My favorite carrot cake has effectively changed as of tonight. I was a die hard Truluck's carrot cake fan but Carpenter's Hall took the cake tonight (pun intended). Great cake.

by sharctooth

26 Comments

  1. Witness

    Don’t bother identifying the source or anything. Top quality post.

  2. bowdowntopostulio

    Have you tried the carrot cake cupcake at Capitol City Bakery? Yes it’s vegan. Yes, it’s the best I’ve ever had.

  3. HowFunkyIsYourChiken

    J Alexander’s and San Antonio at the Quarry. Best I’ve ever eaten.

  4. beefsteamer

    I have to try this. Thanks for the post.

  5. thesprawll

    Had this the other night and can confirm – unbelievably good!

  6. DiscombobulatedArm21

    The cake at Truth BBQ is my #1 but I will have to try this.

  7. lucia912

    Looks amazing!

    We really like the one from Vinaigrette also. The best one we’ve tried in Austin (so far).

  8. Lobo_Marino

    Fucking love me some good carrot cake. I definitely have to check it out because that shit looks amazing.

  9. perkystep

    Check out the carrot cake at Kelly’s Irish Pub. They make it in house, I’d pick that one for the best in town if someone asked me. 😄

  10. melodyleeenergy

    I once found an amazing carrot cake recipe, and made that cake every Sunday for like, six months. Gained so much weight because my kids don’t like carrot cake. Lol

  11. postrutclarity

    Oh this looks fantastic, thank you for the rec!

  12. BaronVonNes

    “Hey, can we improve the flavor of the cake?”
    “Just add more frosting layers, the rubes think more sugar = more flavor. Just like cheese in Tex-Mex. Idiots won’t know what happened!”

  13. Thucydideez-

    Saving this post! I took my carrot cake-obsessed fiancée to Truluck’s a few months ago and she declared it the best she’s ever had. I’m happy to have found a contender!

  14. Prof-Wagstaff-42

    I’m not big on carrot cake, but this looks amazing!

  15. sonic_couth

    Not to take away from this post but Susie Cakes makes a damn fine carrot cake.

  16. brontosaurex

    Looks great. We love the one at District Kitchen on Shoal Creek.

  17. tfresca

    I hate Carrot cake but Upper Crusts is very good.

  18. Javakid67

    this is getting investigated further. Huge fan of Trulocks carrot cake and almost sad when I’ve gotten comped their excellent baked alaska for an occasion cuz I was pining for the carrot cake.

  19. Emotion-Internal

    For me, while not a dining setting – hand’s down the best carrot cake in Austin is & has been found at Upper Crust bakery on Burnet Road.

  20. sluggremlin

    What flavor was the ice cream it was paired with?

  21. sharpecheddar

    Did you like carpenter’s hall overall? I’ve never been but been meaning to try….

  22. postrutclarity

    Can confirm. It’s amazing! Had it yesterday.

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