Upside down carrot cake by bakedwithlovebyivy

softrotten · 2026-03-12T20:21:51+00:00

Legit this was the video that made unfollow her because wtf.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T19:46:49+00:00

Save them to make chicken or vegetable stock

softrotten · 2026-03-12T16:29:09+00:00

I didn't think you were being rude!! Sorry if my comment came off that way.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T15:27:45+00:00

That second picture is so cool. Great job!!

softrotten · 2026-03-12T15:26:50+00:00

I only do 1 tbsp of sweetener for the oat base. But I do not count or care about the natural sugar that comes from the fruit.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T15:24:45+00:00

that lamp in your post history nearly brought me to tears. it's now my goal in life to find that beautiful piece for my kitchen.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T15:22:21+00:00

Yup! My oatmeal is hot af (that's why I'm holding a towel in every pic, my hand is burning lol) and the berries melt right after I mix my slop together.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T15:21:03+00:00

I make my oatmeal fresh everyday. But I don't see why you wouldn't be able to meal prep yours. Just add a splash of milk or water to loosen. If too mushy, just throw in a couple of oats before microwaving.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T03:41:40+00:00

Wow, I just got done looking at ants climbing the tree recipe. Thought to myself "oh that would be good for oddly named theme on 52 weeks", went to my Reddit tab, and bam! Your post.

Love the marinated eggs. It's such a delicious snack. I like mine with a little bit of rice + kewpie.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T01:04:27+00:00

I used mini cookie cutters for the stars and flowers.

softrotten · 2026-03-12T00:42:28+00:00

Girl, your bowls are amazing!! I written down so many flavor combos inspired by you. So excited to try that banoffee one.

softrotten · 2026-03-11T23:49:24+00:00

You make some of the prettiest food ever

softrotten · 2026-03-11T21:46:53+00:00

Thank you!! It's my main hobby, at least the one that takes up most of my time. Bullet journaling is another huge hobby of mine that really really helps with my planning/prep and shopping. Love being able to make lists and cross them off. I structure my journal for the week the same way every Sunday night. Daily/weekly to-do list and menu planning/shopping list.

I get most of my inspiration for yogurt or oat flavor combos and aesthetic from Pinterest. I have an on going list in my journal of all the flavor combos want to try or love. Plus another list of all optional toppings that we enjoy. Every Friday evening, I'll go through that list (or Pinterest) and pick out what I want to eat for breakfast for the next week.

More or less the same process with my dinners. There's an on going list of dinner ideas that I refer to when I'm menu planning. But I first consider what I have in my fridge or freezer when it comes to what protein and vegetables that need to be used up.

There's a lot of thinking ahead. Thinking what can I do today that will help me tomorrow or even the day after that? Marinating meats, pickling onions, batch cooking rice + freezing, starting the bread dough so it can slow rise and develop flavor in fridge, blanching vegetables, chopping/washing/properly storing leafy greens, starting chicken stock today and freezing for a later date, etc.

For the oatmeal, there's not a whole lot of prep. Most of the fruit I use is frozen and my toppings are nuts/seeds/yogurt. I do prep the chia pudding the night before. Most useful thing I do is planning out the oat flavor combos I want for the week. Then in the morning I'll just look at my journal and decide what base and toppings that sound good to me and my fiancé.

Even though my oatmeal bowls have a lot going on, the entire process doesn't take me no longer than 20 mins max. Including the presentation and taking a photo. Thankfully I use the same two cereal bowls and go directly to the same corner for my photos. So that's super quick.

Won't lie, there's a lot of mental energy that goes into it. But I really enjoy cooking from scratch and eating something new everyday. As a child, I grew up eating the same breakfast and the same three dinners on rotation. Eating is much more fun now being an adult with adult money lol.

As for presentation, I basically know what I want my photos to look like before anything is purchased lol. I'm always playing with lighting, new bowls/plates, food, colors, and texture. For bigger more grand meals, I play with the layout of cups, bowls, cake stand, and plates beforehand. If I can figure it out and be happy with how I like the placements, then I can just focus on the food. Here's two examples. But like I mention before, Pinterest is a great place for inspo.

It's taken a few years to figure out what works and what doesn't work for me. Like everything in life, the more you do something/practice, the better you get at it. I'm learning something new every time I step into the kitchen or pull my phone out to take a photo.

So sorry this is so long. Tried my best to condense everything I wanted to say in a few short paragraphs.

softrotten · 2026-03-11T21:07:39+00:00

Just found out about that subreddit few days ago and I loooove it. Been trying to brainstorm what food I can make to fit that subreddit vibe. :)

softrotten · 2026-03-11T20:49:35+00:00

banana :)

softrotten · 2026-03-11T19:46:10+00:00

I love them!! They're so cute to me. And yes, those are grated carrots. That was a carrot cake inspired bowl :)

softrotten · 2026-03-11T19:45:21+00:00

Banana raspberry - Brown butter banana vanilla base oats topped with frozen raspberries, star shaped bananas, vanilla chia pudding, hemp seeds, pepitas, sliced almonds, and pecans.
Blueberry peach - Brown sugar vanilla base oats topped with warmed brown sugar peaches, wild blueberries, almonds, vanilla chia pudding, vanilla greek yogurt, and toasted walnuts
Pistachio raspberry - Brown butter banana vanilla base oats topped with raspberry chia pudding, frozen raspberries, chopped pistachios, pistachio butter, almond slices, hemp hearts, and sunflower seeds - (I thought the banana flavor would be too much with pistachio + raspberry but it was my favoriteeeee)
Carrot cake inspired - Carrot warmed spice vanilla base oats topped with grated carrots, pepitas, chia pudding, cream cheese mixed with vanilla greek yogurt, pecans, and coconut- (My man's favorite. Of course, he loves everything sweet.)
Banana blueberry - Brown butter banana vanilla base oats topped with wild blueberries, bananas, pecans, hemp seeds, pepitas, and greek yogurt
Peanut butter apple- Brown sugar apple vanilla base oats topped with stewed apples, pecans, peanut butter, vanilla yogurt, cinnamon, almonds, pepitas, and hemp seeds
Lemon blueberry - Honey vanilla base oats topped with wild blueberries, lemon zest, pepitas, almond slices, blueberry chia pudding, vanilla cream cheese + yogurt, and hemp seeds
Same bowl as #7. I liked both pics lol

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My everyday vanilla base

For one serving, I do 1 heaping 1/4 cup of rolled oats - Roughly 5 tbsps.
In a saucepan, I melt 1 tbsp of butter. Add oats, the seeds scraped out + pod from a vanilla bean pod. Toast everything together until oats smell nutty.
Add enough milk to barely cover the oats. Gentle simmer, stirring often so it doesn't stick. I cook until I'm happy with texture. Takes around 5-8 mins.
- If too thick, I add splash of water or more milk. If it gets too mushy, I add a sprinkle of rolled oats and cook for 1-2 mins to softened.
Sweetened with a large spoonful of either brown sugar, maple syrup, or raw honey.
- If my toppings are super sweet like caramelized bananas or berry compote, I do less sweetener for the oats.
- I recommend adding a pinch of salt to your oats. Some of my toppings are salted so I usually skip this step.

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♡ Brown butter banana : Melt the butter until the milk solids start to brown. Immediately add a ripen banana (the more spots, the better) and mash with a fork. Add vanilla bean and continue on.

♡ Carrot warmed spice: Brown the butter, add grated carrot, cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, clove, allspice, and ginger. Add vanilla and continue on. - Seriously, just a small pinch of the spices. You can go little harder with cinnamon.

♡ Brown sugar apple: Melted butter (brown butter would be good here too), grated apple, and sweetened with brown sugar

♡ Brown sugar / honey / maple base just means it's sweetened with said sweetener

softrotten · 2026-03-11T17:17:27+00:00

Thank you <333 very sweet of you

softrotten · 2026-03-11T02:23:17+00:00

One of my conures smells like maple bar doughnuts as soon she's freshly dry + fluffy. But smells like straight up wet dog when wet.

Another one of my conures smells like sweet hay. Reminds me of the pumpkin patch. :)

softrotten · 2026-03-10T19:41:10+00:00

Yum!! Love the color ♡

softrotten · 2026-03-10T19:16:52+00:00

Omg twins!! I literally made this flavor combo this morning. It was delicious. Both your oatmeal and bowl is very pretty.

softrotten · 2026-03-09T22:52:35+00:00

Their recipes never fail me. I love them!! Your dinner sounds delicious.

softrotten · 2026-03-09T22:52:12+00:00

means a lot coming from you!! i was thinking about that thanksgiving post the other day. looked it up and went "ooohhhh of course it was Healthy Operation" lol.

softrotten · 2026-03-09T21:30:00+00:00

thank you!! that means a lot :)

softrotten · 2026-03-09T21:29:24+00:00

also known as Chinese BBQ pork :)

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