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

Finish with Caribbean rum cake or carrot cake tres leches for dessert. —Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

Additional stations feature breakfast pastries, chocolate eggs, strawberry rhubarb and brie, and a variety of desserts including mousse, shortcakes, tarts, cake pops, French macarons, brownies, carrot cake, and fruit. —Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Maybe the new carrot cake or Tonkatsu Dog or the Italian Scallion. —Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026

When Grandpa wants carrot cake for Easter, only the best recipe will do. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 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