Well, last year the cake did not turn out so well. I live in a small, cute, quaint apartment, or as Matt calls it... "The Keebler Elf House." Well my place has one of those first edition stoves with no temperature control, just hot. So basically the outside of the cake burned, and the middle cooked... So to get an idea of how WT the cake was last year... here ya go... (check out those candles...what a nice cake)
This is 2320 (code for WT)
Well so this year I was on a mission to be a baker. I am not from a baking background, neither of my grandmothers were bakers, and my mom's idea of dessert is oreos. We are more booze and restaurant type people. I love to cook, but baking has too many rules... So I decided to make a two layer homemade carrot cake with homemade cream cheese and pecan frosting. Lets just say that I had to remake one of the layer's...Can't be perfect all the time.. Well in homage to one of my Favorite blogs I got from Liz Carlson, called "The Pioneer Woman Cooks."(check it out in my favorite blogs) Here is my attempt to bake, as the "Barrister Baker." (catchy I know) I don't want to spoil the end, but it was delicious!!
"Preparation" Ingredients and Recipe on the Laptop--> that's Mo style...
Process.... "Cross your Fingers!!"
TA-DAH!! This cake qualifies as an upgrade from WT Carrot Cake to Bourgeoisie Carrot Cake.. SCORE!!
Birthday Boy!!
I know this image is stupid, put I had to capture how good this is.. there is like 8lbs of frosting on this thing.... MMMMMMMMMMMM~~~~~~
Enjoying the Fruits of my labor...
8 comments:
My mom and I are laughing our heads off!!! You go girl! I have yet to bake a homemade birthday cake in the 10 years I have been married! Glad you enjoyed your cake! Oh to be 29 again! :(
Impressive! My guy always wants me to make him banana pudding. I guess it's a southern thing.
When ever I bake my cakes they also always look like 23/20. Last year I tried to bake jamie a cake and the middle was sunken through.(The cake with no eggs. Juli if you read this, that would be the cake Grandma Ina loves to make) Now we just buy an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Happy Birthday Matt....You are old:)
I must say that cake looked fabulous! Carrot cake is one of my favorites as well...well pretty much any cake is my favorite. Happy Birthday Matt!
FYI-My son got a cake from Price Chopper this year!
Nice cake Maureen. I'm mostly impressed with the progressive pictures! I don't know if I've ever made a cake from scratch! Impressive...if this law thing doesn't work out, you've got options! :)
Very proud Maureen. Oh by the way I can bake I chose no to. Just ask my brothers and sisters I always baked when I was a kid I just chose to have my calories to come from good food and wine.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT!
Deb
You said you'd bring me a piece...
you nerd!! It looks soo nummy:)
I love the prep!
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