Pina Colada Carrot Cake (With Paula Deen Frosting)

This is a cake (with only a minor twist) that my mama has been making for me for every birthday since I turned one. It is full of carrots and walnuts, with the tropical flavors of pineapple and coconut! When ever my friends try it for the first time they say it's the best carrot cake they've ever had! The Philadelphia Cream Cheese frosting perfects the cake. The best thing? Breakfast cake leftovers--if you have any! Check out my frosting Paula!



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How to accomplish Pandan Coconut Chiffon Cake

Recipe for the Traditional Asian Style Pandan Coconut Chiffon Cake! Visit our food blog for more recipes! whitesheepandbrowncow.blogspot.com



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Banana Nut Bread - Tamra Davis Cooking Show

While on vacation in Kauai we visit a friends farm, eat coconuts and then I make yummy banana nut bread



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Simple Soap Making Ingredients and Recipe

Soap making can be considered as a great hobby. Aside from that, it is also a profitable business. Soap making is just a simple process. You can even do this at home; you just have to know the right soap making ingredients and the proper steps in making it. You don't need to be an expert and you don't need to have the equipments that soap making companies have in order to make soaps.

Yes, there are varieties of soaps that are available in the market. They are of different colors, shapes, sizes, prices, and brands. Most of them claim that they can do miracles to your skin. They said that they can make your skin whiter and softer in just a matter of weeks. However, you are not really sure if these are true. A lot of people end up complaining because instead of doing miracles to their skin, the soap that they bought just worsen their skin, making it drier and oilier.

Do you think that there is no solution to that? Well, you thought wrong. As a matter of fact, you can do something about it. The main reason why commercialized soaps are harmful to the skin is because of their ingredients. The soaps that they produced usually have chemicals that are not good for the skin. That is why it is better for you to know the secrets on how to make soap.

Soaps that are homemade don't have the chemicals that commercialized soaps have because the ingredients that are used in homemade soaps are more natural and not damaging to the skin. They are skin-friendly. Aside from that, homemade soaps are more affordable if you compare with the commercialized soaps.

There are plenty of methods on how to make soap. One of these is the 'melt and pour' system wherein you will just melt a ready soap and you will just add some ingredients that you like. You can make your soap more personalize by adding special ingredients like herbs, essential oils, and fragrances.

Did that catch your interest? Are you now interested in making homemade soaps but you don't know the basic recipes in making it? Well, you don't have to worry about it anymore because this article will provide you a basic recipes and the equipment and soap making ingredients that you need in order for you to make homemade soaps.

Here are the basic ingredients in making homemade soaps: 6 oz coconut oil, 6 oz palm oil, 1 tbsp beeswax, 1 tbsp stearic acid, 4 oz castor, 2.38 oz lye, and 6oz distilled water.

Equipments for making homemade soaps are the following:

Soap molds (it can be plastic or metal)
Double boiler or a pot
Rubbing alcohol in a spritz bottle

All of these ingredients and equipment can be found in your home or if not you can find them in the supermarket nearest you. If you want attractive soap molds, just go to a craft store. Surely, they will provide you with several soap molds that are really unique and wonderful.

You can really find happiness in soap making. You will certainly be amazed on how these simple soap making ingredients can really create soap. You can even mix colors and scents to create unique one of a kind soaps. Because of the satisfaction that it has brought to a lot of people, many are convinced to try it. Don't hesitate; try to make your own homemade soap, too!

Quinoa - Food For Warriors

Quinoa, once the sustenance of INCA warriors has made the incredible journey onto the shelves of health food shops across the land. It is believed that Quinoa first started to be cultivated over 5000 years ago in the mountains of Bolivia and was the staple diet of INCA warriors who would feast on this nutritious food while preparing for battle. Armed with their weapons and sufficient energy from Quinoa's slow release carbohydrate the INCA's would embark on long marches and go into battle safe in the knowledge that the Quinoa grain gave them strength and energy.

A highly durable and resilient crop, Quinoa thrived in these arid high altitude regions but was nearly wiped out during the 1500 by a Spanish explorer by the name of Francisco Pizarro. Quinoa was considered to be a scared food of the INCA people and Francisco believed that if he destroyed the Quinoa plant he could weaken the culture of the INCA. He was unsuccessful and 5000 years on Quinoa is available on the shelves of most supermarkets.

Contrary to popular belief Quinoa  is not actually a cereal grain, but in fact a seed. Quinoa is referred  to as Quinoa grain or pseudo-cereal which is the term given to foods that are cooked and eaten like grains and have similar nutritional profiles to grains. Surprisingly the Quinoa grain is closely related to leafy vegetables like beets, swiss chard and spinach, and its leaves can be eaten as well as the seeds. Quinoa is often misspelt 'kinoa' and mispronounced as 'keenoha'. The correct pronunciation is 'keenwa'.

Quinoa is a resilient plant that thrives in drought ridden terrain and can grow in poor soils with very little water. This quality has earned it a reputation as a super crop by the United Nations. The plant itself can grow to almost 2 meters and produces colourful seed-heads, most beautiful of the lot is red Quinoa. Each seed-head contains an abundance of the Quinoa grain.

There are many different varieties of Quinoa but the one most commonly found on the shelves of your supermarket or health food shop is the white variety. Black and Red Quinoa seeds are also available in addition you will find Quinoa flour and Quinoa flakes being sold. It is a fabulously versatile ingredient that will complement practically any meal from breakfast cereals, salads, breads and even chocolate cake. So it doesn't just provide a tasty feast for INCA warriors but will provide the nutrients absent from most modern diets today.

The Adventures of Lulu (2) Tales of the Mysterious

The full title is: Tales of the Mysterious Coconut Snack Cake Box Abduction



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Tasty Desserts - Delicious Carrot Cake Recipe

Carrot cakes are moist, dense cakes made with grated carrot. Carrots have long been used to sweeten foods when other sweeteners were scarce. They are most frequently frosted with cream cheese frosting and often decorated with frosting carrots.

Some carrot cakes also have optional ingredients added, such as pineapple, coconut, raisins, or nuts. Unlike most cakes, carrot cakes are made more like sweet bread. Carrot cakes have been popular since the 1960s in America, although they have been made in one form or another since Medieval times.

It seems this cake is something you either love or hate. Most people seem to take offense at the optional ingredients more than the cake itself. If you find you have picky eaters at your table, try making a plain carrot cake without nuts or any other added ingredients. You will most likely find that suddenly your picky eater will dig in with gusto. If you like the nuts and such, you can always add them to the frosting at the end when you are serving. This way everyone can enjoy the cake with all the trimmings that they like.

Recipe for Carrot Cake

This moist, delicious cake is perfect for a spring gathering.

What You Need

3 cups all purpose flour
2-3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 eggs, beaten
1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups carrot, finely grated
2 jars carrot puree (4 oz each) from the baby food aisle

Frosting

3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Position rack in the center of the oven. Spray two 9 inch round cake pans with cooking spray.

Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Using a separate bowl, whisk eggs, oil, and vanilla together. Add to the dry ingredients. Beat on low for a minute. Add in the grated carrots and carrot puree. Stir until just mixed.

Pour the batter into the oiled cake pans. Bake about 40 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean. When done, move the pans to a wire rack and let them cool completely.

For the frosting, sift the powdered sugar into a medium bowl and set it aside. In another bowl, mix the cream cheese, vanilla, butter, and salt together, scraping the mixture off the sides of the bowl. Mix until smooth. Add the powdered sugar a little bit at a time, beating until the frosting is light and fluffy.

Place one layer on a platter. Use one third of the frosting on the top. Place the second layer on top, flat side up. Spread another third of the icing over the top and the final third around the sides. Decorate if you wish.