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Pineapple Carrot Cake

 

Ingredients

For The Cake

• 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour 
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
• ¾ cup (164 g) vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups (320 g) finely shredded carrots 
• 1 cup (165 g) crushed pineapple, well-drained (from a 20-ounce can) 

For The Frosting

• 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 16 ounces (454 g) full fat cream cheese, softened 
• 4 cups (480 g) confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon meringue powder 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup (59 g) coarsely chopped walnuts, optional

Instructions

Make The Cake

1. Adjust the oven rack to the center of the oven and preheat to 350ºF. Lightly grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottom with parchment paper cut into a circle.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
3. Whisk the sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla together in a second large bowl. Stir in the carrots and pineapple. Add the flour mixture and fold everything together until just combined.
4. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 
5. Cool the cakes in the pan for 5 minutes then invert them onto a wire rack and allow them to cool completely before frosting.

Make The Frosting

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a handheld electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and creamy.
2. Add the sugar, meringue powder, vanilla, orange zest, and salt. Beat on low until just incorporated then turn the mixer to high speed and beat for about 1 minute until everything is well combined.

Assemble The Cake

1. Place one layer on a serving platter. Spread about ⅓ of the frosting over the top. 
2. Gently place the second layer on top of the frosting. Spread remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with toasted walnuts if desired.
3. Refrigerate the cake for at least 1 hour before serving.

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Balsamic Garlic Grilled Mushroom Skewers

 

Ingredients

·          2 pounds mushrooms, sliced 1/4 inch thick

·          2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

·          1 tablespoon soy sauce (or tamari)

·          3 cloves garlic, chopped

·          1/2 teaspoon thyme, chopped

·          salt and pepper to taste

directions

1.      Marinate the mushrooms in the mixture of the remaining ingredients for 30 minutes.

2.      Skewer the mushrooms and grill over medium-high heat until just tender and slightly charred, about 2-3 minutes per side.

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6 Reasons Not To Mess With Children

 A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. 

The little girl said, “When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah”. The teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?” The little girl replied, “Then you ask him”.

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. 

The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.” Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, “They will in a minute.”

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor” thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?”

Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, “Thou shall not kill.” The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. “Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There’s Jennifer, she’s a lawyer,’ or ‘That’s Michael, He’s a doctor.’ A small voice at the back of the room rang out, “And there’s the teacher, she’s dead.”

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, “Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.”

“Yes,” the class said “Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn’t run into my feet?” A little fellow shouted, “Cause your feet ain’t empty.”

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: “Take only ONE. God is watching.” Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, “Take all you want. God is watching the apples.”

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