Friday, June 12, 2009

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

8 comments:

  1. Moi,
    Terveisia Norjasta, eksyin tanne, kun googletin inkkari sanaa ;)

    Outi

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  2. Porkkanakakku on lempikakkujani, harmi vain, että meidän lapset eivät tykkää siitä.

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  3. A really fun post! Glad you had a great Friday! I finally decided to create a blog. It's pretty basic right now & I haven't even invited my extended family to take a peek at it yet! (I happen to know that many of them, including my parents, are out of town this weekend, so I thought I'd pass along the link to them at the beginning of next week :) Happy Sunday tomorrow!

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  4. Olemme syoneet banaanikakkua joka viikko siita syysta etta banaanit eivat kesta naita helteita kovin kauaa..mutta nyt alkoi tehda mieli porkkanakakkua.Pakko tehda! Minakin muuten jatan paallisen pois :)

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  5. outi: No kiva kun kavit ja jatit jopa kommentin. :)

    kato nyt tatakin: Porkkanakakku on mun lemppari myos. Seka maustekakku. Sita pitaisikin muistaa tehda myos.

    jennifer: Blogging is fun. It's a great way to save memories and to make friends too.

    pikkujutut: banskut voi myos pakastaa (ilman kuoria, paloina) ja sitten tehda smoothies. Nam! :P Liian makeaa icing:n kanssa ja hui miten paljon tulisi syotya sokeria. Mua myos karmi tuon oljyn maara kakussa. Teki mieli laittaa paljon vahemman mutten sitten "uskaltanut" jos ei onnistuisi.

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  6. Does Sienna have celiac disease?

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  7. Nope. Wheat, corn & yeast allergies. Pain in the butt. Everything has those things.

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  8. This looks yummy, and I love the Easter decorations on the top. I'd love to have you stop by and share this at my link party running now through Saturday night :)

    http://www.gratefulbelly.com/2012/04/whats-new-wednesday-four.html

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