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Cream Cheese Frosting
This quick, easy frosting is delicious on carrot cake,
but it is also good on many other cakes.
I N G R E D I E N T S
1/2 pound cream cheese, in 1-inch pieces
1/2 stick butter, in 1-inch pieces
1cup confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Use metal blade to process cream cheese and butter
until combined, about 10 seconds. Add sugar and
process until smooth, about 5 seconds. Add vanilla
and process until smooth, about 15 seconds.
Frosts 2 8-inch layers.
Pear Frozen Yogurt
I N G R E D I E N T S
4medium pears, peeled and cored
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
2/3 cup yogurt
1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
At least 5 hours before serving, prepare fruit by
cutting it into 1-inch pieces. Freeze all of fruit in a
single layer on baking sheet.
A few minutes before serving, process frozen fruit
and sugar with metal blade, pulsing about 8 times.
Then process continuously until fruit is finely
chopped, scraping work bowl and cover
as necessary.
Add yogurt and lemon juice; process just until
mixture becomes smooth and creamy, scraping
down work bowl as necessary. Taste for sweetness,
adding more sugar if necessary.
Serve immediately, or freeze for later use. To prepare
frozen mixture for serving, cut into 1-inch chunks.
Process with metal blade just until mixture becomes
smooth and creamy.
Banana-Apple Sherbet
I N G R E D I E N T S
3medium Golden Delicious apples,
peeled and cored
3small bananas
1-1/2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
At least 5 hours before serving, prepare fruit by
cutting it into 1-inch pieces. Freeze 3/4 of fruit in a
single layer on baking sheet and refrigerate
remaining fruit.
A few minutes before serving, process frozen fruit
and sugar with metal blade, pulsing about 8 times.
Then process continuously until fruit is finely
chopped, scraping work bowl and cover
as necessary.
Add refrigerated fruit and lemon juice;
process just until mixture becomes smooth
and creamy, scraping down work bowl as
necessary. Taste for sweetness, adding more
sugar if necessary.
Serve immediately, or freeze for later use. To prepare
frozen mixture for serving, cut into 1-inch chunks.
Process with metal blade just until mixture becomes
smooth and creamy.
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