carrot cake

My husband requested carrot cake for his 33rd birthday, for which I happily obliged for several reasons:

1. It gave us a reason to visit the Hollywood Farmers Market. On a side note, I should mention that this is the only farmers market I have ever been to with paparazzi present.

2. I love any excuse to use my Kitchen-Aid mixer, my most favorite wedding gift.

3. Carrot cake is best with cream cheese frosting. Obviously.

4. I just plain love carrot cake. I even made the recipe slightly healthier by using less oil (as suggested by other bakers).

5. It made him so happy! That's reason enough.
Recipe from Epicurious.