This one's for you mom!

So since I made a Chocolate Bundt cake for Trissie for Easter, I had to deliver for mom too. That means a request for Carrot Cake because Pioneer Woman re-posted a recipe last week that included fainting in the instructions. You know that's going to be a good cake!!! Anyhoodles.

I forgot to grate the carrots first, but it was no biggie- even with the newly orange finger nails. I also actually sifted as instructed. Please pat me on the back for that. I hate sifting with a passion.

I can tell I'm getting more comfortable with this whole baking business and i ventured out and *gasp* added nutmeg! Sidenote: my sister is the cooking kid in the family because she is all about not actually following a recipe (which makes copying her delicious food THAT much harder). She loves to add fun spices and new ingredients and I love her (and her food) for that. She really kicks butt in the kitchen. Well that's why I am now the baker for the family because I like recipes. I like order and instructions and guidance. They're my best friends and the reason that baking works so well for me. Baking is like a science experiment- a sometimes very volatile science experiment (see macaroons), so it's usually important to do as little fudging of the recipe as possible to make sure you get a moist and delicious baked good. So now you will all understand that nutmeg is a big step for me :)

The cakes are cooling right now and I whipped up the frosting (sans chopped nuts because adding nuts to dessert is just WRONG) and it is to DIE for. I whipped up a double batch per Ree's instruction and will undoubtedly have extra. Guess I'll have to take care of that myself! Definitely a cream cheese frosting recipe worth holding onto! Until later my friends! I must go and frost.

The verdicts are in- the cream cheese frosting is delicious (my own input) and the cake is a perfectly dense, moist, not too carrot-y cake(everyone elses input)! All reviews so far have been amazing. I may even venture into adding more spices next time just to see what happens, but there will definitely be a next time! :)