first birthday carrot cake
Happy birthday Owen and Oliver! It is hard to believe that this photo was taken 8 years ago! In honor of the boys birthday it seems fitting to share a nice cake recipe. There is always great debate about what should be served at a first birthday party...does the birthday boy or girl get their first bite of cake? If yes, can it be chocolate? I decided that cake was necessary but maybe carrot cake with cream cheese frosting was a good "healthy" choice. I developed this recipe while working as the food editor of Martha Stewart Baby magazine.
To decorate the cake I used homemade marshmallow bunnies that had also appeared in an issue of Martha Stewart Living. Because we had a large group I also made a batch of the cake and baked it in mini muffin pans...just a dab of frosting was needed to pipe the cute carrots and they were perfect little treats for all the babies.
baby recipes, cake, first birthday in FOOD
Reader Comments (1)
Love the peep bunnies Amy! Brings back good memories... xo k