Thursday, April 15, 2021

Pat had requested a carrot cake for his birthday – the one with the pineapple in it. After my bread was in the bread maker I started on the cake. I was ready to mix everything up when I realized I hadn’t shred any carrots; three large carrots gave me the two cups I needed.

Once all the ingredients were in the mixer I thought it seemed dry. I reviewed the recipe and checked that I had put in the right number of eggs and the right amount of oil. I decided that everything was okay and this recipe must have been a different recipe than I used last time.

It wasn’t until the cake was out of the oven, cooled and ready for the cream cheese frosting that I realized what was missing – I’d forgotten the pineapple.

Pat suggested adding the pineapple into the icing so I gave that a try. He had also suggested cutting the cake in half and layering it; although the cake rose a bit it wasn’t very thick. I wasn’t too far into making the frosting when I realized that we’d be in sugar shock if I added enough icing sugar for a spreadable icing.

I tried layering it with some icing between the layers but the top layer just slid off. So back into the cake pan it went and I just poured the frosting over the top. It looks okay, but I don’t think it will taste very good.

On the other hand I seemed to get the laundry done without mishaps, the cleaning is done and the slice of cheesy bread I had after the cake disaster tasted fine.