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| Carrot Cake: Carrots? Yes. Cream Cheese Icing? Yes. Mangoes? Hmm... |
Yes, that is indeed what we have! I thought that it was an interesting spin off of the traditional carrot cake and I wanted to give it a try. (Adapted from a Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) issue from earlier this year and it seems that they have a video?)
When I bake, I do my best to work from scratch, so even though this recipe called for some brand named mango juice, I went ahead and made some instead. Mangoes are rather foreign to me, so I found this to be an interesting exercise. In addition, QC prefers to purchase produce at the local farmer's market, so I went ahead and sent her on a mission to retrieve some mangoes and carrots. Should baking from scratch, reducing sugar/fat, and buying local produce feel this righteous...? Don't worry. The topics of capitalism, organic and raw food diets don't have their place on this blog.
