Carrotpumpkinbarswithorangeicing Recipes

Steps:

• Cut a 1-inch chunk off one end of a carrot at an angle. Roll the carrot a quarter turn and cut another 1-inch chunk at an angle. Continue rolling and cutting all of the carrots into 1-inch chunks. Combine the carrots and orange juice in a large saucepan. Add enough water to just cover the carrots. Add the butter and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to maintain a steady simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are tender and the liquid has reduced to a glaze, about 20 minutes. Top with the dill and serve.

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and carrots. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to carrot mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. , In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Blend in sugar until smooth. Place 1/4 cup of frosting in a small bowl; stir in yellow and red food coloring to make orange. Set aside. Place 3 tablespoons frosting in a small bowl; stir in green food coloring., Spread white frosting on cake. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with orange frosting. Mark off 20 squares on the cake; pipe a small carrot in the center of each square. Place green frosting in another bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe greens on top of each carrot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture. Stir in the baby food carrots.
• Spread batter into a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Steps:

• Make cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line muffin cups with paper liners.
• Coarsely grate enough carrots to measure 2 cups using large teardrop holes of a box grater.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Whisk together oil, eggs, brown sugar, grated carrots, and vanilla in a large bowl, then stir in flour mixture until just combined.
• Divide batter among muffin cups and bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted into center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and cool completely on rack, about 1 hour more.
• Make icing:
• Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl. Whisk in zest and 2 tablespoons juice until smooth. If icing is too thick, add more juice, 1 teaspoon at a time. Dip top of each cupcake into icing, letting excess drip off. Put a carrot curl on top of each and let icing set, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• For the buttercream icing: Cream together the sugar and butter in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the zest and vanilla extract.
• For the carrot cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer until light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time and beat for 2 minutes after each addition. Mix in the carrot baby food, orange zest and vanilla.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together on low speed until incorporated, 1 minute.
• Using a small 2-ounce ice cream scoop, drop by heaping scoops onto the prepared baking sheets, 15 cookies per sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a cooling rack. Frost the cookies with the buttercream icing while still warm.

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• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., Tint frosting orange with yellow and red food coloring. Frost bars; cut into 35 squares. , In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Transfer to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of the bag. Decorate as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, orange peel, baking soda, and salt.
• Set the flour mixture aside.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs and brown sugar.
• Stir in pumpkin, oil, milk, and vanilla.
• Then stir in carrots and chopped walnuts.
• Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Spread with Orange Icing; cut into triangles or bars.
• If desired, garnish each with a walnut half.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Makes 36 bars.
• For Orange Icing: In a mixing bowl combine powdered sugar and enough of the orange liqueur or orange juice to make an icing that is easy to drizzle.
• Make-Ahead Tip: Bake bars as directed; cool completely.
• Do not drizzle with icing.
• Place cut bars in a freezer container and freeze for up to 1 month.
• Before serving, thaw for 15 minutes.
• Prepare Orange Icing and drizzle as directed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x11 inch pans.
• Beat together the oil, sugar, eggs and carrots. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into pans and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool..
• Beat together cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, mix until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled cakes and serve.

Steps:

• Cream eggs, sugar, oil and baby food.
• Add remaining ingredients, and mix well.
• Grease and flour a 13x9 pan.
• Pour bar mixture into pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool.
• When bars are cool, cream the butter and cream cheese together until fluffy.
• Beat in powdered sugar, add vanilla to taste.
• Frost bars.