My favorite cake is carrot cake. And my favorite carrot cake is the one my mom makes. She made it for me this year on my birthday and it was delicious as usual. I had to share a few photos of it because I am in love with this idea of how she decorated it.
She found this lady head at the antique market in Seaside. Her grandmother had one exactly like it when she was a girl. I think it is the best cake topper ever. I love that all 33 of my candles fit in it and how they spiral out if you look at the cake from the top.
I am stealing this idea the next time I have to bake a cake. You could use any little vessel of any sort! In case you want this great recipe, here it is:
Ingredients:
4 eggs slightly beaten
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups self rising flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups grated carrots (about 4 large)
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine the eggs, sugar, and oil and mix well. Add the flour a bit at a time until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and pour into 2 cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
For the cream cheese frosting you will need:
1/2 cup butter softened
1 package 8 ounce cream cheese softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1 lb pack powdered sugar
Combine the butter and cream cheese and cream together. Add the vanilla. Add the powdered sugar a bit at a time until desired consistency.
ENJOY!!!
4 eggs slightly beaten
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups self rising flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups grated carrots (about 4 large)
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine the eggs, sugar, and oil and mix well. Add the flour a bit at a time until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and pour into 2 cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
For the cream cheese frosting you will need:
1/2 cup butter softened
1 package 8 ounce cream cheese softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1 lb pack powdered sugar
Combine the butter and cream cheese and cream together. Add the vanilla. Add the powdered sugar a bit at a time until desired consistency.
ENJOY!!!
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