Carrot Suprise

Ascendancy isn't always the best approach in life. Sometimes you just have take the suprises that come your way. It is good to be controlled and orderly at times. In fact, you get a lot of things done that way and erase idle time. Then when you live life that way and approach everything like that, you miss some of the mystery and spontaneity of life. I use to bake with the same mind structure. That everything could some how be mathematically done to ensure perfection, but if I held that idea and bar all the other variables, I would never have discovered the beauty of Carrot Cake.

Carrot cake reminds me of the caribbean. The caribbean way is the only way I've ever had it, and I love it. It has that unique look and texture, and the taste is unlike anything you would've expected. I paired carrot cake mix with vanilla pudding, instead of the traditional cream cheese. I'm not a fan of cream cheese. I like the taste on a bagel, but that's as far as it goes. I'm always looking for something different, something that hasn't been done a thousand or so times. Vanilla pudding is a nice touch the the traditional recipe. One of the advantages of using pudding is that you intake less calories, for those that watch that kind of stuff, but you do have to keep it refrigerated. It will spoil if you leave it out for two-three days. I had to find that out through trail and error.

• Use butter to grease pans instead of oil
• icing is not needed with this particular flavor
• Use less water when mixing (be careful not dilute the taste)
• the recipe only needs two eggs (although the recipe calls for three on the box)

I was extremely happy with this recipe. The taste is unbelievable, its rich and creamy. The taste of the spices in the cake are very notable as well. Sometimes spontaneity can lead you to a very nice recipe, and once it's all gone, you will miss it. Even if you are afraid to take a risk in life, you can at least in baking. There is no one there to tell you the right way or the wrong, the best ingredients or the worse. In the kitchen you make all the decisions, so why not risk it a little.