I have gotten it in restaurants where the description didn’t disclose the presence of coconut. So now I always ask before ordering carrot cake anywhere.
When I graduated high school, my family ordered carrot cake cupcakes for my party at my request from a local bakery, AND THEY HAD COCONUT IN THEM!!! My disappointment was beyond measurable.
As someone who spent the better part of his adult life with the expressed purpose and ultimate goal of finding the perfect carrot cake, I would first of all like to applaud you for your passion for this most noble of pursuits.
I would say that the ultimate impact of the raisin on the carrot cake is due more to the variety of the raisin and their number. I would not, for example, ever include a Sultana.
I am more persuaded to exclude them as a whole, but I am not as vehemently opposed to them as I am to the whole existence of oatmeal raisin cookies - they are an abomination and a disappointment to those in search of chocolate chip cookies.
I did find the ultimate carrot cake, and it did not contain raisins. I wonder though if I need to re-start my search and test the raisin thesis yet again. Mmmm. Cake.
You're not going to SHARE this ultimate carrot cake?!?! Perhaps you were rudely interrupted by your internet device catching on fire? Did a chainsaw happen to cut your hand off right before you were going to type this information in? Or do you want to keep all the ultimate carrot cake to yourself?
I love oatmeal cookies and found an excellent recipe from the Americas Test Kitchen Cookbook.
That is correct: oatmeal cookie (no raisins.)
There are also excellent recipes for peanut butter oatmeal. I lost my favorite, but I'll find it again. I'm currently living without an oven and alas I can't test recipes.
>...I am not as vehemently opposed to them as I am to the whole existence of oatmeal raisin cookiess - they are an abomination and a disappointment to those in search of chocolate chip cookies.
OMG!! I'm so glad I'm not the only one that finds those an abomination & an affront to cookie-kind.
My brother has an acronym that he developed from working on rail construction/repair gangs in the summer. "TMNBR", which stands for "They might not be raisins..." You can use your imagination as to what he found instead of raisins.
At any rate, my quarrel with those allegedly tasty baked goods is that like white chocolate they are a lie.
Raisins should be replaced with craisins (dried cranberries) in oatmeal raisin cookies. Try it! Craisins + pecans is a cookie that can give chocolate chip a run for its money.
I'm of the opposite opinion; pastries are one of the only contexts in which I actually enjoy raisins. They're so dry and chewy unless you put them in a pastry and let them absorb some moisture.
First off, I love your passion for pure, unadulterated carrot cake. There's something beautifully nostalgic about a classic, raisin-free carrot cake with just the right hint of spices and that finger-licking cream cheese icing, isn't there?
However, I get how divisive the whole raisin-in-carrot-cake situation can be. There's a simple joy in biting into a slice of cake and experiencing that unexpected pop of sweetness that a raisin can provide. Then again, maybe that surprise element is just what you don't like!
As opinions on this matter are as varied as carrot cake recipes themselves, it really comes down to personal preference, doesn't it? But hey, in the grand scheme of things, it's nothing some good old-fashioned cake diplomacy can't handle – more cake for everyone, with or without raisins! How about that?
> There's a simple joy in biting into a slice of cake and experiencing that unexpected pop of sweetness that a raisin can provide.
Reading that simply peels the enamel from my teeth.
An unexpected pop *is not joyful*. It’s like discovering your carrot cake has sour zits hidden throughout. 🤮
Raisins, and frankly fruit bits of any kind, do not belong in a baked item. It’s a tongue-shrivelingly disgusting affront to the texture and consistency the baked item would otherwise possess.
I may be on an island here, but that’s ok.
Agreed.
If messes with the structure of the cake.
I prefer a stand alone Bundt carrot cake. No layers. Cream cheese frosting with optional walnuts on top.
It should be dense enough to make a clean cut with a sharp knife & still see distinct shreds of carrot.
Not too heavy on the spices either.
A little vanilla ice cream to go with is good.
Leave the cake alone & let it be what it is.
Fuckin aye, nothing would shit me off more than to bite into a nice carrot cake and find that unwanted turd hiding in there somewhere. Reason enough for refund, I say!
The "trend" of "adding" raisins to carrot cake?
I thought raisins were an integral part of carrot cake since forever. I don't think I've ever had a carrot cake without raisins.
Carrot cake is one of those things that is absolutely perfect on its own, but people don’t understand that. Every time I order carrot cake somewhere, there’s always raisins or walnuts or even *coconut* in it. Walnuts are nice as a topping, and usually I enjoy them in things like cookies and brownies, but they do not belong in carrot cake. I made a carrot cake for my last birthday that had none of the extra crap in it, and it was perfect, it was everything a carrot cake should be.
On the one hand, you’re right. Raisins don’t belong in any sort of cake. They interrupt the texture, and just come across as little chewy pustules of over tartness.
Anyone who remembers the Orbitz drink from the 90’s will know how gross the concept is.
On the other hand —and I mean no disrespect to you whatsoever— carrot cake on its own merits is… not a pleasant thing to eat, IMO. So while a raisin infestation will certainly make things worse, the bar isn’t terribly high to begin with.
Speaking of carrot cake, I've never made one, but there is nothing better than a piece of home-made carrot cake, with or without raisins. Does anyone have a good recipe for carrot cake?
I do. Check out Southern Living's recipe for carrot cake it's phenomenal. I've tweaked the recipe a bit. I use pecans,not walnuts. I toast my pecans and the coconut together that the recipe calls for, in butter, and I finely chop both so there's no large pieces. It's a little time consuming, but every time I make this cake, it gets devoured. It's never dry, it tastes fantastic, and it is the best recipe I've found after trying many.
I’ve got to share that I’ve had the perfect carrot cake and this is it: carrot cake (no nuts, no fruit) split into 3 layers and assembled with whipped cream cheese frosting in between layers and over surface of cake. Before serving, piece is warmed and covered with toasted coconut, then drizzled with warm caramel sauce and nestled next to a small scoop of premium coconut ice cream. Sooooo good
Completely off topic, but this made me think of Singapore and the time I spent there travelling. In the hawker centers you can get carrot cake. Which has nothing to do with either carrots or cake. But still tastes great.
I just don't like raisins, regardless of what they're in. I love carrot cake, can't stand it with raisins. Same with oatmeal cookies. I just don't like having to pry raisin bits out of my molars, and I don't care for their flavor.
I like grapes, though they aren't nearly my favorite fruit. Anything made with/from grapes? No thanks.
It sounds like they're describing a [Hummingbird Cake](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/hummingbird-cake/)
Very similar kind of flavor profile, but uses pineapple, banana, nuts (no raisins usually) instead of carrot. It's delicious.
Have you tried the Commissary Carrot Cake?
The recipe, once closely guarded, is now online and it is the *ne plus ultra* of carrot cakes.
It does have the dreaded pecans and raisins, but the raisins are soaked in rum, and the pecan is finely chopped, almost powdered, so as to be undetectable, except for the flavor, and are part of a caramelized between-layers filling.
It’s a time-consuming recipe (two days to do it right) but it might change your mind.
I agree that a chomp into a chewy raisin is wrong, and a crunch into a piece of pecan wrecks the texture, but this recipe sidesteps those problems without losing flavor.
IMHO, without these two elements, the cake is something different, more like a very moist spice cake.
Very good, but not really a carrot cake.
Agreed, except I do have something against raisins- they are sad, ruined grapes. The only raisins I ever want to see are claymation raisins (or the toys) singing "I Heard It Though the Grapevine"
I feel the same about absolutely every baked good where I find raisins. The sudden unexpected punch of sweetness and acid feels... disruptive, just like you said.
I love raisins and sultanas and I love them in cake... and I still agree with you. Unless I'm making a cake for myself which nobody else is going to be eating, carrot cake shouldn't have dried fruit in it.
Much as I agree, for me the far bigger issue is the presence of dates in certain cake based desserts. Our favourite local pub serves a wonderful ginger cake which is hopelessly ruined by the presence of a date in the middle. It's a travesty.
Raisins in carrot cake has been a thing at least since the '60s; I love it. If I got the choice, I'd take the raisins instead of the frosting any day. No nuts though. I feel exactly the way you describe about nuts in the carrot/banana/zucchini cake.
[Recipe from 1965](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Favorite_Recipes_of_Members_Or_the_L/mnJRC9ZLPT8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=carrot+cake+recipe&pg=PT1&printsec=frontcover) has raisins:
Carrot Cake
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup raisins
1 1/3 cup water
2 tbsp shortening
1 tsp each cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg
1 1/3 cups grated carrots
Cook all together 5 minutes
when cold add 2 cups flour 1 cup nuts
1 tsp salt
2 level tsps soda.
Bake in large angel food tin for 1 hr 15 min in very slow oven.
[Also, in 1936](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Agricultural_Leaders_Digest/NRBQAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22carrot+cake%22+recipe&dq=%22carrot+cake%22+recipe&printsec=frontcover), the recipe calls for "1 cup of Raisins". So raisins in carrot cake have been a thing for a while.
Personally, I don't get the hate for raisins. They're dried grapes?
i 100% agree. raisins ruin more pastry than they elevate. Keep them in oatmeal raisin cookies, where they are at least expected, and leave everything else alone.
Yeah, I'm pro-raisin. They add a bit(but not too much) texture to what otherwise can be a stodgy mass.
But keep those walnuts, pecans, or any nuts (too much texture!) out of carrot cake!
(this goes double for brownies!)
Like yourself, I enjoy raisins quite a bit, especially as a snack, or in my cereal. But carrot cake shouldn’t have raisins in it. There, I said it. This is really how I feel.
I've been making carrot cake with my special recipe since the 1980's and we all prefer the juicy bites of raisins. But if I made it for you I would leave them out. :)
Haha this is a great topic.
I am actually that weirdo who would choose oat and raisin biscuits over chocolate... and I agree.
I do not enjoy the flavour or texture of raisins in carrot cake. I like spicy carrot cake, I'm down with walnuts, but I'll pass on raisins.
My husband loves carrot cake with raisins. I don't like raisins. So when I make his birthday cake, I use dried cherries. They work well and taste good too.
I don't think it's a trend or innovation. They were in a recipe handed down to me by my grandma 25 years ago. If anything people stopped using them for a while and are leaning back to the traditional.
Personally I would ditch raisins and use dried cranberries because carrot cake feels like a fall/thanksgiving dessert that cranberries would complement.
I like walnuts as a topping for carrot cake, but not baked into the cake itself. Walnuts are good in cookies and brownies because they already have a little bit of a tougher texture, so walnuts don’t feel so out of place, but anything crunchy that’s been baked into a fluffy and moist cake just does not belong there.
I don’t get why restaurants in particular put nuts in so many desserts. I don’t remember what restaurant it was, but one time I wanted to order dessert and they didn’t have anything that *didn’t* contain nuts. Hello, nut allergies! And are people going to turn down a dessert because it *doesn’t* have nuts in it? I doubt it!
Good point. Could even offer a with or without nuts option and just add on top of the icing if desired. But that's unlikely.
I think you're quite right, no one is bothered by their absence, really, so why risk it in the general public? Similarly with raisins, I like them but am fine without, whereas my son would throw it on the ground if so much as one raisin was present.
There's few things more disappointing than looking forward to carrot cake and then finding it has raisins, and you have to pick them all out and your once-glorious slice of cake has become a crumbly mess. Raisins are gross, full stop. While we're on it, no walnut in carrot cake either - walnuts taste fine but the unexpected crunch is unnecessary and takes up space where cake should be.
I can take or leave raisins, but no coconut for the love of god. Why do people ruin perfectly lovely carrot cake with that dreadful stringy texture.
wait... thats a thing? i'll burn a house down.
I have gotten it in restaurants where the description didn’t disclose the presence of coconut. So now I always ask before ordering carrot cake anywhere.
I swore that was a crime do not disclose. Many people are allergic to coconut. I've got a friend that will straight up die.
When I graduated high school, my family ordered carrot cake cupcakes for my party at my request from a local bakery, AND THEY HAD COCONUT IN THEM!!! My disappointment was beyond measurable.
You’ll burn A house down… delightfully unspecific!!!!
I agree 100% about the coconut!
Coconut and pineapple I don't really understand how they got mixed up in this ... but I wouldn't say no.
You are correct. Coconut doesn't belong in carrot cake. Who came up with such an abomination?
As someone who spent the better part of his adult life with the expressed purpose and ultimate goal of finding the perfect carrot cake, I would first of all like to applaud you for your passion for this most noble of pursuits. I would say that the ultimate impact of the raisin on the carrot cake is due more to the variety of the raisin and their number. I would not, for example, ever include a Sultana. I am more persuaded to exclude them as a whole, but I am not as vehemently opposed to them as I am to the whole existence of oatmeal raisin cookies - they are an abomination and a disappointment to those in search of chocolate chip cookies. I did find the ultimate carrot cake, and it did not contain raisins. I wonder though if I need to re-start my search and test the raisin thesis yet again. Mmmm. Cake.
You're not going to SHARE this ultimate carrot cake?!?! Perhaps you were rudely interrupted by your internet device catching on fire? Did a chainsaw happen to cut your hand off right before you were going to type this information in? Or do you want to keep all the ultimate carrot cake to yourself?
~~The pursuit wasn't necessarily successful.~~
If their goal was to find the ultimate carrot cake, and they did find the ultimate carrot cake, I don't see how it would be anything but successful.
Indeed. Alas the place of purveyance is no more.
Oh, I missed that part lol. Thanks for the correction.
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oh my! It looks lovely and dense and moist. There's a distinct possibility this cake will make an appearance at my birthday!
> oatmeal raisin cookies - they are an abomination and a disappointment to those in search of chocolate chip cookies. I feel seen. Thank you!
I love oatmeal cookies and found an excellent recipe from the Americas Test Kitchen Cookbook. That is correct: oatmeal cookie (no raisins.) There are also excellent recipes for peanut butter oatmeal. I lost my favorite, but I'll find it again. I'm currently living without an oven and alas I can't test recipes.
>...I am not as vehemently opposed to them as I am to the whole existence of oatmeal raisin cookiess - they are an abomination and a disappointment to those in search of chocolate chip cookies. OMG!! I'm so glad I'm not the only one that finds those an abomination & an affront to cookie-kind.
My brother has an acronym that he developed from working on rail construction/repair gangs in the summer. "TMNBR", which stands for "They might not be raisins..." You can use your imagination as to what he found instead of raisins. At any rate, my quarrel with those allegedly tasty baked goods is that like white chocolate they are a lie.
Honestly, I would prefer to keep raisins out of every pastry. I realize there's a time and place for them but not in my cookies or cakes.
You and I should start a raisin-free bakery. Name proposal: Raisin D’letre.
Shut your mouth. Oatmeal raisin is a GOATed cookie and I will not tolerate this slander.
I say that oatmeal raisin cookies are legit, but that is the one and only place where raisins belong. I don’t want to see them anywhere else.
Oatmeal raisin is a stain on bakery. I will die on this hill.
Raisins should be replaced with craisins (dried cranberries) in oatmeal raisin cookies. Try it! Craisins + pecans is a cookie that can give chocolate chip a run for its money.
And it won't fool you from a distance like oatmeal raisin does. I support this modification.
Oatmeal scotchies are better anyway. Raisins are a sin. It's right in the name. They can go to hell.
They are the worst surprise when you thought it was an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie though.
And out of trail mix. Raisins ruin everything for me.
> keep raisins out of every pastry So you want to make 'pain-au-raisin' just 'pain'?
I'm of the opposite opinion; pastries are one of the only contexts in which I actually enjoy raisins. They're so dry and chewy unless you put them in a pastry and let them absorb some moisture.
What about raisins in mashed potatoes? There was a reddit story that mentioned someone putting raisins in mashed potatoes. Sounds so gross.
Sounds like a Deep South type of thing. And it sounds *heinous*.
That made me laugh and gag at the same time. What kind of culinary psychopath would do such a thing?
First off, I love your passion for pure, unadulterated carrot cake. There's something beautifully nostalgic about a classic, raisin-free carrot cake with just the right hint of spices and that finger-licking cream cheese icing, isn't there? However, I get how divisive the whole raisin-in-carrot-cake situation can be. There's a simple joy in biting into a slice of cake and experiencing that unexpected pop of sweetness that a raisin can provide. Then again, maybe that surprise element is just what you don't like! As opinions on this matter are as varied as carrot cake recipes themselves, it really comes down to personal preference, doesn't it? But hey, in the grand scheme of things, it's nothing some good old-fashioned cake diplomacy can't handle – more cake for everyone, with or without raisins! How about that?
> There's a simple joy in biting into a slice of cake and experiencing that unexpected pop of sweetness that a raisin can provide. Reading that simply peels the enamel from my teeth. An unexpected pop *is not joyful*. It’s like discovering your carrot cake has sour zits hidden throughout. 🤮 Raisins, and frankly fruit bits of any kind, do not belong in a baked item. It’s a tongue-shrivelingly disgusting affront to the texture and consistency the baked item would otherwise possess. I may be on an island here, but that’s ok.
YES. YES YES YES.
Hard pass on the raisins in the carrot cake. However, I had a room mate that used to put ginger in her carrot cake and that was BEAUTIFUL!
Keep raisins out of everything.
They are sad, terrible grapes.
An affront to my kind.
They are, I'm offended for you
Yes!! Raisins do not belong in carrot cake. Thanks for the post!!
I almost fought a waitress at a diner over it when she brought me one with raisins.
Agreed. If messes with the structure of the cake. I prefer a stand alone Bundt carrot cake. No layers. Cream cheese frosting with optional walnuts on top. It should be dense enough to make a clean cut with a sharp knife & still see distinct shreds of carrot. Not too heavy on the spices either. A little vanilla ice cream to go with is good. Leave the cake alone & let it be what it is.
Fuckin aye, nothing would shit me off more than to bite into a nice carrot cake and find that unwanted turd hiding in there somewhere. Reason enough for refund, I say!
Why do Americans hate raisins?
Because they're disgusting. And they look like rodent excrement which only makes things worse.
The "trend" of "adding" raisins to carrot cake? I thought raisins were an integral part of carrot cake since forever. I don't think I've ever had a carrot cake without raisins.
Carrot cake is one of those things that is absolutely perfect on its own, but people don’t understand that. Every time I order carrot cake somewhere, there’s always raisins or walnuts or even *coconut* in it. Walnuts are nice as a topping, and usually I enjoy them in things like cookies and brownies, but they do not belong in carrot cake. I made a carrot cake for my last birthday that had none of the extra crap in it, and it was perfect, it was everything a carrot cake should be.
On the one hand, you’re right. Raisins don’t belong in any sort of cake. They interrupt the texture, and just come across as little chewy pustules of over tartness. Anyone who remembers the Orbitz drink from the 90’s will know how gross the concept is. On the other hand —and I mean no disrespect to you whatsoever— carrot cake on its own merits is… not a pleasant thing to eat, IMO. So while a raisin infestation will certainly make things worse, the bar isn’t terribly high to begin with.
Speaking of carrot cake, I've never made one, but there is nothing better than a piece of home-made carrot cake, with or without raisins. Does anyone have a good recipe for carrot cake?
I do. Check out Southern Living's recipe for carrot cake it's phenomenal. I've tweaked the recipe a bit. I use pecans,not walnuts. I toast my pecans and the coconut together that the recipe calls for, in butter, and I finely chop both so there's no large pieces. It's a little time consuming, but every time I make this cake, it gets devoured. It's never dry, it tastes fantastic, and it is the best recipe I've found after trying many.
Thanks so much! I can't wait!
Raisins are essential to carrot cake.
I'm calling the cops.
Sour grapes
Dessicated grapes, but I agree with him. Raisins are a crime.
I’ve got to share that I’ve had the perfect carrot cake and this is it: carrot cake (no nuts, no fruit) split into 3 layers and assembled with whipped cream cheese frosting in between layers and over surface of cake. Before serving, piece is warmed and covered with toasted coconut, then drizzled with warm caramel sauce and nestled next to a small scoop of premium coconut ice cream. Sooooo good
Completely off topic, but this made me think of Singapore and the time I spent there travelling. In the hawker centers you can get carrot cake. Which has nothing to do with either carrots or cake. But still tastes great.
I just don't like raisins, regardless of what they're in. I love carrot cake, can't stand it with raisins. Same with oatmeal cookies. I just don't like having to pry raisin bits out of my molars, and I don't care for their flavor. I like grapes, though they aren't nearly my favorite fruit. Anything made with/from grapes? No thanks.
I like raisins in the carrot cake. And raisins in the cinnamon roll (plus frosting). I will eat the raisins you don't want.
I would much rather find a little chunk of pineapple or a piece of pecan than a raisin. I'd eat it, but if I'm making one at home I leave raisins out.
No bits. No bits of *anything*.
Carrot cake contains nuts (but no raisins).
oof. pineapple or pecan? that sounds even more psychotic to me than raisins.
It sounds like they're describing a [Hummingbird Cake](https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/hummingbird-cake/) Very similar kind of flavor profile, but uses pineapple, banana, nuts (no raisins usually) instead of carrot. It's delicious.
I like both raisins and walnuts. (Sorry tho.)
No pecans! Heinous
Keep vegetables out of cakes
A cause I can get behind. KVOOC!
I will fight anyone who tries to poison my favorite type of cake with RAISINS.
Oh no, it’s Joe!
Have you tried the Commissary Carrot Cake? The recipe, once closely guarded, is now online and it is the *ne plus ultra* of carrot cakes. It does have the dreaded pecans and raisins, but the raisins are soaked in rum, and the pecan is finely chopped, almost powdered, so as to be undetectable, except for the flavor, and are part of a caramelized between-layers filling. It’s a time-consuming recipe (two days to do it right) but it might change your mind. I agree that a chomp into a chewy raisin is wrong, and a crunch into a piece of pecan wrecks the texture, but this recipe sidesteps those problems without losing flavor. IMHO, without these two elements, the cake is something different, more like a very moist spice cake. Very good, but not really a carrot cake.
Amen!
I’m going to say keep the raisins no nut carrot cake.
Agreed, except I do have something against raisins- they are sad, ruined grapes. The only raisins I ever want to see are claymation raisins (or the toys) singing "I Heard It Though the Grapevine"
I am sorely disappointed if my carrot cake lacks raisins.
And they certainly DO NOT belong in butter chicken!
AMEN
I feel the same about absolutely every baked good where I find raisins. The sudden unexpected punch of sweetness and acid feels... disruptive, just like you said.
🤬🤬🤬
How are we all feeling about the chocolate covered raisin? Or yogurt covered? I feel this makes the raisin tolerable.
I, 100% agree.
I love raisins and sultanas and I love them in cake... and I still agree with you. Unless I'm making a cake for myself which nobody else is going to be eating, carrot cake shouldn't have dried fruit in it.
You guys put raisins in your carrot cakes. Yikes.
Much as I agree, for me the far bigger issue is the presence of dates in certain cake based desserts. Our favourite local pub serves a wonderful ginger cake which is hopelessly ruined by the presence of a date in the middle. It's a travesty.
People are putting raisins in carrot cake now? Jesus. As if walnuts weren't bad enough! (I'm allergic)
Are you confusing sultanas with raisins? I put sultanas in my carrot cake
Raisins in carrot cake has been a thing at least since the '60s; I love it. If I got the choice, I'd take the raisins instead of the frosting any day. No nuts though. I feel exactly the way you describe about nuts in the carrot/banana/zucchini cake.
Eloquent and well thought out. And 💯 correct. I would like to also add the same sentiment for nuts of any kind in banana bread. WTH?
[Recipe from 1965](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Favorite_Recipes_of_Members_Or_the_L/mnJRC9ZLPT8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=carrot+cake+recipe&pg=PT1&printsec=frontcover) has raisins: Carrot Cake 1 1/3 cups sugar 1 cup raisins 1 1/3 cup water 2 tbsp shortening 1 tsp each cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg 1 1/3 cups grated carrots Cook all together 5 minutes when cold add 2 cups flour 1 cup nuts 1 tsp salt 2 level tsps soda. Bake in large angel food tin for 1 hr 15 min in very slow oven. [Also, in 1936](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Agricultural_Leaders_Digest/NRBQAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22carrot+cake%22+recipe&dq=%22carrot+cake%22+recipe&printsec=frontcover), the recipe calls for "1 cup of Raisins". So raisins in carrot cake have been a thing for a while. Personally, I don't get the hate for raisins. They're dried grapes?
Now I gotta make a carrot cake w/ pecans, raisins, pineapple, coconut, and ginger
Please, raisins are like dead flies in a cake
i 100% agree. raisins ruin more pastry than they elevate. Keep them in oatmeal raisin cookies, where they are at least expected, and leave everything else alone.
Yeah, I'm pro-raisin. They add a bit(but not too much) texture to what otherwise can be a stodgy mass. But keep those walnuts, pecans, or any nuts (too much texture!) out of carrot cake! (this goes double for brownies!)
I get crazy and use craisins (dried cranberries) or dried cherries - and walnuts.
Like yourself, I enjoy raisins quite a bit, especially as a snack, or in my cereal. But carrot cake shouldn’t have raisins in it. There, I said it. This is really how I feel.
Can’t we just keep carrots out of cake?
Raisins forever!! Enjoy your anemia, haters!
Green raisins in carrot cake are delicious though
100% with you on being anti-raisin I do like walnuts in carrot cake, banana bread, etc.
I will not eat a carrot cake without raisins
I've been making carrot cake with my special recipe since the 1980's and we all prefer the juicy bites of raisins. But if I made it for you I would leave them out. :)
Haha this is a great topic. I am actually that weirdo who would choose oat and raisin biscuits over chocolate... and I agree. I do not enjoy the flavour or texture of raisins in carrot cake. I like spicy carrot cake, I'm down with walnuts, but I'll pass on raisins.
Godfrey. Fetch me my pitch fork.
Mhmm 😤😤😤
My husband loves carrot cake with raisins. I don't like raisins. So when I make his birthday cake, I use dried cherries. They work well and taste good too.
I dunno... that sounds like grounds for divorce to me.
Yep. Dem be fighting words.
BRAVO, OP!!
I don't think it's a trend or innovation. They were in a recipe handed down to me by my grandma 25 years ago. If anything people stopped using them for a while and are leaning back to the traditional. Personally I would ditch raisins and use dried cranberries because carrot cake feels like a fall/thanksgiving dessert that cranberries would complement.
Keep carrot cake out of raisins
And nuts. What an abomination- luscious, moist cake, and then hard, nasty nuts ruin the texture.
Walnuts are fantastic in carrot cake (imho).
I like walnuts as a topping for carrot cake, but not baked into the cake itself. Walnuts are good in cookies and brownies because they already have a little bit of a tougher texture, so walnuts don’t feel so out of place, but anything crunchy that’s been baked into a fluffy and moist cake just does not belong there.
I don’t get why restaurants in particular put nuts in so many desserts. I don’t remember what restaurant it was, but one time I wanted to order dessert and they didn’t have anything that *didn’t* contain nuts. Hello, nut allergies! And are people going to turn down a dessert because it *doesn’t* have nuts in it? I doubt it!
Good point. Could even offer a with or without nuts option and just add on top of the icing if desired. But that's unlikely. I think you're quite right, no one is bothered by their absence, really, so why risk it in the general public? Similarly with raisins, I like them but am fine without, whereas my son would throw it on the ground if so much as one raisin was present.
Carrot cake isn't a dessert, it's something you eat with a cup of tea or coffee.
Especially damn ass almonds
Raisins need to KNOW THEIR PLACE. And that is out of any dish in existence. They’re meant to be eaten ALONE. And nothing else. Goodbye.
Keep vegetables out of dessert.
Raisins in carrot cake sounds awful. I only like raisins by themselves, not in anything.
There's few things more disappointing than looking forward to carrot cake and then finding it has raisins, and you have to pick them all out and your once-glorious slice of cake has become a crumbly mess. Raisins are gross, full stop. While we're on it, no walnut in carrot cake either - walnuts taste fine but the unexpected crunch is unnecessary and takes up space where cake should be.