Have you ever been cooking and realized that you don't have all the ingredients you need. 

Sometimes, you will need to run to the store and purchase the missing item. 

Other times,  you can substitute that missing ingredient.

We love to cook in our house and with a big family, missing an ingredient is a common occurrence. We have learned to improvise.  

​Here are some common ingredient substitutions. 

On of our favorite things to eat for dessert on Resurrection Sunday is Carrot Cake. We make it from scratch and frost it with cream cheese icing. Here are the recipes for the carrot cake and the cream cheese frosting. 

I tasted this recipe at a friend's house the day after Easter when I was in high school. I asked for the recipe and have enjoyed making it over the years, adapting to fit my own family's taste. 

​I hope you like it!

​2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
2 tsp. Baking Soda
4 Large Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Oil
2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Cinnamon
​3 Cups Grated Carrots
Preheat oven to 350̊F. Grease and flour 3 round cake pans.
Mix dry ingredients together. Add oil and mix well. Add each egg one at a time and mix well. Add carrots and stir until mixed in. Divide batter up and pour into 3 round cake pans. Bake at 350̊F for 25 minutes. Frost between layers and over tops and sides with cream cheese frosting. You can use the recipe below.