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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Chow Seattle's Best Carrot Cake

Posted by on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:27 PM

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Where is it? Dan Savage wants to know. I'm going to say Macrina or North Hill Bakery (they have a six-inch one right now—not as big as Dan might like, but...).

Photo by rexipe from flickr.

 

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1
Gross. Make him eat a pie.
Posted by zuh on March 11, 2009 at 12:32 PM
2
are you trying to say that Dan is a size queen?
Posted by Mike in MO on March 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM
3
Oh HO! A penis joke! Quite right, quite right.
Posted by asdf on March 11, 2009 at 12:37 PM
4
Probably not what Dan or Bethany are looking for..

..but the Vegan Carrot Cake at PCC (or least the one in Fremont) is huge, rich, and excellent.
Posted by mackro mackro on March 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
5
I mean, it's the type of vegan carrot cake that can easily bypass vegan-hataz-radar
Posted by mackro mackro on March 11, 2009 at 12:40 PM
6
Best cake in Seattle is at Simply Desserts. You can't go wrong there. But it's possible there's good carrot cake elsewhere.
Posted by hairyson on March 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM
7
Wait, length or diameter?

I'm not that into carrot cake, mind you.
Posted by Fnarf on March 11, 2009 at 12:55 PM
8
I had a carrot cake cupcake from oddfellows for breakfast and it was perfect.
Posted by unjinlovescarrotcakecupcakes on March 11, 2009 at 12:57 PM
9
Hiroki Bakery on N. 65th Street near Elysian Brewery in Tangletown makes a great carrot cake. Not too sweet, great cake-to-frosting ratio, and you can drool over the other desserts while waiting in line.
Posted by Former Seattleite on March 11, 2009 at 1:05 PM
10
Nancy Leson already scouped you on this very question.
Posted by Scott Leson on March 11, 2009 at 1:11 PM
11
Hi spot cafe in Madrona has a really good carrot cake with apples... and we had one at Vio's on 19th last week that was amazing! Oddfellow's cupcake is purty good too...
Posted by david on March 11, 2009 at 1:13 PM
12
Must not contain raisins.
Posted by DOUG. on March 11, 2009 at 1:16 PM
13
Where are the tiny carrots made of frosting? How am I supposed to know what flavor I'm tasting without a visual indicator on top?
Posted by Dougsf on March 11, 2009 at 1:21 PM
14
Julia's in Wallingford
Posted by Marie Antoinette on March 11, 2009 at 1:24 PM
15
Cafe Javasti, in Maple Leaf. When they have it. Mmm.
Posted by Simac on March 11, 2009 at 1:24 PM
16
i think the carrot cake at PCC in the bakery case, behind the counter is NOT vegan, the vegan stuff is in the square tray out on the tables, and it SUCKS compared to the nonvegan version. Vegan cake tasted like wood with sugar
Posted by yuck on March 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM
17
I don't understand why someone would ever eat carrot cake if there were *any* other options available, much less go on a quest to find some.
Posted by Good Grief on March 11, 2009 at 1:45 PM
18
@10: Scott Leson, where is Nancy Leson's article or post on carrot cake? A search on seattletimes.com doesn't bring it up.
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on March 11, 2009 at 1:49 PM
19
@16: PCC has both vegan and non-vegan carrot cakes behind the case.

I never base a dessert judgement on a tray of stale niblets sitting out in the open.
Posted by mackro mackro on March 11, 2009 at 2:47 PM
20
Three Sisters Bakery in the Market has the best carrot cake.
Posted by B-LO on March 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM
21
Metropolitan Market in West Seattle has an absolutely DIVINE Carrot Cake with a touch of orange/citrus flavor. Don't knock it till you've tried it!
Posted by mmmm need carrot cake on March 11, 2009 at 3:05 PM
22
to add to what I said @21 -- it doesn't have raisins, which is important to me. I also don't have any clue if the same company that uses that space in the West Seattle Metropolitian Market exists at others around the city, sorry. But seriously, it's so good that I might just drop a cake off by the Stranger offices just so you give it a shot!
Posted by Let me eat cake! on March 11, 2009 at 3:09 PM
23
I second the one at PCC. The non-vegan. I'm the sort of person who has a hard time dealing with sweet things that lack chocolate, but this is one of the best pieces of cake I've ever had, of any variety. Make sure you get it out of the little plastic boxes (which in Fremont are to the left of the sandwiches), not out of the general dessert case (things get stale in there), and with a pack date no further back than the day before. It will astound you, I believe.
Posted by Lythea on March 11, 2009 at 3:12 PM
24
carrot cake must have cream cheese frosting to truly be carrot cake. can we all agree on that?
Posted by superyeadon on March 11, 2009 at 4:34 PM
25
Costco
Posted by ChocolateIsaFoodGroup on March 11, 2009 at 4:37 PM
26
@24: Yes.
Posted by Aislinn on March 11, 2009 at 4:42 PM
27
The Fremont PCC does indeed sell some damn fine carrot cake.
Posted by violet_dagrinder on March 11, 2009 at 5:17 PM
28
Metropolitan Market in Lower Queen Anne. The best.

Excellent frosting, chunky (filled with nuts, pineapple and raisins) and super tasty.
Posted by me on March 12, 2009 at 7:57 AM

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