Carrot Cake (Grandmas Recipe)

Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

Carrot Cake:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 1/4 cup oil

4 eggs

1 tsp soda

1 tsp Baking Powder 

2 cups sugar

3 cup grated carrots

3/4 cup apple sauce (if dry add another 1/4 cup apple sauce)

 Frosting: 

8 oz cream cheese

2-3 tablespoons softened butter

4-6 cups powder sugar

(add a little dash of milk if more moisture is required)

Directions: 

Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, baking power, salt, and sugar. Mix in oil, carrots, and eggs. Put in greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Let cool completely. Whisk together frosting ingredients and smooth onto cake. 

Tater Taco Casserole

Serves 6 with leftovers 

Ingredients:

2 lbs Tater Tots 

2 package taco seasoning

Ranch dressing

Cheese

1 package ground beef

Instructions:

Mix together ingredients in a bake dish until combined. Cheese is used to hold the ingredients together and should be used generously. Add enough ranch to make sure all taco seasoning is wet and ingredients are starting to stick together.   

Spread mix into small layer for faster cooking. Separate in multiple containers if doing a larger batch. 

Cook dish in oven at 425 for 20-30 minutes until cheese is melted and tots are hot. Add additional ranch as desired to individual dishes. 

Sweet Potato Casserole

 Filling:

4 lbs sweet potatoes

1/2 cup butter melted

3/4 cup Half & Half or Milk

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp Vanilla 

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

Topping:

1/2 cup butter melted

1/2 cup flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9×13 dish. 

Wash and peel sweet potatoes. Cut in half.

Place potatoes in large pot and cover with cold water. 

Bring to boil and cook 15-20 minutes until tender 

Drain water from potatoes and return them to pot. 

Add melted butter, half & half, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon to potatoes. Mash until smooth. 

Pour into prepared dish and spread evenly. 

In medium bowl, stir together melted butter, flour, brown sugar, pecans, salt and cinnamon until moistened. 

Crumble topping evenly over the sweet potatoes. 

Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until set.