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| Aside from all the turkey and ham and dressing and greens I made my first Red Velvet Cake. I made a Pecan pie for the first time too but it wasn't as good as the Red Velvet Cake.
Southern Red Velvet Cake (from foodnetwork)
Ingredients:
Veggie Oil for the pans
2.5 Cups of all-purpose flour
1.5 cups of sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. fine salt (I just had regular salt)
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1.5 cups of veggie oil
1 cup of buttermilk, room temp.
2 large eggs, room temp.
2 tbsp. red food coloring (1 oz.)
1 tsp. distilled white vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Crushed pecans for garnish
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil and flour 3 (9 by 1.5 inch round) pans
In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
In another large bowl, whisk together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla.
Using stand mixer (well, all I have is a hand mixer), mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and a smooth batter is formed. Divide the cake batter among the prepared pans.
Bake, rotating the pans halfway through the cooking, until the cake pulls away from the side of the pans, and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
My helper was more excited about licking the excess batter from any and everything than about actually helping. 
Remove the cakes from the oven and run a knife around the edges to loosen them from the sides of the pans. One at a time, invert the cakes onto a plate and then re-invert them onto a cooling rack, rounded-sides up. Let cool completely.
Frosting Recipe:
1 lb cream cheese, softened
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup), softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
With a hand-held electric mixer in a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, sugar, and butter on low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to high, and mix until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. (Occasionally turn the mixer off, and scrape the down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.)
Reduce the speed of the mixer to low. Add the vanilla, raise the speed to high and mix briefly until fluffy (scrape down the bowl occasionally). Store in the refrigerator until somewhat stiff, before using. May be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
I forgot to take pictures while icing the cake and decorating it. My hands were covered with icing and pecan bits. Anyways, finished product.
It was yummy!!
Also, last week I got my first Craft-it-Forward gift from SoImaNeatFreak!
It's so cute and creative! I haven't created any gifts for Craft-it-Forward 2009. I'm going to keep the same names and complete it for 2010! THANKS SO MUCH Shari!! I loved it.
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| I felt like doing something different. It's so sparkly. Still working on Nanowrimo and getting my house ready for my parent's Thanksgiving visit. Can't wait! This will be the first year that Thanksgiving will be at my house (with guests, I mean). Be back. Peace. | | |
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I participated! To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Peace. | | |
| ...or not. I'm pretty boring I've been working a lot on my NaNoWriMo. I scrapped my first idea and started over. I feel I need to do a little more research to do that idea justice. I just started working on one of my other many ideas and I'm already at 15,380 word. So I decided to take a break and do a little survey. I got this survey from xxquarterlifecrisisxx. I hope you enjoy. Favorite
1. Gum: I just tried the Trident Layers gum. It was good.
2. Restaurant: Las Maracas or Chili's.
3. Drink: Aquafina Grape Flavored Water
4. Season: Autumn
5. Type of weather: Rainy, constant, soaking rain
8. Late-night activity: PG: reading
9. Sport: FOOTBALL!!
10. Movie: Because I Said So
11. Store: Torrid
When was the last time you
12. Cried: Saturday
13. Played a sport: I don't play sports, I watch them
14. Laughed: A few minutes ago
15. Kissed someone: This morning
16. Had sex: I'm married so...
17. Felt depressed: yesterday
18. Felt overworked: About an hour ago.
19. Faked sick: It's been I while but I feel a day coming up...cough...cough
What was the last
21. Word(s) you said: Ok, see you later
22. Thing you ate: PB&J, chilps
23. Song you listened to: Smooth Jazz on MediaPlayer Radio
24. Last thing you drank: Flavored Water
25. Place you went: Work
26. Movie you saw in theatres: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
27. Movie you rented: The Hannah Montana Movie. Yes, I watched it alone. Don't judge me! It was actually pretty good
Who was the last person you
28. Hugged: Hubs
29. Cried over: Hubs
30. Instant messaged: Mom
31. Danced with: Myself
32. Shared a secret with: No one
33. Slept with: I'm married so...
34. Fought with: Hubs
35. Went to a movie with: Hubs and Kiddo
36. Saw: Co-workers
37. Were angry with: Hubs
38. Can't take your eyes off: Hubs
39. Talked to on the phone: Hubs(wow, I need some friends)
Have you ever
40. Danced in the rain: Yes.
41. Got into a fight: Not in a very long time.
42. Done drugs: Drugs? No.
43. Drank alcohol: Yes.
44. Partied 'til the sun came up: Yep
45. Had a movie marathon: Yes.
46. Gone too far on a dare: No.
47. Spun around till you got dizzy: Many times.
My life
48. Name: NaKesha
49. Age: Twenty-nine
50. Gender: Female.
51. Gay: Straight
52. Nationality: American.
53. Religion: ???
54. State or province you live in: Tennessee
Currently
55. I'm feeling: Anxious
56. I'm listening to: Jazz
57. I'm doing: Eating
58. I'm talking to: No one.
59. I'm craving: Mexican food
60. I'm hating: working right now
61. I'm dreading: nothing
Love
62. Love is: a blessing and a curse
63. My first love: was unrequited
64. Love or lust: Love
65. Best love song: Lovesong by the Cure.
66. Best love quote: "I burn, I pine, I perish!"
67. Possible to be in love w/ more than one person at the same time: No.
68. When does love hurt: When you aren't on the same page
69. Are you in love: Yes
Opposite/same sex
70. Turn ons: Eyes
71. Turn offs: Ignorance
72. Do your parent's opinion on your gf/bf matter to you? It did.73. Hairstyle are you into: Depends on the guys face, I do like long hair on guys though, but no braids
74. What is the sweetest thing a girl/guy can do for you?: Do something I need without me asking
75. Where do you go to meet new people?: i don't know
76. Are you the type of person to give or ask for numbers? not anymore
Picky Picky
77. Dog or cat: cat
78. Short or long hair: long
79. Sunshine or rain: rain
80. Hugs or kisses: both
81. Xbox or ps2: xbox
83. Cars or motorcycles: cars for everyday but I would like a motorcycle
84. Coke or Pepsi: neither, staying away from soda right now
85. House party or club: club
86. Sing or dance: sing
87. Freak or slow dance: slow
Lately
88. How are you today? I'm ok
89. What pants are you wearing right now?: Grey striped dress slacks (ugh)
91. What does your hair look like at the moment: straight
92. What song are you listening to right now?: I don't know, just jazz
93. How is the weather right now?: Perfect!
94. Who are you talking to on the phone?:No one
95. Last dream you can remember?: I was trying to find my way home through a city I'd never seen in real life but was vaugely familiar with in the dream.
Style
96. Clothes: depends on my mood, sometimes I'm edgy, sometimes I'm cutesy. Except when I'm at work, then I'm just boring.
97. Hair: sometimes straight, sometimes curly
98. Shoes: I'm all about comfort. I like to look at pretty shoes but I rarely wear them
99. Sweater or Hoodie: HoodieHow could they just stop at 99? I guess I will have to come up with my own 100. Hmmm, let's think. Ok, I'll ask something I've been wondering about myself for a while. 100. What do you think is going to happen December 21, 2012: Nothing Sorry that was very anticlimactic. Back to work! Peace. | | |
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NaNoWriMo is kicking my butt! Well, I guess I'm kicking my own butt AND pulling out my hair. Why? Because I decided that I would write OUTSIDE MY box for NaNoWriMo. It's hard. Oh so, hard.  Part of me wants to scrap this ambitious novel and write something I know that I can complete by the deadline, but the point was to challenge myself. I'm such a masochist.  Anyways, back to work. How is everyone else coming along with their novels for NaNoWriMo? Peace. P.S. I added a new playlist at the bottom. It is my motivation playlist while I'm writing. | | |
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