They're all going in here. Decision has been made.
Let's back up, way back to New Year's Day.
I was recovering from seeing My Morning Jacket at MSG with K-Patz, and decided the best way to bring in 2009 is to bake something. Cue Carrot Cake:
Recipe: Carrot Cake III from Tammy Elliott (found on Allrecipes.com)
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp vegetable oil (I used applesauce)
1 cup white sugar (I used 1/2 cup white, 1/2 cup brown sugar)
1 tsp vanilla extract (I used 2 tsp)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (I used 2 tsp)
1-1/2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup chopped pecans
I ADDED:
4 oz crushed pineapple
1/4 tsp nutmeg
For frosting:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 pound cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I used 1 tsp)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of th cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make frosting: in a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.
- (I added some pecans to the top to pretend that I'm fancy. Turned out ok!)
I've made this guy before, and it turned out delicious as cupcakes. It was still pretty good as a cake, but it was a little dry this time. Must have overbaked it. Oh well, K-Patz and I still downed it in a few days.
Yay for comfort food! Bringing in the new year right.
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