Carrot cake design ideas

Three carrot cake decorating ideas that are better than just piping icing carrots.

Classic flavours of cinnamon and vanilla flavoured carrot cake with the fluffiest cream cheese frosting, that is not too sweet or heavy.

A delicious vegan no-bake carrot cake cheesecake with a raw spiced carrot cake base and creamy tangy cheesecake topping.

Double layer carrot cake topped with sweet cream cheese!

The only Carrot Cake Recipe, with the richest and creamiest cream cheese frosting, you'll ever want to have! This deliciously moist cake stands tall with four thick layers and is perfect for so many special occasions, all year long!

Our 30th anniversary deserved a cake, and what cake better represents EatingWell than one with vegetables? While many homemade carrot cakes include pineapple in the batter, we made a jammy filling with it instead to tuck between the layers.

Paul Hollywood’s carrot cake recipe uses pecan nuts for crunch and flavour, with a lovely warmth coming through in the cinnamon and ginger spices. It’s topped with cream cheese frosting, and decorated with a crown of orange zest. If you have carrot cake marked down as an ‘everyday’ kind of cake, then take a look at this other stunning recipe: a layered carrot cake. Four layers are sandwiched between a chocolate and vanilla marbled cheesecake filling, plus thick layers of cream cheese icing.