My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe

I remember the first time I made a carrot cake for my family. I think it was my 16th birthday, and I wanted to make something from scratch, something other than a simple vanilla cake. I had found a carrot cake recipe, which I thought was very exotic, and served it up to my willing cake testers. I got some suspicious looks when I told them this was a cake containing carrot, but to my relief, it was a great success! I am now asked to make this carrot cake quite often, for birthdays for example, and it has become a "Christmas classic"!

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Blueberry Tear and Share Loaf

This bread is a cross between a cake and a bread really, it is so soft, fluffy and fruity. It's filled with fresh blueberries that will burst in your mouth at every bite, releasing its blueberry goodness. The loaf would be great for Easter brunch! It is a tear and share loaf after all.. 

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Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes - Hummingbird Bakery

Red Velvet Cupcakes are yum! That's just a fact. Another fact is that the Hummingbird Bakery simply has the best recipe. I've made other cupcake recipes from the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook before and they've always turned out great. These turned out FANTASTIC. As today (29th of september) is my birthday, I had a small party in my dorm last thursday for which I made these cupcakes. The recipe calls for two unconventional ingredients, vinegar and buttermilk, but don't let that scare you off! The buttermilk makes for a fantastic crumb and the vinegar reacts with the bicarbonate of soda to give an extra lift, making the cupcakes extra fluffy. The recipe yields 12 regular, or about 36 mini cupcakes. If you're making mini cupcakes, bake for 15 minutes, the regular sized ones need about 20-25 minutes. I used half the cream cheese frosting recipe, which was plenty, but if you have a really sweet tooth, go right ahead and use the whole recipe.

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