My first cake (Bravetart Carrot Cake)! Learned a lot! Would love some feedback.

I’m making the brown butter carrot cake from Bravetart the linked buttercream frosting and twisted carrot roses for thanksgiving and did a half batch test run tonight.I did two 6 inch disks plus cupcakes instead of 3 8 inch disks to get a hang of the bake and the cake construction.Cake photoCake gutsHaphazardly iced leftover batter cupcakesOverall I think it went well. The cake itself has a good consistency and I finally got the icing right.That said, I left the icing in the fridge while I took a break and had a hard time fluffing it back up once I brought it back to room temperature so it’s a bit dense. Not sure if this is because my butter and cream cheese were too warm when I made it or whether I just didn’t reconstitute it wellHere’s the icing just after mixing. It felt a little fluffier than it did when I iced the cake.)Definitely glad I tried this out ahead of time. Learned a lot as this involved my first cake, icing (crumb coat etc), and custard (as part of the buttercream).I know there aren’t many pictures but I’m happy to take any feedback! via /r/Baking https://ift.tt/2Qhw8ya