# Why is Carrot Cake considered a cake and Bananna Bread considered a bread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 16, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-carrot-cake-considered-a-cake-and-bananna-bread-considered-a-bread/961149 "2022-03-16T02:22:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 37
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-carrot-cake-considered-a-cake-and-bananna-bread-considered-a-bread/961149/37 "2022-03-16T16:22:18Z")
> [@Is cornbread bread or cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cornbread-bread-or-cake/832585/82): > > I’ve been working on parameters for ‘bread’ and ‘cake.’ Here’s what I have so far: Bread: Bread is made from dough. There are few enough exceptions that they have a specific name: batter bread. However, many batter breads still produce what I would call a very wet dough. Bread uses yeast or a yeast analog to rise. There are few enough exceptions that they have a specific name: unleavened bread. Bread is savory. There are few enough exceptions that sweet breads are usually named that way, as … I stand by this post. Banana Bread: - Does not need to be proofed. - Is sweet, not savory. - Can be eaten with a fork. - Is made from batter, not dough. - Requires traditional cake ingredients such as eggs, butter, and sugar It’s cake. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-carrot-cake-considered-a-cake-and-bananna-bread-considered-a-bread/961149)._