Low Effort Carrot Cake That Anyone Can Make 

I learned "Low Effort" is subjective.

I love her “can I take this?” She’s a mood.

"low effort" and "carrot cake" are two of my all-time favourite things

Made this cake. When Josh emphasizes moist, he’s not kidding. Grating the carrots definitely boosts the moisture here, so spongy. Cake is also quite heavy. One slice puts you out for sure. The only reason this is upsetting is the richness and variety of flavors here just makes you want to eat more. Absolutely delicious.

Day 23 of asking Josh to make a series where he shows us his gone wrongs, and talks about what can go wrong and when, especially for his complicated recipes

"Whisky business. There, you happy?" YES

My daughter (an excellent cook) is turning 17 and asked me (a less excellent cook) to make her birthday cake because she was too busy. She was pretty worried until I told her I was using a Joshua Weissman recipe, then she relaxed. I just finished it and it came out perfect! (BTW the other menu item for dinner is Chicken and Waffles from you-know-who!). We both love your videos. I've recently made Korean fried chicken and no-smoker ribs, and they were fantastic! Keep it up.

I made this yesterday and honestly it’s one of the most delicious cakes I have ever made. Thank you for the recipe. Much love from Belgium!

Why Josh be hating on his whisky business. It is a really fun saying.

I hope he doesn’t pull out his fancy black garlic...lol.

"low effort...." Should be a series tbh

"say the line, josh!" "whisky business.." *everyone cheers

It makes me sad that he doesn't like saying 'whisky business' anymore because it makes me so happy

Still looking for a book called a Weissman once said

I never would of thought to put salted caramel sauce with carrot cake, that's life changing

Man I swear this is the most delicious cake I've ever made. Thanks A LOT!

Why does everything he makes, look so good [edit] Thx for the many likes

I'm surprised he didn't do a $50 gourmet one at the end with like crystallized ginger tears on top or some shit

It’s my birthday, too!! I just turned 30! Happy Birthday, my guy! You’ve been a life saver during this pandemic. Thanks for the culinary education, and the laughs, and the energy you give. Keep doing what you’re doing. Xo.

I have been baking/cake decorating for almost 7 years, it's perfectly fine not to ice the sides and moist is the best word to describe a cake. I can't wait to try this recipe!

“I don’t hate carrot cakes some of the best cakes I’ve had were carrot cakes”

His disappointment in himself when he said whiskey business is saddening

Thank you so much Joshua, i made this cake for my mom’s birthday, and she loved it! She raved about it, my family also loved it! This recipe is definitely a keeper! Next i’m gonna try your chocolate cake recipe for my parent’s wedding anniversary.

Small tweaks I'd make to the recipe: TIP 1: When making the batter, I didn't need to add any excess milk. The cake batter will be somewhat tight, but once you add the carrots and mix it up, the excess water will loosen it up perfectly. ( At least this was my experience, results may vary due to absorption rates as Joshua said ) TIP 2: I would do either 3/4 cup of walnuts/pecans OR 1/2 cup of walnuts/pecans INSTEAD OF original 1 cup of walnuts/pecans. Nutty flavour is slightly overpowering the carrots. If you like it like that though, do the entire 1 cup. If you want it they way I prefer ( more balanced), go for the 3/4 cup. If you want it more carrot-y, do the 1/2 cup. TIP 3: For the frosting, I'd do 1/4 cup of heavy cream INSTEAD OF original 3/4 cup of heavy cream. I tried 1/2 cup of heavy cream, and even that was too watery IMO. ( Sour cream texture I guess?) TIP 4: To make dark brown sugar, I added 1/2 light brown sugar and blitz it in the food processor to get it loose, then poured in 1/2 tbsp of molasses and blitz until evenly distributed. Another way is the same process but add 1/2 cup granulated sugar, don't need to blitz, then add 1/8th cup molasses, and then blitz. Boom! Dark brown sugar! TIP 5: If you're making this entire recipe into 1 large cake instead of 2, it'll have to go for at least 50 minutes for those doing it that way. By the time the cake is cooked through, the edges will be crispy though, so for the absolute best results, do what Joshua did in the video. TIP 6: If you're using salted butter for the caramel sauce, I'd do 1/2 a tsp instead of 1 tsp of kosher salt. Also, wait for the sauce to cool for the best result. Mine turned out great - great flavour and small punches of saltiness. The cake was very moist and delicious, frosting was great, and caramel was B-O-M-B. Good recipe

Kate cameo! We haven't seen her in forever. Glad she's doing well.

I literally searched for "Joshua Weissman Carrot Cake" yesterday!! If this is not meeting your audience's demands I don't know what is...

This is by far the BEST carrot cake I have ever eaten! I have always felt that carrot cakes are too overly spiced when buying a piece at a restaurant or bakery, but your recipe blends all the ingredients into a perfect tasting cake. It is also the first cake recipe I have tried to bake in years. Thank you so much for sharing it and hats off to you, Chef Weissman!

I made this cake yesterday, turned out amazing. Thanks for the awesome recipe and video Josh!

Netflix: Are you still watching? Someone's daughter: 2:38

Yesssssss ive beeen waiting for this my man Joshua!!!

I made this for Easter, and everyone loved it! Thank you for sharing the recipe!

Thank you SO MUCH for this BOMB recipe!! It’s divine 😍 I added some pecans with the walnuts and raisins. Those who hesitated on carrot cake confessed it’s one of their favs now.

It's been 6 minutes since upload and so many people are here. Wow Josh you have a magnificent audience, so happy to be part of this. Thanks for the "whisky business"

Store-bought carrot cake is so often awful I can't even stand it. Actually, almost all store-bought is terrible. Carrot cake from scratch always hits.

Just made two of these and is the best carrot cake I ever tasted!!!! Thank you!

Made this for my husband's birthday. It is delicious, I also highly recommend making the caramel sauce to go with it.

you keep making the same foods as me the day after , please stop i am terrified

1:32 Him silently saying "pa-pa" 😂

Ok i just made this and its the best thing ever my friend!!!! Thank you so so much!!! You're the best man

This is literally the best carrot cake I have ever made!!!!! ❤️ this is the second recipe I am making from Joshuas videos and they came out just perfect.

Josh getting tired of the memes of his own making is hilarious. Let's just hope he doesn't get tired of calling himself Papa!

less sass, more WHISKY BUSINESS. embrace your memes.

I made this cake and it was so good! I did add 2x the ginger and nutmeg. I should have let the cake cook longer. The cake is super moist so the walnuts give it some crunchy- crunchy and texture.

Made this yesterday, first cake I've made from scratch. Really dang tasty, can't stop eating it. Thanks for helping me on the journey of learning to cook.

When josh inevitably gets bored, he should make a whiskey business and make scotch

Bro perfect timing I wanted to ask my crush out soon and this is her favorite kind of cake

I made this today! Have not tasted it yet, but the cakes look SO a good and moist! The batter tasted delicious, so I am optimistic that Josh has once again hit it out of the park! Thank you!

This was one of the best cakes I’ve ever had! My husband absolutely loved it. Thank you!

It literally said “uploaded 1 minute ago” I’ve never been so early in my life

Happy Birthday, Joshua. Thank you for the “Moist” carrot cake recipe.

I did this cake for a friend's birthday following the instructions and I only have to say Thank you, this is the best carrot cake that I have ever made, my friend was very happy and said is an awesome cake. So I have to say thank you.

I've seen you a bunch in Facebook and finally ended up binging every youtube video within the last week and I couldnt have been more pleased. I'm currently homeless staying with a friend in a hotel and cannot wait to get an apartment to try some of these recipes

Little bit of orange zest in the frosting goes a long way!

I just made this yesterday and replaced the flour with gluten free flour and almond flour bc my dad sadly has a gluten intolerance and I can’t believe how good it tastes! Super moist and you can’t even tell it’s gluten free🙌🏼 easily one of the best cakes I’ve ever made

I’ve made this many times now, always great and when your actually doing it doesn’t take that long. So delicious

It’s Easter time and I needed this- looks so delicious! Carrot cake is one of my favorites

5:28 It was at that point that Josh and his entire audience knew....... she wasn't asking. She was taking it regardless.

Looks so good, I want to try doing it sometime!! Here in Brazil we do carrot cake without the aromatics, and the carrot would go into a blender, so the batter becomes yellow. And in the top we usually put some brigadeiro, a kind of chocolate sauce... it is made with cocoa powder, butter and sweet condensed milk... you should give it a try too!

Hey Joshua! Thanks for this recipe, I tried this last night and my family loved it.

Thank you for this Josh! I've been struggling finding the right carrot cake recipe. Failed to make one on his birthday. Can't wait to try this

"Low Effort" would make a really great continuing series! I judge recipes on their deliciousness-to-effort ratios

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED THIS LAST CHRISTMAS

Josh I just want to say thank you for making this cake. My dad past away over 5 years ago from cancer. He was an amazing baker and also loved cooking, unfortunately my love for cooking hadn't sparked yet so I just sort of took it for granted and didn't pay attention to what he was doing. One of my favorite things he baked was carrot cake. I wanna use this recipe as sort of a stepping stone to try and recreate what he used to make. I know I could probably use any old recipe, but I love watching you on here so I wanna use yours. Thanks again and I'll try to reach out to you to let you know how it goes. One thing I do remember about his is that he use a ton of carrots 😁

Finished making it just now. Me and my family ate it and they absolutely loved it!

I’ve been waiting for this one

Omg they actually gave me the noti for one of his videos, it feels like a special day

This was honestly so easy to make and it tastes so good!!!

I know I can’t post pictures but my Wife made your carrot cake today for my birthday (and National Carrot Cake Day) and it is awesome. Thanks for all the videos man! My Wife and I look forward to them every week.

I'm not a big fan of carrot cakes but after seeing yours, I want to try it so bad!

You know whenever his girl shows up, whatever is on that plate is going off camera with her.

Thank you.. I baked it and it was AWESOME .

Best carrot cake ever! Love it . Thanks a lot ❤️ love from Panama

Will you start a “But Healthier” segment? Please?

Joshua: Cooking carrot cake with everything he ✨gots✨ Man in Microwave: 👁👄👁🎥

Made this recipe at least 10 times and it’s just so delicious’ I’m adding some homemade caramel to it lately and what can I say, it’s everyone’s favorite! Thanks for your awesome recipe

Hi Josh, im a gastronomi student and this pandemic has surely got me feeling on the downside even loosing my passsion for cooking but Thanks to you, you truly inspire me to let my passsion burn up again, keep up the crear work!

Nothing like an upload in the middle of an historic inauguration

Just an idea, if you do make this. When you cut the cake to make it flat, don't throw it away. Make cake pops with the left over icing.

Can't wait to try making this!

I have made this twice now. Not only is it my new favorite cake, I’ve converted several others, one who doesn’t like cake. . You sold me on the frosting. It doesn’t need it!

You should try making the Brazilian carrot cake! It's very simple, and maybe you like making it!

I've had the moist argument with family. It always goes something like "What do you want me to describe this cake? Wet? Juicy? Damp? Dank? Soggy? SOPPING? gtfo it's moist, deal with it."

this is hands down the best carrot cake i’ve ever had and my family absolutely devours it every single time

It's the second time i am making it in a week because it turned out so tasty that my relatives and I wanted more. So moissttttt! Thanks Josh!

Love your videos, they’ve pushed me to try stuff I wasn’t sure I could do before but I had a question. Why did you cut the center out of the parchment paper?

No matter how much I love cake I would never dessert you

I always come back to this recipe like ALWAYS

I made this today and was not disappointed at all. This cake is delicious and the sauce oh my

i hope david seymour makes this and compares it to claire's carrot cake

Love carrot cake thou I'll omit from the nuts as I have allergies. Also tip I use in making a tiered rainbow carrot cake is to use rainbow carrots separated by color in separate 1 inch cake pans. Also as I dont like wasting the rounds I find crumbling them on the buttercream icing a good substitute for the nuts visually.

I made this cake a few days ago, it slapped. Thank you!

Thank you, Josh, for your amending comment about the frosting.

Me: now i know what to do with my carrots in the crisper Josh: "don't use those old carrots at the back of the crisper" Me: Dammit!

I tried this recipe this morning and everything went well-I reduced granulated sugar to 50g, no light brown sugar at all, and added the same amount of brown sugar. For the frosting, I didn’t use a lot powder sugar. In other words, I didn’t use the suggested amount of sugar! And everything tastes good! We don’t need that much sugar, when we can adjust the recipe...but I do like Josh’s videos

Before COVID my husband and I used to go have lunch at a local deli that had a great soup and sandwich deal that always came with a slice of carrot cake. We haven't had it for a while and I want to recreate the experience at home. This is a step in the right direction. Thank you!

I just came across your channel, I am not trained but self taught, lost my passion however after watching you, I have the passion has come back, thank you.

This guy is the king of picking a bowl that is too small, then later transferring to a bigger bowl

"half a cup of dark brown sugar and half a cup of light brown sugar" and that's how i was made.

I just did this without the frosting (I didn’t have the ingredients at home) and with almonds instead of pecans and it turned out great ! Thanks for the recipe, I’ll most definitely make this again

Ok that parchment circle hack blew my mind and also I 100% agree that carrot cake is the most underrated cake. It is the perfect cake. THANK U