“We have to have cake. Bailey’s four today. We have to celebrate.” Candy stared defiantly at her mother.
Marion sighed. “Okay. You choose. Grain or carrot cake?”
“Grain. It’s got carrots in it anyway.”
Candy quickly gathered the ingredients. Grain, molasses, sugar cubes, crushed peppermint, cinnamon and sugar and two diced carrots which she combined in the huge mixing bowl. With difficulty she stirred the sticky mass until well mixed then she poured the gloop onto a paper plate.
Taking a slice Candy ran to the stable. Bailey’s pricked ears heard, Happy Birthday to you before receiving his treat.
In response to Charli’s prompt where she asks:
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.
Respond by March 20, 2018, to be included in the compilation (published March 21). Rules are here. All writers are welcome!
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
I’m glad the recipient was a horse, of course. 🙂
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Ha ha ha, so cute.The gloop had me worried for a bit there 🙂
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Aw, cute. Those animal birthdays are important.
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Absolutely. Thanks
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Absolutely love this, Irene! Very cleverly done – I’m still smiling.
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Thanks Anne. Good to hear.
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Sweet! Bailey gets a birthday cake! I bet his ears did perk up. I didn’t expect the stable, and I hoped it wasn’t for a child.
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LOL. Glad it gave you the element of surprise.
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Fabulous piece, Irene. The ending was quite unexpected.
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Fun when we can ‘horse’ (or hop) around with a prompt!
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Haha. They are always fun.
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