Lauren's YUMMY Pumpkin Cake

I know I haven't cooked with ya'll in a while. I just made this for some dear friends and was emailing her the recipes and decided to add it to this cool blog of ours. Enjoy!

This recipe is from a girl that I used to babysit for, oh that makes me feel old. I had it at my precious Grandmothers funeral and everyone was raving about it. I asked Lauren for it and she shared-thank goodness! It might be similar to something you've had but it is quick, easy and yummy! The icing make a ton so fair warning-personally with this cake thick icing is best but even still I have quite a bit leftover. Okay onto the recipe:)

Lauren’s Yummy Pumpkin Cake
2 C. pumpkin
1 ½ C. sugar
¾ C. oil
2 C. self rising flour
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
Icing
1 8 oz. box cream cheese, softened
1 ½ sticks butter, softened
1 16 oz. box of powdered sugar
Milk (needing until it has creamy texture
1 Tbsp vanilla

Mix together pumpkin, sugar, and oil. Sift flour, salt, cinnamon, and soda. Add to pumpkin mixture. Bake in ungreased cake pan 20-30 minutes until done(I take out around 25 minutes). Cool.

For Icing (this make a TON I always have extra icing) Beat softened butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add and beat sugar, vanilla and milk until desired consistency. Frost cake after completely cooled. Can serve as is or refrigerate.

Layered Enchiladas

Again, NOT technical.

Layered Enchiladas

1 lb. ground hamburger

1 can enchilada sauce

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 package of taco seasoning

Large flour Tortillas

Fiesta Shredded Cheese (Mexican blend)

Brown 1 lb of ground beef.  I add garlic salt and minced onion to flavor the meat.  Then drain it.  Add 1 package of taco seasoning.  After you let it simmer a little, add to the skillet, 1 can of enchilada sauce (it is called red sauce in the always save brand at Wal-Mart) and 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup.  Let it come to a boil.  In a casserole dish, use some of this mixture to coat the bottom of the pan so it will not stick.  Then take 2 large tortillas and line the bottom, top with mixture, then top with tortillas again.   I usually do about 5-6 layers.  End with tortillas and top with grated cheese.  Put in oven at 350 until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.  Fast and yummy!

Fried Chicken

How I have I not posted here!  I seriously completely forgot about this little guy!  I am super excited to try these recipes!  YEAH!

Here is my fried chicken recipe (VERY untechnical!) 

(By the way, if you didn't get one, they have great, self-contained “fry daddy’s” now that are great.)  I always put mine out on the back porch so it doesn’t smell up my house.  I get a zip-lock bag and put 2 cups of flour in it.  Then season it with lots of salt, pepper, garlic salt and cavendars greek seasoning.  I use frozen, boneless, skinless chicken breasts and dethaw them in hot water.  You can then just plop them in the bag and the flour and seasonings will stick with no egg.  I also season my chicken with the same seasonings before dropping it into the bag.  Just shake the bag until all the chicken is coated.  Then drop them into the fry daddy (wait about 10 minutes) and take them out when the batter looks brown.  It is yummy!