Got carrots?

So I have a 5lb bag of carrots and they are nearing the end of their life. I made a chicken potpie variation in the crock pot but still had more. I don't know what got into me, but I got a hankering for carrot cake (low vitamin A levels??). I haven't eaten any since I was kid and we CERTAINLY never made it unless it came out of a box.

So out came the cookbook (Betty Crocker to the rescue!) and my new favorite aid, www.allrecipes.com. Finely shredded carrots didn't work out so well, there was more on the counter than in the measuring cup and a little bit of my skin. The blender did a fabulous job of grinding up the carrots to the perfect consistancy. I really should use that thing more often, I think the last time I used it was in San Diego! So dry ingredients mixed in and in the oven it went. It took longer than estimated to cook, but it came out AWESOME! My sister is bringing over the cream cheese so I can make the frosting but there is going to be a bit of a hole in the cake.

So what do you do with too many carrots? Make carrot cake!