I received an email this morning from the Green Smoothie Girl… with a recipe that I hesitated to try.  But, as I happened to have the key ingredient on hand (and no other way I could fathom to use them) I decided to give it a try. And what was this key ingredient? Beets. Beautifully [...]

2-1/4 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or allspice 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup light brown cane sugar 3/4 cup cane sugar 3 egg equivalent in Ener-G egg substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup vegetable oil** 2 cups finely grated carrots [...]

I promised a picture of the completed butterfly, and even though I don’t have all of the recipes posted yet, here is the finished cake! The rundown: I know, it’s missing the antennae, but we put 7 candles on it… 1 on each of the bottom 5 cupcakes, and 2 on the top one.  Antennae [...]

This is one of those cakes… you know, the ones that are reserved for really special occasions because it’s so *not* good for you! And I don’t just mean the food coloring *wink* Background… the red color originally came from the reaction between cocoa powder and vinegar. And it does still make it somewhat red, [...]

Yes, I am calling this a fruity carrot cake, because it tastes, well, fruity!  It’s also very moist, and very delicious.  It’s also kinda good for you, but I won’t tell if you don’t! Ingredients: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup almond meal or whole wheat flour (I did a combination) 2 tsp. baking soda [...]

This is one of my favorite cakes… my mom made it quite often while I was growing up, and it has remained with me through the years since then. 3 egg whites (the yolks will turn it yellow, but don’t effect the baking 1/3 cup applesauce 1-1/4 cup soda water, ginger ale or 7-up 1 [...]

I’m not posting a recipe, per se today. Instead I’m telling you about an amazing recipe that I tried out last week for Vegan Cupcakes! I know what you are thinking “She’s gone off her rocker with this one!” but I ask that you hear me out… My daughter turned 6 last week, and we [...]

This recipe was given to me many years ago. It is the perennial party favorite. We always make up a few & freeze them to have on hand for impromptu gatherings, or they make great hostess gifts! Just wrap in foil, freeze, and tie with a ribbon and gift tag. Pumpkin Cake Roll Preheat oven [...]

Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix 1 package strawberry gelatin 4 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup water 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries Powdered sugar for dusting Instructions: Preheat oven to 350∞F. Lightly grease two 8-inch square baking pans. Combine cake mix and gelatin in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, oil, water and half [...]

Everyone knows that cheesecake is a special treat! This cheesecake recipe is not only tasty, but so easy too! Ingredients: 16 vanilla wafer cookies 2 8oz packaged of cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 21 oz cherry pie filling Instructions: Preheat oven to 350F and line a [...]