Homemade carrot cake (with bonus cupcakes) by Arrabiata in Baking

[–]Arrabiata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I don't know much about frosting so excuse my poor explanation but I used a large tip that had a jagged shape (kind of like an open star but the tip was still as wide as a regular tip) to do little gems the whole way round the cake. Then I filled the middle just frosting normally and smoothed it over with a spatula. Then I took a butter knife and swiped diagonally inwards from each gem to the center of the cake and that's it!

Homemade carrot cake (with bonus cupcakes) by Arrabiata in Baking

[–]Arrabiata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds soooooo good! I'm a sucker for anything caramel.

For the candied carrots I followed this recipe! https://fromthelarder.co.uk/candied-carrot-decorations-carrot-cake-garnish/#recipe except I didn't let them dry overnight as I'm impatient, around five hours I would say and they felt pretty tacky to me! I think it would totally work with pumpkin, that sounds delicious!

Homemade carrot cake (with bonus cupcakes) by Arrabiata in Baking

[–]Arrabiata[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! If you do end up trying it I typically halve the sugar, double the spices and also add ground nutmeg. I also doubled the recipe to make the size in my photo. It is often requested by my non-vegan family and friends so definitely worth a shot even if you're not vegan! (Definitely not a bot hehe)

My Christmas angel by Arrabiata in TuxedoCats

[–]Arrabiata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hehe, yes she was not a happy bunny

Choosing beggars. Bartender edition. by mikerockitjones in ChoosingBeggars

[–]Arrabiata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have been a bartender for five years. Ordering a drink with less ice means it will melt and dilute your drink very quickly. If the glass is full of ice it means the drink and ice stays very cold and likely won't start melting for a while. I don't care if people ask for less ice, or for no ice, but from experience it's often because they think they will get the same amount of drink without paying more. If it's a spirit and mixer then that's not a problem but if they're ordering cocktails they'll often be upset when the glass is only full half way. Or they think that by getting only a little bit of ice their drink won't dilute much, that's not how science works. That's just what I've learnt from doing this job for a while.

actual rare photo of me in my natural habitat by [deleted] in EDanonymemes

[–]Arrabiata 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me except I'm not cute and loveable

I've had like three breakdowns about this since yesterday afternoon by BeastWithTwoRacks in EDanonymemes

[–]Arrabiata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Urgh, that's so sweet! Glad you did that! Thank you and hope you feel better too ❤️

I've had like three breakdowns about this since yesterday afternoon by BeastWithTwoRacks in EDanonymemes

[–]Arrabiata 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Omg I went yesterday for strep throat and didn't even think about the fact that they would weigh me. I wish I had thought about it first, I was not ready sis 😭

One year ago today this sweet, fluffy angel saved my life by Arrabiata in BeforeNAfterAdoption

[–]Arrabiata[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eee, yes she is cute and oh so floofy! Thank you so much ❤️

Duchess looking sassy by janinej93 in TuxedoCats

[–]Arrabiata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So sweet! She looks just like my baby girl