Carrot Cake

I recently saw another blog where this girl had a list of 100 things she wanted to do before she died. It got me thinking about the things that I want to do before I die. I haven't got 100 things yet, but I have accomplished some of them previously to putting this list together. If anyone actually wants to give me ideas or help me accomplish goals, feel free to comment and tell me what you think.

1.       Parasail

2.       Go to Australia

3.       Get Married

4.       Have kiddos

5.       Go to South Africa and swim with sea turtles

6.       Make a recipe famous

7.       Go to Vegas again

8.       Go to Alaska

9.       Scuba Dive

10.   Pyramids at sunset

11.   Ride a camel

12.   Travel to over 30 countries:25 so far

13.   Travel to over 100 cities outside of the U.S.: 75 so far

14.   Travel to all 50 states: 24 so far

15.   Go white water rafting again

16.   Learn to snowboard fully

17.   Jetski in Hawaii

18.   Own a boat

19.   Own a house near a lake

20.   See a glacier in Antarctica

21.   Dance with my father at my wedding

22.   Go skydiving

23.   Race a sports car

24.   Fire a gun

25.   Go Zorbing

26.   Oktoberfest

27.   Test drive a Ferrari

28.   Own a Mustang (car not horse)

29.   Go bungee jumping

30.   Visit the Acropolis

31.   Visit the Pantheon

32.   Visit the Parthenon

33.   Visit the Great Wall of China

34.   Start a blog

35.   See Steve Irwin’s Zoo (modified since his death)

36.   Ride in a hot air balloon

37.   Take a canopy tour

38.   Ride the 10 largest roller coasters in the world

39.   Visit the Fjords of Norway

40.   Visit the Great Barrier Reef

41.   Visit Niagara Falls

42.   Visit Easter Island

43.   Go to Stonehenge

44.   Make a Koi Carp out of a Dollar Bill

45.   Try oysters

46.   Try escargot

47.   Try caviar

48.   Heli-snowboarding

49.   Snowboard into a different country(Austria to Switzerland)

50.   Hang Gliding

51.   Collect a  100,000 pennies: 1091 so far

52.   Actually finish making a blanket

53.   Learn to sew

54.   Drive at 100+ mph

55.   Learn to write calligraphy

56.   Learn to write with left hand

57.   Get tattoo
58.   Volcano Boarding

59.   Complete my Bucket List

 * And yes I do realise it is kind of silly to put complete my bucket list, but whatever I'm a strange sort of person who does that sort of thing.

And now to the recipe. I actually created this recipe myself.

2 cups bread flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 whole eggs
3/4 cup raisins
2 cups carrots
1 cup coconut or drained crushed pineapple (optional)

This is pretty simple. Preheat oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease pans. Mix sugar, oil, and eggs until blended. Add rest of ingredients and mix until blended. Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Makes 2 9-in. cakes)

For the frosting:
1 lb of cream cheese
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla

Soften cream cheese before hand. Beat ingredients together. Allow cakes to cool off completely before frosting.