carrot cake

A few days ago, Sena casually reminded me that she really likes carrot cake. And then she asked when was the last time I made carrot cake, and if I might make it again soon. She is very subtle in her way...

Julia loves to help her mama cook, it's her favorite pass-time (better than playing with her toys or reading books). So Julia and I made some carrot cake this weekend. (For those of you who follow this blog, this is the sequel to the "cookies" posting from last week.)

1. Choose a few nice-looking carrots to grate:



2. Add some flour and eggs:



3. Put in some raisins, nuts and chocolate chips:



4. Mix, mix, mix (a little messy, but it's Julia's favorite part):



5. Put it in a baking dish:



6. Resisting the temptation to eat the cream cheese used to make the frosting:



7. All done: