Although like others, this wasn't what I was *looking for*, this recipe will be a favorite. I am still going to make traditional sugar cookies, but this one is a great all purpose cookie if you're looking for something less sweet and rich. I might try adding some flavored extracts next time, like orange or lemon. They stay soft but crumble easily so aren't the best choice to mail to lucky recipients of goodies.

Reviewed On: Dec. 8, 2008

Made this for Thanksgiving this year for the first time. What a hit. Excellent and actually very attractively presented cake, with the bright color from the carrots so vivid. I followed some of the suggestions of others, and reduced the oil, adding applesauce instead, and also added some finely chopped mixed dried fruit (about a half a cup) and instead of all white sugar, substitued equal portions of honey and brown with the white, equally 1-1/2 cups instead of the 2 cups in the recipe. I did not even notice the lack of sugar! I did add cloves, cinnamon and allspice (1/2 tsp each) and 1 tsp vanilla. Also, I used half of the amount of powdered sugar in the recipe for cream cheese frosting, and it came out fabulous. I have requests from my 17 year old daughter to make this every year on her birthday. (She ate 1/3 of the cake by herself!) I think next time I'm going to add some diced mandarin oranges. This is a really fun recipe, because you can play with it and it is very forgiving!

Reviewed On: Dec. 2, 2008