Cream Cheese Frosting

16 oz Cream Cheese Frosting, at room temperature
1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
3 cups Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Pure Lemon Extract


Blend cream cheese and butter
Gradually blend in powdered sugar
Blend in both extracts

Sweet Potato Cake

Yields 2, 9 inch layers
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 cups Sugar
1 1/4 cups Olive Oil
4 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
3 cups Shredded Raw Sweet Potato
1 1/2 cups Chopped Pecans
2 Tbsp Ginger Root Minced

Preheat conventional oven to 350°

Place 1 wax paper circle in the bottom of each 9 inch cake pan

Grease and flour each cake pan

In a medium bowl whisk together 1st 4 ingredients and set aside

In a large bowl whisk oil & sugar

Whisk in eggs 1 at a time

Stir in vanilla

Stir in flour mixture

Stir in sweet potatoes, nuts & ginger

Pour into prepared pans

Bake for 40 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean

Remove from oven. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes.

Transfer to a cooling rack

Frost with your favorite cream cheese frosting recipe.

Enjoy!

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Best Ever Instant Oatmeal

Ingredients

1/2 cup Oatmeal
1 Tbsp Flaxseed Meal
1 Tbsp Sliced Almonds
1 Tbsp Blueberries
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
2/3 c water
2 tsp Raw Agave Nectar

Mix all ingredients
Microwave for 1 minute
Stir in raw agave
Enjoy!!!

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Vegan Quesadillas made w/Vegetable Pulp

Rather than toss the pulp from your juicer use it as a soup base, to make vegetable dip or in the following Quesadilla recipe

1 cup veggie pulp makes 1 quesadilla

Ingredients:

1 c Vegetable Pulp (the pulp pictured above is a mix of carrots, bell peppers & kale)

1/4 cup sautéed onion
1 12 inch flour tortilla
1 Tbsp Olive or Grape seed Oil
1/2 c Veggie Shreds or any Vegetable "cheese"
1/2 tsp minced garlic
Salt & Pepper to taste

In a medium bowl, mix pulp, salt, pepper, onion & garlic

In a 14 inch skillet or large griddle, heat oil over medium low heat

Place tortilla in skillet

Layer half of tortilla with half of cheese, pulp and remaining cheese

Cover cheese with other half of tortilla

Cook until cheese melt

Serve with salsa and avocado

Enjoy!

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Plantains w/Raw Agave & Coconut Oil

Ingredients:

1 ripe plantain, sliced
2 tbsp Coconut Oil
2 tbsp Raw Agave Nectar
1 tsp Nutmeg

To Bake:

Preheat oven to 375°
Place parchment paper on cookie sheet or spray with pan spray
Toss plantains in 1 tbsp of coconut oil
Bake for 20 minutes
Mix remaining coconut oil, raw agave and nutmeg
Toss warm plantains in oil mixture Serve warm

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Perfect Punch

This delicious, easy to make punch will definitely be a hit!

Makes a 1/2 gallon

2 1/2 c Cranberry Juice
2 1/2 c Pineapple Juice
2 1/2 c Ginger ale
1 Tbsp Almond Extract
Fruit Slices for garnish (optional)

Mix 1st 4 ingredients in a large pitcher or punch bowl
Refrigerate