It was a fabulous decision, too, because this carrot cake is absolutely phenomenal! It has such a delicious combination of spices, and just the right amount of nuts and carrots to make it simply delicious. It will smell so good coming out of your oven. Most people top off carrot cake with a cream cheese frosting, so I gave a recipe for that below. I would definitely recommend this recipe, it was amazing! I had to quickly wash the bowl of frosting so I wouldn't just lick it clean myself, it was that good! And of course, since it was a birthday, I did a little decorating with some left over frosting. Hope you like it!
Usually whenever there is a birthday in the house, it means that either a chocolate or vanilla cake is being made, period. There isn't much thought put into it. If it's my brother or sister, it's probably vanilla. If it's me or my mom or dad, it's definitely chocolate. However, this year I actually asked my sister beforehand, especially since I'm much more adventurous than I was last year, and she asked for a carrot cake. At first I was hesitant, because it doesn't seem very birthday cake-like to me, but that is what she wanted, so I made her a carrot cake.
It was a fabulous decision, too, because this carrot cake is absolutely phenomenal! It has such a delicious combination of spices, and just the right amount of nuts and carrots to make it simply delicious. It will smell so good coming out of your oven. Most people top off carrot cake with a cream cheese frosting, so I gave a recipe for that below. I would definitely recommend this recipe, it was amazing! I had to quickly wash the bowl of frosting so I wouldn't just lick it clean myself, it was that good! And of course, since it was a birthday, I did a little decorating with some left over frosting. Hope you like it!
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I came home today and unfortunately, due to just how busy I am going to be this Sunday, and just how behind I am in my bio studying, I had to go right to homework. Not your ideal Friday afternoon. I did homework for many hours, had dinner, then studied for several hours, then it was already 10 o'clock! I came downstairs, looked around our mess of a kitchen, and said, "This is a perfect time to make cookies!" Of course, that is not true in any sense, but I made cookies nonetheless, mostly just because I was craving cookie dough to an extreme extent.
I decided to steer away from Nestlé Toll House and try this recipe. I had tried it once before, but I made them to bring into class, so I didn't really get to see if they turned out well or not. So I tried them again, and man oh man are these cookies good. On allrecipes.com, they have 4.5 stars from over 7,000 reviews! With that many people rating the cookie, 4.5 stars is pretty darn good I would say. And after making the cookie myself, I think the only excuse for less than 5 stars is extremely stubborn people who can't seem to accept the fact that they've found a new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Reading back on that sentence, that is a really lame reason for why someone may give it 4 stars, so pretty much you get my point, I don't see why you would. They taste like a Shaw's Bakery cookie, which if you've ever had one of those big, soft, chewy cookies, you will start grabbing your ingredients right now. I made them a bit smaller, of course, but that same soft texture that I've been aiming for for years! These cookies are specifically labeled "Soft Batch" Chocolate Chip Cookies because they come out with a really soft texture even after a day of sitting in the cookie jar. They use pudding mix, which contains gelatin to give these a subtle unique flavor to them that is simply to die for! My new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe awaits you, and that's saying a lot! |
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