Are You Ready?

Camp NaNoWriMo is merely two days away. Are you ready for it? I actually think that I am ready. Crazy though that may sound coming from the mother of two toddlers and an infant. It helps that my baby is super laid-back, making it easy to get things accomplished during the day. And it also helps that my toddlers understand that sometimes Mommy needs time to sit and write.

But Camp NaNo isn't the only thing coming. Easter is this weekend and I'm really excited. I'm also really nervous. Having just learned about my daughter's allergies, I worried that our Easter dinner, particularly dessert, would be lacking as I try to avoid things she shouldn't have. Then, with choruses of Heavenly Angels, I saw a post on a friend's Facebook with recipes for Crazy Cake. No eggs. No milk. Perfect! The original recipes can be found in the link. But I wanted to change things up a bit for Easter. So here's my brand-new, carrot cake recipe:

Carrot Cake (based on Sweet Little Bluebird's Spiced Crazy Cake)
1 1/2 cup + 2 T flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
5 T vegetable oil (I used canola)
1 cup water
1/2 cup grated carrots.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8" square baking dish. Mix together dry ingredients. Make three wells in the mix. In each well add one of the following: vinegar, vanilla, oil. Pour water over entire mix. Stir until well-blended. Fold in grated carrots. Bake for 35 minutes.

I tested this out today and it was delicious! My little girl actually ate most of her piece and no rash! So now, I'm ready with a new dessert for Easter and a new resource for great recipes. Definitely check out the link for all the flavors she's shared.