CARROT CAKE

2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cinnamon
1½ cups cooking oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 large can crushed pineapple undrained
2 cups grated carrots
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts


Sift all dry ingredients together and set aside. Mix oil, sugar, and eggs, beating after each addition. Add dry ingredients, Mix well, Stir in carrots, pineapple,and nuts. Grease and flour 13 X 9 pan. Bake at 325 for 35 minutes or until cake test done. Cool.



ICING

2 (8oz.) package cream cheese.
2 boxes 10X confectioners sugar
2 Sticks margarine
1 cup Walnuts (more if you like)

Cream margarine and cream cheese together. Add confectioner’s sugar. Blend well and then add nuts. Spread on Cake.

Recipe shared by: Brenda Gordan

Blueberry Lime Poundcake with Lime Drizzle

3 cups self rising flour
6 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter (not margarine)
1/2 cup blueberries, fresh not frozen
1 tbs. lime zest
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add eggs and flour (rotating eggs and 1/2 cup flour at a time). Mix well add vanilla flavoring and mix. Fold in blueberries and lime zest. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Drizzle with Lime drizzle onece the cake is cooled on a cake rack.  (Lime drizzle recipe at the bottom)

Lime Drizzle

1 whole lime, juiced
3 tbs. powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients well.

Crab Cakes with Grits

1 lb. crab meat or imitation crab, chopped fine
1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
1/4 cup bell pepper chopped fine
1 cup parmesean cheese
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tps. mayonnaise
2 eggs
salt to taste
pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste

Chop crab fine and add all other ingredients. Mix well. In a frying pan add enough olive oil with 1/4 stick of butter and heat on medium. Pat out crab cakes and drop in hot oil. Cook until golden brown and then flip and cook the other side until golden brown. Drain on paper towel

Grits
1 cup grits
2 cups water
1tbs. butter
salt and pepper to taste

Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add grits, butter,  salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat until grits reach a smooth and thick texture.

Place grits on a plate. Place 2 to 3 crab cakes on top. Top with a squeeze of lemon and grated cheddar cheese.

Blackberry Cake with Blackberry Cream Cheese Filling

CAKE
	1 box white cake mix
	1 3oz box blackberry fusion jello
	4 eggs
	1 single serving blackberry yogurt
	1/2 c oil
	1 c blackberry wine (i used manischewitz)
	1 c blackberries (fresh not frozen)
FILLING
	8 oz of cream cheese, softened
	1/2 c confectioners sugar
	1/2 c blackberry pie filling (my first time making this i couldnt find the pie filling and used blackberry preserves and it was very good)
	1/2 to 3/4 c sweetened whipped cream
FILLING TOPPER
	1 c blackberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen drained thoroughly)

Filling Topper
1 cup fresh blackberrries
any of your favorite cream cheese icing...I prefer a homemade one...
1 block cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the three ingredients together and you have beautiful icing.

Grease 2 9 in round baking pans and flour well

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In large bowl mix cake mix and jello

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Add eggs to bowl

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Now add yogurt to bowl

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Pour in oil

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Pour in wine

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Mix on low speed until moistened and then on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until all is blended

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Pour batter into 2 greased and floured pans

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arrange blackberries on top of batter in each pan. (Berries will sink to bottom while baking)

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Bake in 350 degree preheated oven about 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely

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Filling: While cakes are cooling, Blend cream cheese and confectioners sugar together until nice and smooth. Add pie filling and mix well. Now fold in the whipped cream until all blended.

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Invert first cake onto a cake plate. Flat side should be up

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spread the cream cheese filling on top of the inverted cake

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arrange blackberries on top of the filling. Now the invert second cake on top of this, (flat side should be touching the cream cheese filling) and push down gently to connect both cakes

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Frost with whipped cream frosting (u can also use cream cheese frosting etc)And decorate with remaining black berries

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Slice the cake and enjoy

This recipe has been shared from one of my favorite recipe sites (just a pinch) and I hope you will all enjoy it. Simply decadent.

Bacon Cheeseburger Stew

10 slices of bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 pounds ground beef
7-8 med. potatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 tsp. garlic, minced
4 cups of chicken broth
1 (14.5 oz) can of petite diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (10.75 oz) can cheddar cheese soup
2 Tbsp, Worcestershire sauce
1 (2.8 oz) can of French fried onions
Sourcream
Shredded Cheese

Boil diced potatoes until tender, then drain
In a large soup pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from the pot and drain on paper towels.
Add ground beef, onion , and garlic to pot with bacon grease. Cook until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain off grease.
Add chicken broth, potatoes, tomatoes, cheese soup, and Worcestershire sauce to the meat mixture. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve in bowls topped with the cooked bacon followed by the French fried onions and sourcream and shredded cheese. Serves 6 to 8.

Homemade Dish Soap

• 2 cups of Castile soap
• 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar
• 1/2 cup of warm water

Pour all ingredients into a cleaned out old dish soap bottle and shake until well combined. Shake before each use. The lemon juice or vinegar helps cut through the grease on your dishes.