Food52
This isn't really my recipe. I originally got this recipe from a college friend, who got it from her grandmother (who, is a classic Jewish Grandma and is also the originator of the World’s Best Rugalach recipe). I made it for my family for my youngest brother’s confirmation party, and was begged/forced, practically under the threat of disinheritance, to copy the recipe into my mom’s little recipe book immediately. Since then, my mother has served it at every special event she hosts, and it has become famous across the entire town where my parents live. This cake is so good, my dad, who usually couldn’t care less for cake, will look for excuses for it to be served, and will even eat leftovers of it for breakfast. Which, by the way, I highly recommend. It’s kind of a spectacularly sinful breakfast. It is very moist and dense, not one of those light fluffy types of carrot cakes (of course, if you prefer those you might not really like this one. But, that's okay. More for me!)