Crumb layer

 Since deciding to and then actually going to Italy, we haven't been doing much in the way of gifts. 

Christmas? "Italy"

Valentine's Day? "Italy"

Easter? "Italy" 

Mother's Day? "Italy" 

Anniversary? "Italy" 

So when it came to Father's Day the answer was easy.

I did ask Nick what dessert he'd like and carrot cake was his choice. Good choice.

I think probably a lot of people know how to properly frost a cake so it doesn't get crumbs all over. Judging by this, I clearly didn't.

Here is a little something that seemed to be the ticket...

make a 'crumb coat' or crumb layer: ensure cake is entirely cooled, brush off any crumbs, take a bit of the frosting (like a 1/3 or 1/4 of it) and dilute it with water or milk (I used milk), apply all over cake so it appears to be glazed, and allow to cool/harden a bit in the fridge (30 min or so)

apply the remainder of frosting, lick remaining frosting from the dish.