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.

—Richard Cornish

Examples of carrot cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Canned pineapple makes this carrot cake wonderfully sweet and moist. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026

There are also dessert options, including a warm chocolate cookie and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. —Mamie Bah, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Dishes include French white asparagus, burrata with strawberry and rhubarb, Carolina Gold rice risotto with crab, roasted lamb loin and carrot cake. —Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

Not just any carrot cake—we’re talking about Costco’s impressive three-layer spin on a classic carrot cake. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carrot cake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake