Carrot cake is superior to banana bread

[Carson Dyle]

Reduce or eliminate the need to use sugar? And besides carrots are delicious.

Not to reduce or eliminate it, but because sugar was scarce and expensive way back when. Today, there's almost no reason for it to exist. I doubt that the scant amounts of carrots added today add much sweetness to a cake that already contains very large amounts of sugar.

The origins of carrot cake are disputed. Many food historians believe carrot cake originated from Medieval carrot puddings eaten by Europeans. This evolution is said to be originated during the Middle Ages when sugar and sweeteners were expensive for most individuals and often hard to find, so many people used carrots as a substitute for sugar

The popularity of carrot cake was revived in Great Britain because of rationing during the Second World War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_cake

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Carrots also used to bea lot sweeter. They requirea cold snap to trigger sugar storage.

 

[whm1974]

Not to reduce or eliminate it, but because sugar was scarce and expensive way back when. Today, there's almost no reason for it to exist. I doubt that the scant amounts of carrots added today add much sweetness to a cake that already contains very large amounts of sugar.





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_cake

Actually since I'm type 2 diabetic carrot cake with no added sugars would be quite suitable for my consumption.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Actually since I'm type 2 diabetic carrot cake with no added sugars would be quite suitable for my consumption.

Have you had carrot cake from a bakery?

If you make it, let us know how it turns out.

 

[whm1974]

Have you had carrot cake from a bakery?

If you make it, let us know how it turns out.

My great aunt on dad's side used to make it for me when visiting relatives in Tennessee when I was younger.

 

[whm1974]

Here is a thought, how about savory carrot bread?

 

[Carson Dyle]

https://www.southernladymagazine.com/savory-carrot-bread-recipe/

 

[whm1974]

https://www.southernladymagazine.com/savory-carrot-bread-recipe/

Thanks I'll be making that sometime.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Thanks I'll be making that sometime.

There are others if you google it. Seems they all have a pretty good amount of one cheese or another. (Gruyere, Asiago...). It sounds pretty good, to be honest.

 

[zinfamous]

Carrot cake is an abomination towards cakes. I'm not sure what kind of famine the poor fuckers who invented the carrot cake were going through but it must have been brutal for them to look at a bunch of carrots and think "hey, that would be pretty tasty in a cake". How it has lived on while we are in non-famine times is beyond me. Carrots have no place in a freaking cake!!!!

carrot is like pumpkin: it's only as good as the spices that accompany it, which, strangely enough, are always the same between the two. When you say you like Carrot cake(or pumpkin anything), it means that you like a cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice-infused confection with those "little bits of orange" (or orange mush) included.

 

[Captante]

Carrot cake is superior to banana bread

Sacrilege!

 

[IronWing]

Sacrilege!

Sacrilege comes from the Latin saccharo (sugar) and legere (to steal) meaning "the stealing of sweet things".

So, to wrap this up, allow me to speak ex cathedra: Carrot cake is superior to banana bread.

 

[lxskllr]

Sacrilege comes from the Latin saccharo (sugar) and legere (to steal) meaning "the stealing of sweet things".

So, to wrap this up, allow me to speak ex cathedra: Carrot cake is superior to banana bread.

I almost believe you :^D

 

[whm1974]

Banana and carrot cake/bread?

 

[Iron Woode]

I forgot about lemon loaf.

I love me some good lemon loaf.

 

[snoopy7548]

I forgot about lemon loaf.

I love me some good lemon loaf.

I remember eating mini lemon poppyseed muffins as a kid. Man those were good, especially after being warmed up in the microwave for a few seconds.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Carrot cake is superior to banana bread, but that's not a fair comparison. Anything with cream cheese frosting has an inherent advantage over anything without cream cheese frosting. If you want to make it a real fight, go with carrot cake vs banana cake. I have a recipe for banana cake made with sour cream in the batter and topped with cream cheese frosting. It comes out super moist and delicious and it's a worthy competitor for the very best carrot cakes.

 

[nakedfrog]

Nuts go in carrot cake as well and taste better in carrot cake than in banana bread because carrot cake is superior to banana bread. It cannot be denied.

You had me on your side, but then you lost me. Nuts have no place in carrot cake.

 

[Captante]

Sacrilege comes from the Latin saccharo (sugar) and legere (to steal) meaning "the stealing of sweet things".

So, to wrap this up, allow me to speak ex cathedra: Carrot cake is superior to banana bread.

Well today HAS been a productive day!

Learned a new thing!


Oh and nonsense.

 

[zinfamous]

I forgot about lemon loaf.

I love me some good lemon loaf.

Can't have a lemon party without plenty of lemon loaf to go around!

 

[nakedfrog]

There are often lots of nuts at a lemon party.

 

[zinfamous]

There are often lots of nuts at a lemon party.

true, true. usually very salty, though.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Warm Cinnamon Roll > Carrot Cake > Banana bread.

Anything other than the above is utter blasphemy.

 

[whm1974]

Warm Cinnamon Roll > Carrot Cake > Banana bread.

Anything other than the above is utter blasphemy.

Carrot, banana, nut, cinnamon, and vanilla Corn Bread!!!

 

[Carson Dyle]

Lemon poppyseed cake.