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I'm craving carrot cake 🥕 but I'm feeling so lazy!

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read
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Hey friends❣️

We can't always get what we want, but sometimes we can! Especially when you take a couple of shortcuts along the way.

​Carrot Cake Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting​

Carrot Cake Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is packed with the requisite shredded carrots, nuts, and coconut, but it’s that frosting that’ll get you every time. If you love carrot cake but rarely have the time or energy to pull it off, try this quick carrot bread (or my easy coffee cake, below!)

​Carrot Coffee Cake​

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Sue Moran

I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun!

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