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¾ cup butter 3 eggs 2 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¾ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 cup sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cup milk Creamy White Frosting 1 cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract 1 16 ounce package powdered sugar (about 4 cups) 3 tablespoon milk Yellow Cake ¾ cup butter 3 eggs 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ¾ cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 ¼ cup milk

Designing and constructing a shed from scratch can be a complicated process, but garden shed kits make it easy to build your own without having to measure and cut all the materials yourself. These DIY garden sheds are available in a wide range of materials, sizes, and layouts, and you can often customize features like windows, doors, storage areas, paint colors, and other style elements. Before purchasing a garden shed kit, make sure to consult your local building codes....

To help get your backyard ready for guests, we caught up with Max Wilker, style director for Better Homes & Gardens, for his tips and tricks for setting up the best outdoor entertaining space with items from the fall 2021 Better Homes & Gardens Walmart collection. “Because COVID-19 is still around, people are trying to entertain as safely as possible,” he says. “We’re going to see a lot of outdoor fall parties where you gather around a fire pit and participate in other outdoor activities....

“Calls to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) related to cleaning materials have increased 65% in the last year,” says Tina Wismer, DVM, senior director, ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. So how do you avoid a frantic call to a poison control center or your vet? We’ve rounded up the best pet-safe cleaners for polishing your home, plus what to look for on labels and ingredients to avoid....

1 8 ounce container dairy sour cream ½ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing ½ cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or white vinegar

Almost all of the varieties have tri-colored blooms. These lovely flowers are borne in profusion from early summer into the fall, in mild climates they may not quit until the frost knocks them out! The foliage is a simple heart shaped leaf in a nice medium green color that makes a good backdrop for the standout flowers. Bush Morning Glory Care Must-Knows This easy to grow annual can add loads of color to borders and containers with very little input....

Brown Sugar Pralines: Prepare Buttermilk Pralines as directed above, except substitute 1 cup light cream for buttermilk.

Water Adequately Your new plants must get enough water or they will die. Because it is inevitable that some of the root hairs were damaged in the replanting process, the remaining ones have to work overtime until new growth occurs. This means that for a good week or more the new transplants must be gently watered and the ground kept moist but not swamped – overwatering could drown a new plant....