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I mentioned on Monday that my roommate baked an amazing carrot cake for Sunday Supper. That was before I had a second piece, the day after she baked it. You guys, it tasted even better than it had the night before. What is better than amazing?
Oh my God, I want more of this in my mouth right now!
That's what is even better than amazing and it's what I was thinking the entire time I was devouring that second piece of cake.
Luckily, Nadine gave me the recipe and I didn't even have to wrestle her for it.*
Nadine's Amazing Carrot Cake
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups coconut
1 cup crushed pineapple
2 cups grated carrots
Beat eggs. Add oil, sugar, and vanilla. Beat well. Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add this in 3 lots to above mixture. Mix well. Add coconut and pineapple. Mix well. Lastly, add carrots and mix well. Turn into greased 9x13 inch pan or tube pan. Bake 1 hour at 350°F. Cool and spread with icing.
Cream Cheese Icing
1/4 cup margarine
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
4 oz pkg. cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream margarine and cream cheese. Blend in icing sugar and vanilla. Spread on cooled cake. Garnish with grated carrots if desired.
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*I did, however, promise her that I would tell you about the conversation we had while shopping for the ingredients:
Nadine: Picks up a bag of carrots.
Me: "You need carrots?"
Nadine: "Amanda, what kind of cake am I making?"
Me: "Well, I know you're making carrot cake. I guess I just didn't realize..."
Nadine: "Wait a second, if I had sent you to the store and told you to buy stuff to make a carrot cake, what would you have bought?"
Amanda: "Uh... Probably not carrots. I probably would have bought a mix."
Later that afternoon, I looked on with admiration as she grated the carrots she needed to bake her amazing carrot cake.
P.S. Another exchange between Nadine and I. This one involves New York.
Haha I love it. Those slightly skewed conversations between friends is the best.
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious! The carrot conversation made me smile. I definitely have to try to make this.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of the time my friend K & I were hauling our horses out to another friend's place to ride. She lived near a place called Eagle Creek. While we were still on the highway we passed a sign and there was an eagle perched on it. K said "Hey look an eagle! I didn't know we had them around here." All I could say is "Why do you think they call it Eagle Creek?"
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