Way too spongy, lacking substance (only 17% carrot ...) and a bit too gingery for my taste. Icing ok, but on the whole would not buy again.
Generally avoiding sugar and a large intake of carbohydrates is probably a good idea, but carrot cake is simply too delicious to eliminate from a balanced diet. After all, carrots are vegetables... In this blog I review, from an entirely personal perspective, any carrot cake that crosses my path. Searching for the best.
Monday, 20 June 2016
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Harriets Cafe Teashop, Cambridge (UK): 7
A sumptuous carrot cake (a touch too much lemon for me, but great consistence) in this classic teashop in Cambridge. Great selection of teas to accompany (Lapsang Souchong being my favourite) plus a delicious afternoon tea, cucumber sandwiches included.
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Leopold cafe, Brussels: 6
The Leopold is a lovely café in Brussels, Av. de Tervuren between Merode and Montgomery. Trendy atmosphere, colourful seating, magazines and press available, as well as iPads with headphones to surf with. Great teas, coffees and cakes.
The carrot cake here is very tasty, with bits of walnut that give it extra crunch and flavour. I would have welcomed a bit more icing, as it is rather thin, but on the whole very good.