Originally the highlight of our party was going to be staying up late to see the fireflies. Unfortunately, the night before our planned party, we had a broken fire alarm that went off (and set off all the other ones) at 4 in the morning. Since we didn't know it was broken, and given our experience this winter, when they failed to turn off we decided we better call the fire department just in case. Needless to say, no one went back to sleep. Soooo our party had to take a little different twist. Instead of a bonfire and fireflies we had croquet (which everyone is now hooked on) and a treasure hunt which was still really fun. Since Ryan had to work (since it was during the day instead of the evening) Grandma Lee came out to join us for the party which was also very fun. Dinner was food from the garden (black raspberries, peas, etc) plus hot dogs, lemon aid and of course the carrot cake.
Carrot Cake Recipe
4 large carrots
2 cups flour
5 teaspoons of baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup of soft brown sugar
grated zest of 1 orange
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup dried coconut
2 large eggs
2/3 cup of oil (we used canola)
Juice of 1 orange
Grease a pie pan/dish. Grate carrots. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Mix in carrots, salt, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon and coconut. Beat the eggs. Add the eggs, oil and orange juice to cake mix. Bake for between 40 and 50 minutes at 350. We made cream cheese frosting to top it with.
I think it was a pretty successful first annual party. I think next year maybe we'll make a day of it and combine our treasure hunt and games with bonfire and fireflies.
1 comment:
Great idea!
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