the base of the cake. Bakeries oftentimes save a bit of the cake frosting, add red and yellow food coloring to it, and make a carrot shape on top of the cake. |
| Ingredients |
| Carrot Cake Ingredients2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil (like Mazola) 4 eggs 3 cups grated carrots 1/2 c. chopped walnuts |
| Frosting Ingredients1 box powdered sugar 1 8-oz package cream cheese 1/2 stick butter 2 tsp vanilla |
| Step by Step |
| Carrot Cake InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 F 1) Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. 2) Add the vegetable oil to the flour mixture. 3) Beat on low speed. 4) Add the eggs, one at a time, beating into the mixture. 5) Add the carrots and walnuts, mixing well. 6) Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes (test by sticking with a toothpick in center of cake – if it comes out clean, cake is ready to be removed from oven) 7) Let cake cool thoroughly, then frost.  Serve and Enjoy!
FROST: When cake has cooled: |
| Frosting InstructionsMix together powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla. |
| Lancaster Quilt Works |
| Original Quilt Designs by me and people I love.
Our designs are as varied as our personalities. We are a brand new company and new designs are arriving all the time, so look to see more of us in the future. We originally met in a mini group which we named “Loose Threads” because sometimes we are not “all there”. In fact, I am having to PUSH these creative friends of mine to collect their original designs so I can publish them. This was my original inspiration for this company. At that time, I did not know that I, also, can design quilts. We hope you like our designs! Web Site coming soon! |
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