Tuesday, February 9, 2010

carrot cake - the first cake i ever loved.




on saturday i had the urge to bake and i've been eyeing this carrot cake recipe for a while. the ginger in the cake and the maple cream cheese icing finally drew me in. when i was younger, carrot cake was the only cake i would eat (shocker, i know). it was the cake i had at my first birthday and i guess nothing else lived up to it in my humble one-year-old opinion. it's a classic and i still love it any day of the week.


32 comments:

Al said...

those pictures are making my mouth water.... yum!

AbbieBabble said...

What a beautiful cake! I'm a big fan of carrot cake, too, although when I was little, I HATED it. I thought it was going to taste like carrots.

Maddy said...

That looks divine!

chelsea rebecca said...

carrot cake is my FAVORITE cake hands down!
this looks incredible
{have you ever had craig's crazy carrot cheesecake at cheesecake factory?! to die for.}

stephanie said...

yum yum and yum!! love carrot cake, it looks so divine

Meg said...

i love carrot cake so much... my wedding had a carrot cake! this one is gorgeous, and maple cream cheese icing sounds divine.

ChloƩ said...

i have actually never tried carrot cake! but that looks absolutely divine! i may have to be brave and try it sometime! that recipe looks amazing!

Heini said...

Oh god. That looks so mouth watering.

Nicole Marie said...

hello yum!! carrot cake cupcakes are amazing too!!

Morgan said...

looks amazing! i love carrot cake too. :)

Megs said...

what a beautiful cake!! you're such a talented baker :) carrot cake is my absolute favorite!!

Whitney Thompson said...

Looks incredible, it is my favorite too!

Chelsea Talks Smack said...

I jsut went cake tasting for my boyfriends sister's wedding cake and there was a carrot cake to DIE for, I love it!

Joni and Rico Adams said...

Oh my gosh I need to wipe the drool off my chin for this one! I love carrot cake and everyone thinks I'm such a weirdo because it's my favorite.

I want this cake. Maybe you could make me this cake for my Birthday next month and you could ship it my way!! ha ha, looks like it was a masterpiece! :)

mart and lu said...

that looks just fantastic! it does't look like a cream cheese frosting either. fantastic!

My Wooden Heart said...

mmmm carrot cake is my favorite!

Caroline said...

I had carrot cake at my wedding with buttercream frosting and oh my... was it Magical!! Carrot cake was my first cake I loved too, and still love!! Beautiful Cake Olivia!!! xo

Michelle. said...

pretty cake stand. love the gold.

Rose Red said...

I'm drooling on my keyboard! Carrot cake is one of my favorites.

Mara said...

yum that looks amazing! And you decorated it so beautifully. The maple icing sounds delicious!

mina said...

that is the most gorgeous carrot cake i have ever seen!

Michelle said...

So gorgeous! Love the cake stand, btw! :)

runningfiance said...

that looks AMAZING!!

Busy Bee Lauren said...

I freakin love homemade carrot cake. Yours looks to die for! Loves!

Cole said...

that looks delicious! I've been wanting to make a cake lately, maybe I'll try this recipe.

Sam (Merit to the Carrot) said...

I can see why you're in love.

Myne Whitman said...

Looks so yummy!

Erny said...

wow, it looks beautiful and yummy! you are really good at this!

Anna said...

i love the nuts around the side...this cake looks delish! it's been ages since i've had carrot cake. need to fix that!

Char said...

looks so delish

Elise said...

i'm not a big fan of carrot cake... but you make it look so lovely! mmmm tempting!! thanks for inspiring me to bake more. :)

Brittany said...

i love carrot cake and yours looks so delish!
you're so inspiring olivia!

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