a carrot cake NOT to try

while my step-dad was in town, he celebrated his birthday. i thought it fitting to make him a fabulous gluten-free cake, and since his favorite is carrot cake, i went in search of a recipe. i found one in an allergy cookbook (that will not be named since the result was....well, i'll tell you in a minute) and i set to work. the recipe included some cooked mashed carrots, some raw shredded carrots, coconut, raisins, and a whole host of other ingredients - notably, a lot of oil. i was surprised and extremely disappointed after happy birthday was sung and the candles were blown out to find that the cake was DRY. it had the flavor right...but it was most definitely lacking. gluten free fail.

i will say that the frosting was excellent.