Pumpkin Carrot Cake

  One of my favorite desserts of all time is carrot cake. I love it! Growing up my family never really ate it, not even for Easter. I can remember we used to go to buffets for special family outings. There would be so much food, mom would try to make sure we all had a salad or some fruit first, but I had my eyes on the desserts. There were always two things I was after, Cheese cake, and.... Carrot Cake. This was the only time I was ever able to get my hands on it, so it became a very special treat to me. I savoured it every time.

 

These days I still don't eat much carrot cake. I guess it really is more of an Easter thing...I think that should change. I've never made a carrot cake before, actually I don't recall ever having homemade carrot cake, so I jumped at the opportunity to make one for Easter. I made one cake a day before Easter, but it did not turn out like it should have. The taste was bland, and the center fell, but that could have been my fault. When I make something in the kitchen that doesn't turn out well I get upset, but it drives me to try it again and make it better. I searched and searched and searched for a recipe, but found nothing I liked. Suddenly it hit me. My favorite ingredient of all.... Pumpkin!! I always say 'Pumpkin makes everything taste better'. Really, it does. So I asked my boyfriend, the Man, what he thought of the idea, and he seemed to like it. Now I just needed a recipe. Naturally, with a pumpkin recipe, the first place I looked was Libby's. That was all I needed.