Here’s how I started my birthday morning.
After getting all the prep done for today’s broadcast, I sat in our new recliner, reading Magnificat, in a silent house, clean living room, with a sleeping dog.
Quite nice.
After the program we dove into the carrot cake, not even bothering to wait for the kids to get home from school.
If you like carrot cake, this is the greatest carrot cake recipe ever.
My mom made it for countless birthdays, and now my wife makes it for Father’s Day and my birthday.
I love this cake.
This is a perfect cake.
Here’s the recipe:
INGREDIENTS
4 Egg
2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
2 TSP Soda
1 TSP Salt
1/4 TSP Cinnamon
1 1/4 Cup Salad Oil
2 (7oz) jars of Carrot Baby Food (yes, baby food)
Place all ingredients in a bowl, beat until well combined.
Pour into 2 greased round pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Cool, remove from pan.
FROSTING
One 3-ounce package cream cheese (softened
1/4 Cup margarine
2 Cups powdered sugar
1/2 Cup chopped nuts
2 TSP vanilla extract
Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix well, and spread on cake.
If you know of a better tasting Carrot Cake, I’d like to know about it.
This cake is just beyond words.
Thanks to everyone for all the kind emails and messages on Facebook and elsewhere today. Very much appreciated! You all are almost as awesome as this carrot cake 🙂