Birthday’s at my Oma’s were always so much fun and engaging.  My role for the birthdays was always the designate cake decorator – my favorite cakes to decorate were my Oma’s black forest cake and her carrot cake.  I’m not sure what it was about the carrot cake, but it quickly became my favorite cake to eat as well as decorate.  I quickly started to request her carrot cake ever year.  This cake is so moist and tasty, and easy to make.  If you’re a fan of carrot cake in general, you’ll love this recipe; I guarantee it.

This past weekend there was some birthday celebrating taking place at our house. My partner was celebrating his birthday, and he took a different approach this year. one of the most important parts of a birthday celebration is the cake and Andre let me explore my cake making skills, as he had no requests for a type of cake. Naturally, I selected a time consuming, but absolutely deliciously moist cake. I would recommend baking this cake for any kinds of celebrations – even the ones that involve celebrating the simple things, like driving home and not stalling the car.

Today was Easter and we needed a tasty little treat for a family brunch we attended. This recipe stood out, for one, because of its simplicity and I’m in need of practice with pastries. The recipe turned to be a huge hit, and I have to say myself that it was rather delicious!