teenLook #5 - October 2019 - Nicole Goodwin

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Photo / Crystal Tsang
October is a great time to give back and be grateful,
especially as Thanksgiving is just around the corner!
In my opinion, it’s really important to help the less
fortunate and express your gratitude towards others.
Some ways to express you’re thankful can be as simple as just
saying those words. Sometimes we can assume someone else
knows that deep down we are really grateful for something
they did for us, but often, people appreciate to actually hear
the words thank you.
Along with being thankful, giving back and helping out either
a friend, family member or community is an effective way to
say thank you. Some inspirations include donating extra food
to a local food drive, donating your time to an organization
to help others and even offering to look after the neighbour’s
kids for a few hours. These things are small, but they truly
make a big difference in at least one person’s life!
For this month’s special feature, I decided to share a family
favourite fall-time treat! These pumpkin squares are so
delicious- I’m pretty sure you’ll love them. Be sure to share
an image of your baking with me on instagram @_sophia.lia
and Teen Look. We can't wait!
PUMPKIN SQUARES
Ingredients:
For Cake
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
14 oz canned pumpkin (not filling)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
For Frosting:
4 oz soften cream cheese
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups icing sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in sugar then eggs one at a time.
Slowly beat in pumpkin.
Add remaining ingredients, stir, and scrape batter into greased pan
Bake at 350 F for about 25/27 minutes, until inserted toothpick comes out
clean.
Cool for at least 60 minutes, then frost with cream cheese icing.
Cake-
Frosting-
Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth.
Gradually add icing sugar until frosting is combined and fluffy.
Enjoy! I hope you love it.
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