She's always liked carrot cake. This is good news considering she's not at all fond of other veggies. Yes, carrot cake is as close as we can get! She's of that generation that focused on canned goods and spam; actual fresh foods and veggies were so old-school back then.
But hey, if we can get her to eat this Carrot Cake, we're doing all right. At age 88, I'm sure it'll be of no detriment to her health at this point. I remember trying real hard to come up with the ultimate "healthy" carrot cake, using no sugar in the cake batter; just honey. I posted the recipe here. But really, was it worth the sacrifice of lighter texture to use that honey? I finally decided: Not. The honey-sweetened version was maybe a smidgen healthier (at least according to some perspectives), but it came out heavier than I'd like.
So I finally made a new version using sugar (recipe posted here). We polished off the whole cake in one sitting yesterday. Everyone loved it, even Great Grandma. It's still healthy enough, using good oil instead of butter or margarine in the batter, and a whole lot of grated carrot. And it's got fruit too (from the raisins or dates that go into it). As my daughter-in-law said, "Hey, let's all eat our veggies- hand me a piece of that cake!"
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