Finally an update!!

         After the chocolate chip cookies we started getting into this baking thing. We pored over our trusty Cake Boss book and decided that since Buddy is the Cake Boss we ought to try a cake! We decided on carrot cake since that’s one of my favorites. My sister doesn’t like cakes or carrots but we decided to try carrot cake anyways.

          So the most difficult part of the ingredient preparation ended up being the grating of the carrots. I was on carrot duty while sister handled the rest of the ingredients. We were about halfway through the recipe when Grammy came over. I usually refer to Grammy as the family baking expert because she always bakes delicious desserts from rocky road bars to sister’s favorite- apple pie. She decided to watch our baking endeavor along with Dad who had also came in at this time. At this point I said I felt like I was on a cooking show. Probably a comedic one since we were quite entertaining and ridiculous. 

Against Buddy’s advice we used two springform pans instead of two normal pans since we only have the springform ones. Initially I was a little confused as to why it said we should make two cakes but then I realized it was so the cake could be layered with frosting in between so we used two pans. The only problem with the springform pans arose right before we put them in the oven and one started leaking. This made me pretty nervous but we put a cookie sheet under it and all was fine. I was a little unsure when to take the cakes out of the oven because I was having trouble telling if they were done. Eventually I took them out and let them cool etc. When it came time to remove the cakes from the pan I enlisted the help of another family baker, my mom. She helped us transfer the cakes from the pans to plates after they had cooled. At this point I realized I may have taken the cakes out a little too soon because the middles were pretty gooey looking and had kind of come apart in the transfer.

After putting the cakes in the fridge for a couple hours we made the cream cheese frosting which was pretty easy. I used whipped cream cheese since I didn’t have any regular cream cheese and that worked out completely fine. However, frosting the cake is a lot harder than they make it look on the show. That was quite a struggle and I don’t think Carlo’s bakery is going to be hiring me to frost cakes anytime soon. The top of the cake looked kind of plain so I decided to shred a little more carrot to put on the top for color. The end result turned out pretty good if I do say so myself and people seemed to enjoy it. Check out the pictures below and be sure to stay tuned for our next baking adventure.

All our ingredients lined up and ready to go

The cake! See how its kind of mushy in the middle

Our finished product!