So I opened up my trusty old Joy of Cooking cookbook (it's so old, it still doesn't think microwaves will be a success) which has the basic recipe for carrot cake and cream cheese icing. The dry stuff is the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder/soda?..
The wet stuff is the eggs, oil, and vanilla... Looks a bit lemony, but that's just a fluke! I think the sugar was in here too. I've slept since then!
Grated carrots from my trusty food processor. I took advantage of the fact that I had some old frozen grated carrot in my freezer. Man, I'm doing really well trying to empty that old thing and start filling it again!
Chopped nuts with a little extra light when the picture was taken!
Mixing the whole danged thing together!
It really doesn't look all that attractive before it bakes, but I hope I know what it's going to look like when it's baked!
Yep, it turned out ok..and smelled good, too!
Here we are after the cake was iced and candled! The three candles represent Health, Wealth, and Happiness - started by my Grammy! The problem was, we were so full from pizza and the danged brownies which came with the pizza, the only one who could manage a piece of Carrot Cake was Moi! No surprise there!
Ken opening his B-day card from his cousin Janice! She remembers everything, and is one of the only people who can make Ken laugh!
Relaxing amidst the inevitable mess after opening presents.
The Carrot Cake is now gone, but I think I ate most of it!
Kenny had another successful birthday, and that's a good thing.
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7 comments:
Ken is still darned handsome ... for his age. LOL. Did ya' put a piece of that carrot cake in the freezer for my next visit?
BTW, the other day I overheard a couple of women discussing how to soften their hard brown sugar! Being a good promoter, I told them about your website. So now I really deserve that cake!
Love Tricia
You are wonderful!
I might just have to bake a whole new one for you when you visit again!
I absolutely love love love Brown Sugar Musings!!! You make even theeeee most mundane of tasks so very interesting! Only the Cindy we all know and love could pull that off!!! Glad Ken enjoyed the card.. I thought it was funny too.
Anyways.. keep up the wonderful work Cin... I'm a big fan!!
Big smiles, Jano
I can almost smell that cake from here in fact if you have time could you bring another one to the wedding this weekend cuz it's Brucie's birthday on Sat and I just won't have time LOL
How does Bruce feel about wedding cake? lol
Maybe we can put a candle or several on his personal piece! ha!
Yum! This makes me want carrot cake. Thanks so much for stopping by! I love brown sugar savers. They're amazing! I'll have to write an entry about them some time. Keep up the good work and the good blogging!
Carrot cake is one of my favorites!! It looks like it was a wonderful birthday!
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