# Carrot Cake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556 "2019-02-14T21:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/1 "2019-02-14T21:29:56Z")
It seems all the men in my life, my father, my husband, my BILs, to a lesser extent my son\*, adore carrot cake. My father said he would swim a shark tank for a slice of carrot cake. I was wondering whether to bake carrot cake or chocolate chip cookies and Ivylad immediately said, “Carrot cake!” So, my two layer carrot cake, with raisins, walnuts, and pecans is cooling. I will frost the top layers of each cake (but not the sides!) with cream cheese frosting, and sprinkle the top with walnuts. I’d prefer a slice of chocolate cake myself, but I’ll help Ivylad eat it. \*My son doesn’t like carrot cake with nuts. It’s a textural thing with him. He likes nuts fine, but not in baked goods. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/2 "2019-02-14T21:34:52Z")
I’ll take carrot cake over chocolate chip cookies any day. Not that I don’t like chocolate chip cookies, but a carrot cake is something SPECIAL. Chocolate cake? Does nothing for me. It’s not that I wouldn’t eat it, but it’s my least favorite cake. Now I want carrot cake. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/3 "2019-02-14T21:37:38Z")
Can I have a slice of carrot cake? I love them. The cream cheese frosting is so good. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/4 "2019-02-14T21:38:06Z")
I guess you can put pineapple and coconut in a carrot cake too. I haven’t tried that. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/5 "2019-02-14T21:39:28Z")
I’m a little odd but I don’t really like carrot cake. I like carrot cake _muffins_! For some reason, a slice of carrot cake just seems wrong but put the exact same thing into a muffin and I’m all over it like a Jack Russel terrier on a gerbil. I can’t explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/6 "2019-02-14T21:39:39Z")
I adore carrot cake and it is always what I ask for before my birthday. That and really good bread pudding are my favorite desserts by far. I can take or leave chocolate chip anything and chocolate cake is simply no good and I pass every time. I think carrot cake should be elevated to much higher in dessert status than it currently is. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/7 "2019-02-14T21:46:18Z")
Obligatory Rita Rudner reference. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/8 "2019-02-14T21:49:08Z")
Not a fan of carrot cake. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/9 "2019-02-14T22:04:26Z")
Eh, there’s nothing wrong with carrot cake, but given the choice between carrot cake and anything chocolate, I’ll take the chocolate every time. I suppose that if I ever find myself at a party with the **ivykinsmen** , we won’t be fighting over the desserts. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/10 "2019-02-14T22:05:28Z")
Love, love carrot cake. Pineapple is good in carrot cake and coconut cake. But I’m not choice-y. Chocolate can be very bad if not done well. My SIL makes a very good Chocolate Texas sheet cake. Now I want sweets. Aaarrrggghhh! ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/11 "2019-02-14T22:07:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I love them. The cream cheese frosting is so good. 😉 Arguably, carrot cake is just a delivery vector for cream cheese frosting. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/12 "2019-02-14T22:37:45Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > \*My son doesn’t like carrot cake with nuts. Smart kid. As far as cream cheese frosting delivery systems go, I prefer a pumpkin bar to carrot cake, but that’s mostly because people generally refrain from adulterating them with gross nuts. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/13 "2019-02-14T22:51:41Z")
Carrot cake is amazing. I like it best with no ‘extras’ but I’ll tolerate nuts. But absolutely no way on raisins. However…you’ve heard of carrot cake…but have you heard of [carrot cookies](https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/iced-carrot-cookies-0)?? Omg I love those so hard. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/14 "2019-02-14T23:03:16Z")
I love carrot cake! (Not a fan of it with nuts or raisins, though). I love anything with cream cheese frosting, really. Granted, it’ll never beat a good red velvet cake, but it’s still a fave. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/15 "2019-02-14T23:56:03Z")
All versions of carrot cake are yummy, but my ideal carrot cake would have pineapple and no nuts. Don’t really care one way or the other on the raisins. Cuisinart used to publish a wonderful cooking magazine and one of their themes, spread out across several issues, was “America’s greatest cakes” or something to that effect. Carrot cake was their first featured recipe. They suggested either cream cheese frosting or a rum sauce. In all the times I’ve used their recipe, I don’t believe I’ve ever tried the rum sauce. Cream cheese frosting rules. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/16 "2019-02-15T00:27:57Z")
Cake frosted, walnuts sprinkled on top. Ivylad calls it a success. Of course, he will need a second slice to confirm his hypothesis. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/17 "2019-02-15T00:34:18Z")
Oh, and if I’m going to have carrot cake, I’d prefer it with walnuts, without raisins. Walnuts can be boring on their own, but there are a number of baked goods they complement nicely. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/18 "2019-02-15T00:35:42Z")
Love carrots, love cake. Never should they meet. Not a fan. Just isn’t right. Whatever floats your boat. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/19 "2019-02-15T00:37:48Z")
Love carrot cake. You can pitch that chocolate cake into the bin right now. Horrible stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556/20 "2019-02-15T00:44:05Z")
I consider it a vegetable. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556.md?page=2)