carrot cake kudos

It's that time again. What carrot cake would I try this year? Nothing fancy, nothing super decadent (or super healthy 😛). Just a classic carrot cake. So I made this Classic Carrot Cake:


I decided not to do the decorative icing because what would I have done with the rest of the cookie icing? Maybe if I had/knew some kids close by we could've decorated cookies but I don't so...pass. Just dump some pecans on there and my dad's good 😁. And of all the carrot cakes I've made over the years this is the one he raved about. Maybe it's the pumpkin pie spice?

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