{carrot cake}

CARROT CAKE

4 EGGS

1 CUP (2.5 DL) OIL

2 CUPS (5 DL) SUGAR

3 CUPS (7.5 DL) GRATED RAW CARROTS

1 CUP CHOPPED WALNUTS

1 TSP SALT

2 TSP CINNAMON

2 CUPS (5 DL) FLOUR

2 TSP BAKING POWDER

1 TSP BAKING SODA

Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl. Put in 9" x 13" buttered baking pan. Bake in 325F (160C) oven for an hour.

CREAM CHEESE ICING

1 PACKAGE PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE

1/4 CUP (60ML) MARGARINE

4 CUPS (I LITRE) ICING SUGAR (what?!! that much?!!!!!)

1 TSP VANILLA

Mix all ingredients together. Spread on carrot cake (once it has cooled off of course).

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I don't use icing. I like my cake as is. I'm also lazy and I buy an already shredded carrot bag from Sobeys (8 oz/227g). Perfect size for this cake and I don't kill my fingers trying to shred carrots. :)

This is one of my favorite recipes. I got it from my friend Connie who is a master baker and always has yummy stuff to eat in her house. Sienna and I made it the other night when we couldn't sleep. I need to find a wheat free version of it for Sienna. I wonder if you could just substitute wheat flour with barley for instance. ?? It would be nice if Sienna was able to eat it too (not just little bits). I just had some "for lunch". It's got eggs, wheat, walnuts & carrots. That means it's healthy. :) *roll eyes*

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Today's been a good day otherwise too:

*Back to normal energy after the too-long-of-a-nap ruined our day/night rhythm thing.

*Painless blood test - yeah baby, yeah baby! :)

*Sienna waited for over an hour so patiently. She was coloring her new Butterfly Fairies coloring book.

*Some fun stuff in the latest Metropolitan Home magazine.

*I was able to help my aunt with something. Feels good when you can help someone. Her grandson Elijah played with Sienna while I helped her. They played so nicely together.

*Sienna got a fun toy in her Kinder egg. I just might make that a Friday tradition. Gotta love Kinder eggs. :)

*Balloon fun in the back yard with Sienna. (oy oy oy the humidity though, i could barely breath!)

*Simply Red's song lyricks "she was so beautiful... but oh so boring" (totally unexpected words :)) and "now when this kiss is over we'll start all over again". Sometimes it's the tiny things in life that bring so much brightness into your life. :) Scroll to the bottom to find these songs on my Playlist.

*Really enjoyed moon ko's layout today. :) (as always I should say)

see it here

*It's Friday. Looking forward to relaxing with Jay eating chicken quesadillas and watching a movie or something. :)