oh no he didn't!

it's coming up easter

and

the kennels are having an easter celebration

in which we are to bring food

so kenneth thought it would be a great time 

for me to attempt

this

why?

because his mother always did

i pondered it

and 

thought sure why not

so when i came home with this

and was super excited to attempt 

to recreate

kenneth's childhood dessert

i was met with

"my mom always made it from scratch"

excuse me?

i responded with

"yea, i bet... she probably made the box and then just told you it was scratch"

he promptly said

"no, i grated the carrots"

well ain't that grand......

at this point my blood was starting to boil

how can i recreate this childhood dessert

and not make it from scratch

it was like

kenneth was challenging me....

so 

i accepted

foolishly and with much pride

never had made a carrot cake

from a box

or from scratch

i found my recipe 

here

{tasty kitchen's: best carrot cake of all time}

with a title like that how can i not win?

so let the challenge begin!

first you mix 

the flour

the salt

and the cinnamon

in a separate bowl

mix the eggs

sugar

vegetable oil

buttermilk 

and vanilla

then mix the two

now 

for the fun part

grating the carrots

remember this was kenneth's 

"job"

as a kid

i decided to conquer the carrots

by myself 

after ten minutes

and all i had was this

and a battle wound

which i quickly bandaged

kenneth discovered my secret

and decided to help

i was trying to keep it a surprise

but kenneth found me

wounded

and desperate

he took right to the carrots

and it multiplied like rabbits

he did it so much better than i could

so you have your two cups of carrots

then add the carrots

the pecans

and

the coconut

to the mixture

this recipe calls for pineapples

kenneth was firm

no pineapples

pour the mixture into your pie pan

this recipe makes two carrot cakes!

and stick it in the oven

at 350 degrees fahrenheit

for 20-30 minutes

while its baking

start your icing

i didn't use this recipe's icing

i used 

{pioneer's woman vanilla cream cheese icing}

which consists

sugar

cream cheese 

and 

vanilla

mix it 

then beat till smooth

 

and yes 

i make a mess with powdered sugar

yum....

by now 

your cake should be done

pull it out of the oven

and inhale the scrumptious smell!

and 

then you let it cool

remember how i said 

this recipe makes 

two recipes

well we tested one carrot cake

and

kenneth's response

"good job babe, this is really good"

and that my friends is sorta of a victory

tomorrow 

i will assemble the bunny....

this will be the true test

can i recreate his childhood memory?