I tried Stella’s carrot cake recipe — my first Serious Eats recipe

I'm a very very amateur homecook. I only cook a handful of simple recipes that are easy to follow, and rotate these recipes every 1-2 weeks. I find most recipes online daunting, and i feel like even if i follow them to a T, they might not turn out well.

I decided to beat that fear tho. I haven't baked in years. I saw a recent post on this same recipe and theirs looked great, so i got hyped up! I immediately ordered the ingredients online, went to bed, and started the next day.

I omit the nuts bcs my mom's allergic, and i used my own frosting. But other than that, i followed the recipe. After almost 6 hours, the cake was ready (altho i didn't pop it in the fridge after frosting lol).

It turned out so good!! I'm proud of myself and thank heavens for Stella haha. I am now more confident to try more recipes, especially the savoury ones.

Any suggestions for an anxious, hopeful amateur cook? 😊 also thanks for reading to the end!