Soapy Inspirations- Birthday Carrot Cake

Hubby was out of town this weekend on business, and it was his birthday!  So this is how we celebrated last night at midnight when he got home:

Birthday carrot cake with lemon cream cheese frosting!  I know I won't win any cake decorating contests, but it tasted soooooo good.

I made the cake on Saturday, and then had to sit in the house by myself and NOT eat it.  For like 24 hours.  So instead of snitching a piece, I used it for a soapy inspiration:

And it's actually made with Carrot Cake and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting scents, just like the real thing!

If you're drooling over the first picture, here's the recipe:

Birthday Carrot Cake


2 1/4 C. flour
2 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 eggs
2 C. sugar
1 1/2 C. grated carrot
3/4 C. vegetable oil
3/4 C. applesauce


Mix first 4 ingredients.  Beat eggs with sugar until fluffy.  Add carrots, applesauce and oil; mix well.  Add flour mixture and mix well.  Pour equal amounts into two 8" round pans and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.  Cool and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.


Cream Cheese Frosting


9 oz. softened cream cheese
3/4 C. softened butter
6 3/4 C. powdered sugar
3 tsp. grated lemon peel
3 T. milk


Beat cream cheese and butter, then add lemon peel and powdered sugar.  Slowly add in milk until you reach desired consistency (you may need a little more or less milk, depending).

And if you're drooling over the second and third pictures, get yourself some here at Bean Street Market!

          

Soapy Inspiration- Coffee

Can I just tell you?  I love coffee.  I need coffee.  Just ask my husband.  In the morning before my first cup.

So today, coffee is my soapy inspiration...  Mocha Java Soaps!

And the best part?  These are actually made with Coffee Butter!  Coffee Butter is made from coffee seed oil and makes this soap extra moisturizing.  Plus it has that luscious coffee scent... and so do these soaps!

Wow.  I love these.  :)


And, Happy Friday Follow!

Soapy Inspiration- Flan

One of the great things about living in Texas is the food!  I love authentic Mexican food, as well as Tex-Mex... the quesadillas, the enchiladas, and for dessert, flan!

If you've never had flan, it's a light, custard dessert, often made with almond or vanilla, and topped with a caramel sauce.  Our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, Mamacita's, serves it with a slice of lemon, which complements all that sweet perfectly.

So here are the soaps I came up with...  I like the color, but I love the scent!  I wish you could smell them- they really do have an almond-custard-cream kind of a scent, and I added just a hint of lemon, just like Mamacita's does!