carrot cake
noun
plural carrot cakes
: a cake made with shredded carrots in the batter
At least half the entries were the classic carrot cake made with flour, oil, eggs, sugar, carrot and spices and topped with cream-cheese icing, a recipe that emerged in the United States in the late 1970s.—
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Darkly tipsy aromas that include rum, fruit cake, maraschino cherries, slight petrol and carrot cake.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Produce: Guacamole with Pico. BOGO cake slices Publix started a buy one, get one free deal on Thursday for its various cake slices that includes carrot cake, red velvet cake and buttercream.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s a day for everything, from carrot cake to tater tots and seemingly everything in between.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
The carrot cake, which Fancher bakes from scratch each week, is served chilled with a caramel cream cheese frosting.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Produce: Guacamole with Pico. BOGO cake slices Publix started a buy one, get one free deal on Thursday for its various cake slices that includes carrot cake, red velvet cake and buttercream.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s a day for everything, from carrot cake to tater tots and seemingly everything in between.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
The carrot cake, which Fancher bakes from scratch each week, is served chilled with a caramel cream cheese frosting.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carrot cake
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“Carrot cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrot%20cake. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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