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National Standards for Carrot Cake..lol
March 11, 2020, 02:36 PM
David LeeNational Standards for Carrot Cake..lol
We need this so we're all on the same page. A friend often brings me back either Berry Berry pie or a whole Carrot Cake from Whites Farm Flea Market over in Brookville, Indiana. Amish baked by golly. Today is Carrot Cake day and I am armed with a whole one. So I'm thinking, too much, as I'm enjoying a piece, there needs to be a National Standard for Carrot Cake thickness and, how much cream cheese frosting a baker should slab on top..

. This stuff cant be good for you. If you only have a Suzy Homemaker oven and produce a 1/2" thick cake, apply 1/2" thick cream cheese frosting. A 1" Thick cake should be topped again, 1/2" thick frosting. If the cake bakes up to 2" thickness, now we're looking at 3/4" thick frosting. And if for some unknown reason, the cake comes out thick as a loaf, you can have all the cream cheese frosting you wish..

. I do believe 1/2" would be my limit.
March 11, 2020, 02:45 PM
triggertreatI dont think Ive ever had a bad piece of carrot cake-just some better than others

I'm alright it's the rest of the world that's all screwed up! March 11, 2020, 03:01 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by triggertreat:
I dont think Ive ever had a bad piece of carrot cake-just some better than others
Agreed.
Carrot Cake = My #1 for cakes.
My wife's isn't overly frosting-heavy, for me.
More importantly, cake must not be dry.
The Enemy's gate is down. March 11, 2020, 03:38 PM
PASigEvery carrot cake I've had from a bakery, restaurant or store has been lousy. Most of them are spice cakes masquerading as "carrot" cake with a few token flecks of carrot in what is otherwise a spice cake. BLECH.
I make a super-moist carrot cake that my family and relatives LOVE. The secret, along with a shit-ton of grated (not chopped, never chopped!) carrot is crushed pineapple, flaked coconut and golden and black raisins that have been plumped in hot rum. It's crazy good!
March 11, 2020, 04:53 PM
konata88Agree with above - I like carrot cake and haven't had any variation from a reasonable bakery that I didn't like. I'll eat no matter how thick the cake or the frosting - I'll eat it all.

Now, Key Lime Pie is a different story. Standards wouldn't hurt there as more often than not, the pie is left wanting.
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Georgeairquote:
raisins that have been plumped in hot rum
WTH??? We will need more specifics for the whole thing but most ESPECIALLY this.
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March 11, 2020, 07:24 PM
mark60My wife makes the best carrot cake with the best cream cheese frosting that I've ever tasted. I feel the need for some carrot cake now.
March 11, 2020, 08:05 PM
houndawgquote:
raisins that have been plumped in hot rum
Not no, but FUCK NO. Raisins ruin everything that they are put in. Raisins should be declared as unfit for human consumption.
March 11, 2020, 08:16 PM
David LeeGrand Ma used to bake a very heavy and moist spice cake with huge muskats. No frosting needed on that.
March 11, 2020, 10:37 PM
sig operatorIna Garten(Barefoot Contessa) has a great recipe for carrot cake. You can find a video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtk2EswfROAMarch 11, 2020, 10:54 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by houndawg:
quote:
raisins that have been plumped in hot rum
Not no, but FUCK NO. Raisins ruin everything that they are put in. Raisins should be declared as unfit for human consumption.
THIS, the only thing they're good for is baiting rat traps with them!!!!!!!!
March 12, 2020, 06:14 AM
erj_pilotRe: raisins. I think it’s a “texture” issue rather than a taste/flavor issue. I can tolerate just a few imbedded in baked goods/treats if they’re offset by pecans, peanuts, or walnuts by a ratio of 4:1 or greater.

As for carrot cake, it’s too rich for me...a little goes a loooong way.
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PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by houndawg:
quote:
raisins that have been plumped in hot rum
Not no, but FUCK NO. Raisins ruin everything that they are put in. Raisins should be declared as unfit for human consumption.
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March 12, 2020, 09:09 AM
bendableReuban sandwiches need this also, there are people out there making them with ham or turkey, using weird breads, and using everything but Russian dressing. Makes a guy want to hurl.
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March 12, 2020, 10:36 AM
ChicagoSigManquote:
Originally posted by PASig:
Every carrot cake I've had from a bakery, restaurant or store has been lousy. Most of them are spice cakes masquerading as "carrot" cake with a few token flecks of carrot in what is otherwise a spice cake. BLECH.
I make a super-moist carrot cake that my family and relatives LOVE. The secret, along with a shit-ton of grated (not chopped, never chopped!) carrot is crushed pineapple, flaked coconut and golden and black raisins that have been plumped in hot rum. It's crazy good!
YES. It should be a law or something that carrot cake should include pineapple and coconut. You can't taste it (if you're doing it right) but it really enhances the overall flavor profile of the cake.
March 12, 2020, 10:56 AM
bdylanYou need actual grated carrots in the cake. Carrot flavoring will not do it.
March 12, 2020, 11:50 AM
SigfestAbsolute best Carrot Cake is made by Bakers Square. Weighs about 20 lbs. very moist and keeps for awhile. If you’ve never had it, try it.
March 12, 2020, 05:01 PM
SigSACHmm, I wonder - the receipt I got at Subway today says they have, for a limited time, carrot cake cookies!
March 12, 2020, 05:08 PM
LoswsmithAlton Bown has a great recipe:
Carrot CakeNo raisins naturally ('cause raisins are angel turds, and not in a good way)
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March 12, 2020, 05:16 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by ChicagoSigMan:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
Every carrot cake I've had from a bakery, restaurant or store has been lousy. Most of them are spice cakes masquerading as "carrot" cake with a few token flecks of carrot in what is otherwise a spice cake. BLECH.
I make a super-moist carrot cake that my family and relatives LOVE. The secret, along with a shit-ton of grated (not chopped, never chopped!) carrot is crushed pineapple, flaked coconut and golden and black raisins that have been plumped in hot rum. It's crazy good!
YES. It should be a law or something that carrot cake should include pineapple and coconut.
Saw this thread, mentioned to my wife she hadn't made a carrot cake in a while. She agreed. So now she's making a carrot cake

There won't be coconut in it, because she can't eat coconut. But there will be pineapple in it. Instead of raisins, there'll be chopped dates. She substitutes yogurt for much of the butter in the recipe. She's done that before and it comes out
really moist that way, and just a bit healthier.
And, yes: A metric boat-load of
shredded carrot

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