This week's Sweet Melissa Sundays pick, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, was chosen by Julie of A Little Bit of Everything. I knew that I needed something amazing for a murder mystery dinner that I was going to, so I decided to make this cake into a bundt cake. It would be pretty easy to get everyone a piece at the reception along with the Lemon Meringue Cupcakes that I made.
This week was definitely really stressful. First, I had two midterms, one on Tuesday, the next on Wednesday. Then, I had somehow crashed my computer and I stayed up until about 5am to get Windows 7 from a friend. In addition, the next day I went over and stayed until about 2 - which isnt bad - to get Microsoft Office and all that. It's just been a hassle with my computer lately.
Everyone had told me that it was a wonderful and very nice carrot cake. I was unable to taste it since I had 2 ice cream sandwiches already by the time I had gotten to the cake. Everyone seemed to have really enjoyed it!
I made the original recipe for the cake, with this cream cheese glaze.
Recipe:
3oz of cream cheese, room temperature
3 T of milk
3 T of powdered sugar
Just mix all the ingredients together, until smooth. Add milk or powdered sugar to get to the consistency you want.
The Murder Mystery Dinner: at the Wedding Reception has been worked on by the Kiwanis Family committee of UC Berkeley Circle K for the past couple of weeks. We put together a plotline and characters. It was super fun to act and be someone different for a night. I was the angry drunk ex-girlfriend to the groom. We had gone out during our time at business school at Columbia. He was the only guy to ever dump me so I'm very bitter towards him. It was just fun to get dressed up and play something that I'm definitely not. I love my boyfriend, but it's fun to pretend! It was hilarious though, somehow throughout the night, everyone thought that I was pregnant which definitely was not a part of the plotline. I had a fun time Friday night, even though it is not the typical college Friday night.
Good choice of a bundt cake. It looks great with the icing tumbling down the sides. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteHaha, murder mystery dinner sounds like a hoot!
ReplyDeleteLove the bundt!
Katie xox
Still can't look at a bundt cake without thinking of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".
ReplyDeleteYour bundt cake looks beautiful and delicious! I'm off to see if your lemon meringue cupcake recipe is on your blog. If not, will you share?
ReplyDeleteYour bundt cake looks beautiful! The murder mystery party sounds so fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking with me this week!!!
Your Murder mystery party sounds like a blast! I miss those fun college days!
ReplyDeleteIm glad everyone enjoyed the bundt carrot cake. It looks really good and Im sure everyone loved it!
I just love bundts! They come out 50/50 for me. I never know when it'll be hit or miss=/ Sometimes it cooks weird. But that cream cheese glaze is drool worthy!!
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ReplyDeleteI love bundt cakes! It makes for a beautiful presentation.
I've had computer issues when I tried to comment on your blog last week. I'm surprised and relieved that it didn't happen this week. I've had other computer issues as well.
Mystery Dinner - sounds like fun! Good luck with your studies. You're so busy with school...kudos to you for baking too!
Have a great day!
Carmen
Great idea to make a bundt cake Nina! It looks gorgeous! There's just something elegant about bundt cakes :)
ReplyDeleteThe Murder Mystery Dinner sounds like a blast! I've never done anything like that but always thought it would be fun.
Great use of a bundt pan!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteYour bundt cake looks fabulous! I wouldn't have thought to make it that way. Great idea!
Your murder mystery dinner sounded like hilarious fun! Good for you to get a little fun revenge on that onery guy from your business college.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your bundt cake idea and perfect for transporting! You even baked lemon meringue cupcakes. I do not know how you find all the time? =o)
sounds like a fun party with some great treats! Glad you made it through midterms too
ReplyDeleteLove that you made this into a bundt :) That frosting looks incredible.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea to make it into a Bundt cake! I'm glad it was a hit at your party - glad you had a little fun despite the midterms.
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