Charli’s prompt this week:
March 16, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about carrot cake. It can be classic or unusual. Why is there cake? How does it feature in the story. Go where the prompt leads.
Oh Charli, just reading the prompt made me hungry! Carrot Cake is my favourite and I have shared a great recipe here… and I am not cruel, I even shared my carrot cupcakes at the last Bloggers Bash, and the recipe and photos are here!
Right… here goes! A little tongue in cheek flashback to when Geoff and I baked goodies for the last Bloggers Bash. It is (slightly) fictitious but I did really bake and make all those things! And Geoff makes a mean cake too… tried and tested on two separate occasions!!!
Cake-Off!
Lifting the last box from her bag, Ritu sighed with satisfaction.
The pastries, bites and cakes had all reached the venue intact: Nutella puff pastry twists, Rocky Road bites, and her favourite, carrot cake cupcakes.
Nothing else was laid on the table… until he turned up.
Armed with gluten-free, sugar-free fare, His Geoffleship laid his plates across the other table half.
The competition had arrived.
Soon the room began to fill with the attendees of the Bloggers Bash, ready for the Blog Awards…
But for these two bakers, the real winner would be who won the Great Bash Bake-off!
https://carrotranch.com/2018/03/16/march-15-flash-fiction-challenge/
And if you are interested in the chance of more cake… maybe you need to get yourself to the Bash, it is overshadowing that other minor event, that happens to be the Royal wedding, on May 19th, 2018, in London! Get your tickets HERE!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Mar 29, 2018 @ 18:20:01
There’s really nothing like a good piece of carrot cake with cream cheese icing
I remember when I was younger and didn’t know the man came to the counter and said he didn’t see the carrots I just looked at him as though I didn’t know either
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Mar 29, 2018 @ 19:00:40
Lol!!!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 15:58:26
Lol! I loved this! Who won?! I would have tried both but I would have undoubtedly swayed towards the sugary goodness!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:52:11
I think we were on a pretty even footing!!!
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Mar 22, 2018 @ 01:25:39
Brilliant, Ritu! The Great Bash Bakeoff last year, a Royal Wedding this year. Maybe you and Geoff will need to make a Wedding Bash Cake!
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Mar 22, 2018 @ 07:02:14
Thanks Charli! A little fun! Considering it is his actual wedding anniversary on the Bash, I already asked him if we needed to think about fruit cake! 😉
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Apr 03, 2018 @ 07:25:44
Ha!
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Mar 20, 2018 @ 21:32:08
Ha, Ha! I remember pictures of the sweets. OMG! I gained weight looking at them. Ritu, this was sweet! Hilarious episode. 😀 ❤
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Mar 20, 2018 @ 21:38:24
Glad you liked it, Colleen! ❤
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Mar 20, 2018 @ 10:54:28
I think I must have put on a couple of pounds that day. Great how you put the Bloggers Bash into this story, Ritu. I only know of one other story that includes the Bloggers Bash. Well done.
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Mar 20, 2018 @ 12:58:49
Thanks Hugh! It was the first thing that came to mind… after thinking of eating carrot cake!!!
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Mar 19, 2018 @ 05:53:45
I can see the two of you. Makes me think I’ll have to make an effort to get to a bash just for the cake. Won’t be this year but who knows about next.
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Mar 19, 2018 @ 06:44:10
It’s definitely a worthwhile reason to go… but meeting all the other bloggers is a pretty big un too!! Lol!
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Mar 19, 2018 @ 05:30:04
Ha ha ha. Healthy cake? Yuck! Geoff doesn’t stand a chance 🙂
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Mar 19, 2018 @ 06:43:14
You’d be surprised… his treats are pretty delish!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:00:23
Why in dear heaven are all you writers making me want carrot cake? Can’t a girl diet in peace?
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:02:02
Lol… sorry!!!! But it’s just so good!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:18:50
Yes. That’s the problem.
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:31:42
I have to agree there!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 16:35:59
Sadly, I won’t be able to make the bloggers bash or the royal wedding but I do now have a craving for carrot cake!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 16:37:43
Now… if you could come I’d help you with That!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 14:28:03
Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 13:52:16
Great post, Ritu! I love your writing and I love carrot cake! I’m hungry now. 🙂
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 13:53:44
Aw thanks Lisa!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 13:59:00
You’re welcome!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:40:44
I’m expecting the same array of cakes again this year! I’m just so hungry now after reading this!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:47:53
I hope I can do as many this year, but I need to write my speech too and create a handout eek!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:50:58
Cake is more important Ritu. Haha I jest of course. Kind of…
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 10:00:15
Ha ha!!!!!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:14:22
Love it!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:18:23
Thanks Sonia!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 08:43:30
Oh I really would like som carrot cake now.
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:16:25
you’ll have to get to to the bash Maja!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:57:06
wish I could!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 12:04:03
😀
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 23:46:05
Yummy yummy food!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 09:08:47
And Carrot cake… the best!!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 10:04:01
Oh! Yesssss
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 18:36:02
This was hilarious, Ritu!
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 18:56:06
Glad you enjoyed Jennie!
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 19:34:05
Very much so!
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 12:07:46
Ha ha Ritu, very amusing.
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 12:23:14
Glad you liked Robbie!
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 09:57:32
Carrot cake wins hands-down over gluten-free sugar-free for me. (Sorry, Geoff!)
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 10:48:47
He he!! Should I start a score board??!! Though Geoff’s were rather delish!
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 00:37:45
Scrumptious-sly Sweet.. 😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 09:09:12
Yum indeed Dorna, thank you!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:32:35
awesome! Love this! ❤
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 09:09:01
Glad you liked! Based on a true event! 😉
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:15:39
Chocolate! 🙂
Fun way to handle a prompt. Never saw carrot cake with oranges before, but if people can put pineapple in it, I’m sure oranges could go into it, too.
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:21:09
I don’t think I could do pineapple in It!
Thanks!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:31:41
A lot of people like it that way, you should try it.
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Mar 17, 2018 @ 09:08:48
I may do!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:05:15
Mmmm! carrot cake! 🙂
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 22:05:35
The best!!!!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:07:40
That’s such a cool take, sis! I would love to be in the jury of the Bash Bake-Off!! Really, the royal wedding is on the same day? That’s too funny!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:13:51
I know sis! And we booked ours first!!!!!
Next year… I hope you will!!!!!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:19:25
Right! The Blogger Bash has priority!! Just get towards London early enough on that day.
I hope so so very much too, sis!!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:20:00
The wedding is actually in Windsor… but it will be busy definitely!!!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:23:36
Oh… 😄See, how informed I am 😄
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:23:46
Lol!!!
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 21:26:04
😄😄
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 19:33:18
Of course there was only going to be one winner… and it wasn’t the know all with the healthy cakes….
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Mar 16, 2018 @ 19:38:13
Ha ha!
So, what’s the status this year?
Are we inviting everyone who wants to, to bring a bake????
I think it sounds like a plan… who needs lunch when we have lots of cake??!!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:46:31
In truth I think the venue will go rather Donnie-tweet if we extend the cake offering too far. Anyway why would we want competition…
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 12:03:38
There is that…! Just you n me then!
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:00:02
no pressure…
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:01:44
I have a feeling Carrot cake may need to feature…
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:02:55
hmmmmmm
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Mar 18, 2018 @ 21:31:29
😀
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