Carrot Cake

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To me nothing says Christmas like a fresh  homemade carrot cake with cream cheese icing. My mama would make our family one every year. It’s not a difficult cake to make from scratch and this easy recipe is the one she has used since I was a little girl. The smell of cinnamon fills the kitchen and brings back so many memories.  This year, Christmas was delayed for my family since my daddy, dare I say it, had COVID. Thankfully he has recovered. We finally had a carrot cake for my husbands birthday.  

I guess you’d say this is my pilot blog post.  We will see where this little journey will go. I’m working  the kinks out and learning the process.   





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