What Does Easter Mean To You?

What does Easter Mean To You?

Does it mean, A time for lots of Chocolate Eggs and Marshmallow Bunnies? Easter Egg Hunts and Family Get Togethers where, an abundance of food is served, followed by delicious desserts.

OR

Does it mean something totally different?

For many of us, all of the above is celebrated. Yet there is that

MAIN REASON

Why we Celebrate Easter.

&

That Reason is 

JESUS CHRIST.

CHRIST LIVES.

As a member of 

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints

At this

 Easter Season

We Celebrate his Resurrection.

Although not before we remember Christ's life and death.

From his humble birth

In a lowly Stable.

Learned to become a carpenter

 with his earthly father, Joseph

He Healed the Sick

Raised the Dead

Loved all the little Children 

 

 

Betrayed

He Atonened for Our Sins

He was Bound 

And Tried

Flogged & Scourged

Carried His own Cross

 Crucified.

Then Arose from his Tomb

This is the Reason we Celebrate Easter

To Give Thanks to Our Savoir, Jesus Christ, for #Because of him, 

He has made it possible for us to return to him & our Father In Heaven.

All we have to do is Believe & have faith, and turn our hearts to him.

The Easter Lily

May you all have a wonderful & meaningful Easter.

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Easter Egg Hunt

Today Seren and Carys went to our LDS Church for the Easter Egg Hunt.

The weather was just right, not too windy and the sun shining in the blue sky. 

A Good day to hunt for eggs.

And what fun they had.

At first the girls were a little unsure about picking up the brightly colored eggs

But, it only took them seconds to realize what all the other kids were doing, for them

To grasp the idea to....Run and find all the eggs you can.

Seren was quite funny, she'd pick up the eggs and shake them.. if they felt too light she'd

 Put them back down!

Carys, on the other hand, didn't want to leave any eggs outside.

She cried when it was time to go back inside and open her eggs.

Carys cried, saying, "My Eggs, My Eggs!"

But once inside Seren and Carys soon got to opening all her eggs, and insisting

On opening every egg and taste testing each treat.

Then after we'd run to the store, Seren and Carys Played outside with Daddy.

WEE!! Look at me mama!!

I flying!

Seren on the other hand is not at all interested.

LOL

MAY YOU ALL HAVE A

HIPPITY, HOPPITY, HAPPY EASTER.

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Carrot Muffins With Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting.

Easter is only 2 days away!

And time to bake some carrot muffins.

The only thing that takes time making these are grating the carrots & chopping the walnuts!

 Unless you already have pre-grated carrots which cuts the time in half.

These are yummy and filling. 

And if you're like me, you'll be reaching for another dollop of cream cheese frosting

 To finish off that last bite or two of the muffin.

Here is what you will need to make Carrot Muffins. 

This is the original amount which makes 52.

Just half the amount of ingredients to make less.

(1 Cup = 8oz)

10 Cups Grated Carrots

1 1/2 Cups Coconut

1 Can Crushed Pineapple (250 grams)

1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

5 Cups Sugar

2 1/2 Cups Vegetable Oil

6 Eggs

2 Tablespoons Vanilla

2 Tablespoons Baking Soda (dissolved in 1 Tablespoon water)

10 Cups Flour

1 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon

1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt

Oven 350 - 375 deg ( 175 - 190 C)

HEAT THE OVEN.

Combine the grated carrots, chopped walnuts, coconut & pineapple

And mix well, set aside till later.

Mix the sugar and oil well, then add 1 egg at a time. 

Beating well in between each one. 

Mix the baking soda with the water 

Add the diluted baking soda & Vanilla Essence to the Sugar & oil mixture.

Beat well.

Next, add HALF of the flour, all of the cinnamon & salt.

Mix well

Now take the carrot mix and add the remaining FLOUR

AND

FOLD IN!

Don't over fold the flour in - Muffins are better if not mixed too much

After the flour has been added.

Divide the muffin mixture into your muffin or cupcake tins and bake for 20-25 minutes.

While the muffins are baking, you can make the,

 Cream Cheese Frosting.

2 packs of Cream Cheese (200 grams each)

3/4 Cup of Softened Butter

2 Teaspoons of Vanilla

Dash of All Spice

5 Cups of Powdered Sugar

1 1/2 Cups Marshmallow Fluff (which I forgot to take picture of)

Beat the butter till soft, then add the cream cheese

Beat well together.

Add the vanilla & all spice, and Beat again.

Add the powdered sugar slowly and mix well.

Now, add the marshmallow, beating well.

Till the frosting forms peaks.

Take out Muffins when they are cooked 

(Golden brown and toothpick comes out clean after being inserted into the muffin)

Leave to completely cool.

Once cooled, slice off the tops and cut the tops in half.

And set aside.

Fill the muffins with the cream cheese frosting.

Then pop back on the two halfs of the muffin slices and decorate with some Cadburys Mini Eggs 

And Easter sprinkles.

Enjoy!

CARROT MUFFINS

WITH 

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.

See my Mini Sugar Cookie Nibbles

HERE

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