Carrot Cake

Posted on Jan 12, 2011 at 1:10 PM in In the Kitchen

Alternate title: The Day the Food Processor Died

carrotcake_2

That there in the background is my [now dead] food processor. I was shredding carrots and marveling at the fact this little machine has been processing away since my wedding 12 years ago when it breathed its last breath. Or shredded its last carrot, more appropriately. Twelve years is good for a small appliance, right?

carrotcake_1

Livia and I were making carrot cake for our friends’ wedding. Dylan and Emily asked a bunch of buddies if they’d be interested in making layer cakes for their wedding reception. There were a few moments during the baking process where I wondered why I agreed to help. Namely, when my food processor up and died and when the cake layers came out with sunken centers. But overall, I considered how awesome it was that 20-30 amateur bakers around Lincoln, Nebraska, were, at the same moment probably, making cakes for this awesome young couple. I imagine a lot of us were praying for Dylan and Emily and for their new life together. And in that way, God was using a group of slightly incompetent pseudo chefs to bless this wedding—and in turn, we were also blessed.

As it turns out, love and cream cheese frosting cover a multitude of sins. Sunken centers did not ruin anything.

The Bill’s Big Carrot Cake recipe is posted at Needs More Butter. You can also check out the recipe for a yummy Curried Chicken & Cauliflower Soup I recently made. And, if you feel so led, you can email me any healthy and delicious recipes your family adores. I’d appreciate that!

6 Comments

  1. Lindsey Jan 12, 2011 1:25 PM

    My sister and I made the majority of the cakes for her wedding, with the rest being made by friends. They were all so delicious that most people ended up making cake sampler plates at the reception. Homemade cake, no matter how it looks, is always the best (especially since most homemade cakes don’t have that abominable whipped frosting).

  2. Kathryn Jan 12, 2011 3:01 PM

    So sorry about the foodprocessor!! ARg!! But the recipe (as do your picture) looks delicious!

  3. Jen Jan 12, 2011 3:42 PM

    Many people came back for seconds of cake AND soup! Or they took many half-slices of cake to begin with. Loved it.

  4. Sarah M Jan 12, 2011 5:32 PM

    what a cool story, thanks for sharing. And yes, I totally agree, love and cream cheese frosting all the way!

    btw, my dream is to one day buy a vitamix–the appliance that puts all other appliances ‘back in the cupboard’ so to speak. It does like 8 jobs in one…though…I guess you pay for those 8 jobs all at once–it’s PRICEY!

    S

  5. Corrin Jan 13, 2011 1:24 AM

    I’ve had my eye on a KitchenAid Food Processor. A friend has it. I’ve used it and LOVED it. http://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KFP750OB-700-Watt-12-Cup-Processor/dp/B0002MH3OC/

  6. tasha Jan 13, 2011 7:57 AM

    wow!! what a neat idea for cake makers!! so cool!! that cake i bet is delicious!!

Leave a Comment