Samples of Carrot Cake

Series Summary

Carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable except the sugar beet. Thus in the Middle Ages when sweeteners were in short supply, they were often used to bake desserts. During sugar rationing in World War II, there was a carrot cake revival of sorts, which did not reach the United States until the early 1960s. What started as a fad in the U.S. Quickly became a full-fledged dessert stand-by, with the Food Network listing carrot cake with cream-cheesing icing as a top fad food in the 70s. This cake continues to be a stand-by to this day for many family gatherings.

In this series of home baking videos, our expert dessert chef shows you how to make the perfect carrot cake, helping you to choose the right ingredients and prepare them exactly the right way. Then she demonstrates how to prepare cream frosting to top off your dessert treat. She even includes a special section on how to make a wheat-free cake.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I’m Rachel Dayan for Expert Village and today I’m going to show you how to make a carrot cake, a traditional cake is always a nice thing to have. Most of the people like it it's good as a side dish in a meal or as a dessert with a nice frosting as I’m going to show you later how to make the carrot cake with its frosting. I’m going to show you how to make the decorations on top too. This is, this can be served as a dessert and we have another recipe, which is without wheat, it’s wheat less carrot cake for people who are allergic to cake, wheat or for anyone who tries to stay away from wheat. I’m going to show you how to make the glaze for this cake too. This recipe is not too sweet and can be served as a side dish if you don’t put the glaze on top. "