Carrot Cake - Food Wishes 

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/263516/Chef-Johns-Carrot-Cake/

he can cook, he does the office related jokes and he does not put raisins in his carrot cake. plus his voice is so calming perfect man recipe right there!

"You guys after all are the Dwight Schrutes of desserts made with roots." PLUS Assistant regional manager vs. Assistant to the regional manager joke? Seriously, how much more awesome could you be, John?

I let my "bad pun" guard down for *one minute* and was promptly clothes lined by the "grate job" pun.

Made it today because why the F not. I skipped the frosting because I wanted to see how the cake itself would taste. It came out FANTASTIC. Everyone at my dinner party loved it. Chef John this was a winner.

Chef John... my experience with this recipe! 😂 REVEAL: My neighbors wouldn't stop raving about this carrot cake that I made. I don't bake much, but this was a hit! CONFESSION: So a while back, I tried to invent a pecan praline with a twist. You know how good sweet pepper jelly is, right? And jalapeño candy and ice cream? So I thought I would make a jalapeño pecan praline. Since I'm not experienced as a candy maker, it just didn't turn out. So I had this big batch of very hard, peppery clumps of sugar with embedded pecans. It wasn't bad, just too hard and too sweet. SOLUTION: I put the failed pralines away and stored them for a few months. So when I later decided to make this carrot cake and began to buy the ingredients, I remembered that I already had pecans in the pralines, so I decided to use them in the recipe... I could also dissolve the sugar from the pralines for the recipe, too! It slipped my mind that there was also jalapeños in it. RESULT: So the carrot cake turned out to be really, really good, as my neighbors attest. It just has a certain spark. The flavor is just faint enough to be indefinable. Just a touch. So that's my secret ingredient. 😜 DON'T TELL MY NEIGHBORS.

“A little touch of sugar” 😂

"Although why do we think of rabbits again when we think of Easter? Oh, that's right -- the eggs." I chortled hardly at that! Nice one, Chef John.

I really appreciate the use of hand tools instead of electric tools. Thank you Chef John, for keeping it real.

"a touch of sugar" *dumps whole bag into bowl*

Had my husband give this a go for my birthday. He was iffy on veggies in cake, but admits it's delciious. 10/10! I also had him add a couple tablespoons of Baily's Irish cream to your cream-cheese frosting.

I follow this recipe for the last 2 years now. It is simply unbelievable!! I do only 2 small changes (chemists we have little habits!): I don't use coconut oil (instead I put sunflower oil) and the walnuts I put them in the oven for like 4 minutes to bring out their sweetness. The frosting goes with reduced sugar (ladies are always on diet over here..) So many friends of mine asked for this recipe, it's like a tradition already! I pass it on and people are just having the most amazing time EVER. I love your recipes, John! And your blog

Made this for my wife's birthday yesterday, absolutely fantastic!

I've always topped my carrot cake with a yogurt buttercream frosting. Make a buttercream and substitute unflavored yogurt for the milk or cream. It's outstanding and the _slight_ tartness is a nice counterpoint of the sweet cake. People who have tasted it absolutely love it.

Wow. I didn’t think Chef John could get any better but then he made that Office reference🤯

"No matter how you do it, you're doing a grate job." This is why we love Chef John.

Just baked this cake and frosted! Taste perfect! I only use 1/4 of the sugars that Chef John used. It was perfect for our palates! Thank you very much Chef John! This is the best carrot cake I have eaten!

Carrot cake and spice cake, two of my favorites.

The amount of Chef John this week is I N T E N S E

I want to thank you for mixing it all by hand. Not everyone has all the fancy mixers and it's nice to know what it looks like without the use of a mixer.

This cake is ballin' AF. Made it twice so far, and will continue to serve it up to the craven masses (my family).

Dear God, Chef John didn't put raisins on his carrot cake. I just wanted to say thanks. Amen

Love this man's speech patterns: he speaks with love and gentleness

Chef John is the gold standard of RU-vid chefs - Knowledgeable, genuinely amusing and not inclined to fill his content with exaggerated hype.

Made this tonight. I should have made the pineapple and walnut bits much finer, but it was clear that this is going to be my go-to carrot cake recipe for life. Just when I thought I couldn't love carrot cake anymore, you come and rock my world with this.

Chef John, since I began watching your channel I have gained 10 pounds. So thank you very much. It's all your fault.

I really enjoy Chef John’s videos. He’s fun to watch and explains his recipes very well. ❤️

"Because I wanted it to be harder and take longer." That's what she said.

Seriously you need a cooking show on TV. With that voice and your witty comments I would binge watch that show all the time!🥕

Between you, Chef John, and your followers' comments, this is the perfect channel. Love watching these. LOVE reading the comments and hearing the humor. It’s like family banter so often. Will be trying the carrot cake this week. You are the best!

Carrot cake and cream cheese frosting is the best cake/frosting combination 😍 i can take or leave regular frosting but I can't get enough of this combo.

I LOVE carrot cake! And every recipe I’ve made of yours is amazing. I just made the lasagna again 2 days ago. I’d better make this soon, while I’m still pregnant and no one will be angry with me when I eat it all 😃

Love you chef John, from Morocco in Africa..I tried some of your great receipe and It was just a success 👏👏👏 It's always a pleasure to hear you explaining new recipes ❤❤❤❤ bravo et chapeau 👌

Am I the only one who saw an "Olllllll Shaka Shaka" during the "Olllllll Tappa Tappa" ?

I’m waiting for the Cayenne !

Made it. Just replaced the butter and coconut out with 3/4cup vegetable oil and made it in muffin tins. Yummy yummy 🤤

My wife will love me again if I pull this recipe off. Thanks Chef John you are the best

Come for the recipes. Stay for the puns.

The last time I made Carrot Cake was in middle school in baking class. Guess it's now time for me to break that dry spell. ;)

Just made this last night. Had my first piece this morning. Absolutely delicious. I used fresh carrots from my garden. Thanks.

i made this last night! really good...soft with a deep flavour. loved it. i used olive oil instead of butter. the coconut oil gave it a wonderful smell while baking and added to the flavour.

I’m going to make this recipe simply because of “The Office” reference. I approve lol

“Just a Touch of Sugar” *pours entire bag* only with our favorite chef, chef John

When I was a teenager in the 1970’s, I worked in a bakery that specialized in cakes. Ate so much carrot cake that I couldn’t eat it until the 1990’s!

I love how Victoria hobbies does her carrot cake too

One of my all time favorite deserts. This looks amazing

Carrot cake is very popular in my country. Topping it with a chocolate glaze works beautifully well too. Great video as always!

I usually watch all other videos on 1.5x speed but food wishes is special.. really special cause the way he speaks 😁😍

“And as always... en-joyy!” Love that!

This is my all time favorite cake, my recipe is similar to this except I don't use pineapple or nuts, I use WAY more carrots, and add cardamom as a secret ingredient :) Can't wait to try this variation out!

I seriously didnt even get half way through this video, before I was up, in the kitchen making it?!

I'm watching Chef John dessert vids and I'm drooling. I have no sweets or anything to cook. So i melted some butter and brown sugar in a bowl, and added a diced apple and some cereal. IT'S GOOD!!

That looks amazing and delicious carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes

The Dwight Schrute joke just made my day

YES! I love a good carrot cake! This is a dessert we sometimes forget about but it always seems to get a good reaction any time of year, from Thanksgiving to Easter. It goes well with a lot of different menus. Carrot cake is an old-time classic and it's good to see it making a recent comeback! Thumbs up for this video!

Finally going to make a summer garden box this year. This recipe has given me the idea to plant some purple dragon carrots cuz Harvest time will be right around my dad's birthday and carrot cake is his favorite.

See your voice is all rested and better!

Love all your recipes!! They're so good and easy to follow, and a hit everytime I recreate them .😊👏

I have made this cake several times now and love it! Would love the candied carrot recipe to go with it. I’ve searched on how to make it but I only trust your cooking chef John.

The office references in this earned you a thumbs up sir!

Oh, yes! I was thinking that this looks just like my recipe - until you got to the coconut and the pineapple. !!! That sounds soooo good! I have to try this. I would still add in raisins, though. My boys would not be down with no raisins. Carrot cake is an Easter staple at our house, so thanks for the tips, Chef! 😊❤️

"We're gonna add a little touch of sugar to this bowl." *cue avalanche of sugar* Gonna have to try this recipe, love a good carrot cake!

Many people I know don't like carrot cake. But I love them!

Food Wish guy, you are the best! I'm not a cake eater, but the carrot cake I can never resist. thank you for simplifying the recipe for me.. I think I'm in for trouble now, boy oh boy.

Chef John, whenever I make one of your recipes my family thinks I'm some kind of culinary savant!

Near enough a salad for me...

Thank you Chef John I bought 10 pounds of carrots the other day and my roommates chirped me for buying too much, but it was on sale and cheaper than buying 3 individual carrots Anyway I left them on the counter too long and most of them rotted but I didn't know until I made the batter So my roommate and I substituted the carrots for apples and made apple cake and I've got to say this was a delicious apple cake recipe So yeah, thank you for the apple cake recipe

I love this! RU-vid just recommended this video to me after I started my search for a carrot cake recipe and I have to say I love this video! Your humor and charisma and the comment about the bakers 😂 Thank you from all the young aspiring bakers out there.

I fuckin love carrot cake, Chef John. My brother.

I made the cake without the frosting. It turned out awesome! Will try with the from next time. Thanks for sharing the recipe

You know, I don't even watch the video all the way before I hit the thumbs up. Chef John is just that good!

Just made. I know it’s gonna be perfect. Thanks, John!

Pastry chefs are a temperamental group 😂 good to know.

Carrot, Cake. One of these is a staple of my diet. I’ll let you guess which.

I chuckled hard at the "grate job". You're the master of puns Chef John.

I live and breathe for Chef John doing the ohohohohohol shaka shakas and tapa tapas. Cracks me up every time 😁

Making this next weekend!!!! Thank you!!!!!! 🙏🏻

Thank you so much! My favorite cake!

Grate job Chef John! 👏🏻

This is a wonderful recipe, and I have shared it with people I sing with at our church choir. In response to Chef John (what a great dude!!!) about rabbits and Easter, I am told that in the spring when a mother rabbit has little ones, she hides them in a hole that she has prepared. Three days later, the little rabbits emerge. Three days...same as the Resurrection of Christ at Easter.

Chef John, new to your channel...is Food Wishes a network that you represent or the name of your personal channel? Just curious! I'm so glad I found you...your recipes are incredible😄💜

And since they are a temperamental group, we'll let them call it what they want😂😂😂😂

I made this (minus the nuts) and brought it to my mom's house today. Everyone went crazy for it. I'd never made a carrot cake before, but this recipe couldn't have been simpler and more foolproof. Even the candied carrots were wonderfully easy to make. Absolutely delicious. I think this is going to become my annual contribution to Mom's Easter brunch. Thanks, Chef John! My family did indeed enjoy this! :)

Thank you chef john! I had a hard time finding a good carrot cake recipe and i remember you existed so I just added your name ! You don't need the algorithm to be awesome!

A grate job? I see what you did there! 🙂

맛있겠다 ... ㅎㅎㅎ

this carrot cake is so good it has actually caused me to like carrot cake. Tried it over the holiday for dad's b-day & Christmas, very tasty.

We love you Chef John!

If we replaced the carrot with grated pumpkin or squash would it still turn out well? I mean i'm not gonna call it carrot cake anymore but would it be edible?

Where's the cayenne

A chuckle and a audible awe every single time I watch you. LOVE Carrot cake.

06:48 I especially love how you got that candied carrot to stand up and salute at the end. You really are an amazing chef. Even the veggies acknowledge your presence. :)

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Chef John this cake is so good I briefly considered making it for my birthday instead of chocolate! So gooooood! converted to metric weights: DRIES 240 g flour 1 t salt 2 t baking powder 1 t baking soda 1/2 t ground ginger OR 1 piece candied ginger diced as a wet 2 t cinnamon WETS 400 g white sugar 4 eggs 210 g coconut oil 55 g (1/4 c) melted butter 350 g raw finely grated carrots (or more for a moister cake) 8 oz finely crushed pineapple, drained 60 g finely chopped pecans 60 g finely chopped walnuts

Made this for easter, my family loved it! I've baked a few carrot cakes in my day, but this recipe is probably my favorite yet.

Here's a question....I am just realizing now that carrot cake is really close to the consistency of banana bread, pumpkin bread an zuchini bread...why is carrot cake not carrot bread?

maybe I use a bigger bowl to mix it all together

I hope everyone appreciates that shrute joke not just cause it rhymes with root but because beats and carrots are both roots, ahhh so good job

You're my favorite person today. I didn't plan on having one. I also didn't plan on having a carrot cake but things change. Happy Easter!