Mastering Old Fashioned Southern Comfort: Classic Recipes with Collard Valley Cooks
Welcome back to the Collard Valley Cooks kitchen! In today’s video, we're diving into the heart of Southern cooking. Join us as we prepare some of our favorite classic recipes to warm your heart and feed your soul. From the perfect cornbread dressing to mouthwatering desserts, we’ve got you covered!
In This Video, You'll Learn:
- How to create Carrot Cake made with simple ingredients.
- Step-by-step instructions for our featured recipes.
- Tips for making your day in the kitchen a breeze!
Featured Recipe out of our Vol. 2 Cookbook:
- Carrot Cake:
2 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
4 LARGE EGGS, ROOM TEMP.
2 TSP. VANILLA
1 CUP COOKING OIL
1 1/2 TSP. CINNAMON
1/2 TSP. GROUND GINGER
2 1/4 CUP SELF-RISING FLOUR
1 CUP CHOPPED PECANS
3 CUPS CARROTS, PEELED & GRATED.
1 SMALL CAN CRUSHED PINEAPPLE
1/2 CUP GOLDEN RAISINS (TOSS IN FLOUR)
In a bowl combine sugar, eggs, vanilla and mix well. Add cooking oil & spices. Add flour mix until blended. Add pecans, carrots, pineapple & raisins. Mix on medium speed for 1 minute after adding all ingredients. Pour into 2 well-greased 9” round cake layers. Bake @ 325 degrees until golden brown and set. (About 1 hour). Remove from oven place on wire racks to cool. Cool 15 minutes before flipping out onto parchment paper. Ice with Cream Cheese Icing (pg. 89) if desired. 😊😊
For Lower Calorie Recipe: Bake in Large Loaf Pan. Use 1/2 cup less sugar. Fill batter up to 1/2 inch from top of baking pan (cake will not rise a lot). Bake and serve like pound cake. It is delicious and makes a great crunchy top!
Cream cheese icing:
1 STICK SALTED BUTTER (ROOM TEMPERATURE)
8 OZ. CREAM CHEESE (ROOM TEMPERATURE)
4 1/2 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR
1 TSP. VANILLA FLAVORING
1 TBSP. EVAPORATED MILK
Using an electric mixer and mixing bowl, mix butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. After adding 2 cups of the powdered sugar, add milk, and vanilla. Continue adding remaining powdered sugar. Turn mixer to high and fluff frosting for 1 minute.
Find a printable recipe from our website here: https://www.collardvalleycooks.com/carrot-cake.html
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