{"id":827,"date":"2016-04-11T14:43:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/havealittlefaithblog.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"2016-04-11T14:43:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:43:16","slug":"naked-carrot-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havealittlefaithblog.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/11\/naked-carrot-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Naked Carrot Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Naked<\/a><\/p>\n

Let me just start by saying…I apologize that I tend to open every<\/em> post talking about the weather here in southeastern Wisconsin, but I do believe that Mother Nature has been majorly<\/em><\/span> confused lately! The first few weeks of April have been colder and more snowy\u00a0than much of our winter even was! All last week I felt so sorry for all the bewildered robins and frozen daffodils that must have been wondering, “what in the world is going on?” I am looking forward to much more normal spring weather hopefully coming here soon in the weeks ahead!<\/p>\n

We spent the weekend hunkered down at home – it was mostly cold with rain\/sleet\/snow mix – and celebrated my hubby’s birthday with a family dinner and this amazing naked carrot cake! Have you noticed these naked cakes trending recently? From the name it sounds like they should be rather scandalous in nature, but in reality, it is simply a cake with\u00a0“stripped down”<\/em> (pardon the pun!)\u00a0frosting that still looks and tastes amazing.<\/p>\n

I am personally not a huge fan of carrot cake, and have never actually made one from scratch…until now. My husband loves it and requested it for his birthday, so I found this great recipe on Cooking Channel’s website. This cake is no joke. It is serious business! Three layers of dedicated effort that was instantly devoured. It was worth every bite.<\/p>\n

\"Cake\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Start by getting your equipment ready – in order to make your life easier, it would be great if you had the following items in your kitchen to assist you in baking this cake:<\/p>\n