Claire Saffitz Makes Carrot and Pecan Cake | Dessert Person

Claire Saffitz makes carrot and pecan cake from her cookbook, Dessert Person. Claire’s interpretation of a classic carrot cake makes a celebration out of any occasion. This version has lots of well toasted pecans and a brown butter cream cheese frosting that is not to be missed under any circumstances. Watch Claire as she demonstrates how to achieve even, light layers and then assemble them into a cake that’s equal parts, impressive, satisfying, and delicious. Remember, as Julia Child said: “A party without cake is just a meeting!”
#ClaireSaffitz #DessertPerson #CarrotCake
Special Equipment:
Stand mixer
Three 8-inch cake pans
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pecan or walnut pieces and/or halves (5.3 oz/ 150g)
Neutral oil for the pans
1 pound (454g) carrots (about 5 large), coarsely grated (about 3 cups)
1 cup buttermilk, (8.5 oz / 240g), at room temperature
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (11.4 oz /325g)
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder (0.28 oz/ 8g)
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.21 oz / 6g)
1 teaspoon baking soda (0.21 oz / 6 g)
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs (7 oz / 200g), at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar (5.3 oz / 150g)
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar (5.3 oz / 150g)
1 cup neutral oil, such as vegetable or grapeseed (8 oz / 226g)
Classic Cream Cheese Frosting, Brown Butter Variation
Video Breakdown:
0:00 Start
0:07 Intro to Carrot and Pecan Cake
0:34 Show Intro / Animation
0:53 Carrot and Pecan Cake Recipe
1:53 Special Equipment / Ingredients
2:54 Toast Pecans
3:16 Mix The Wet Ingredients
6:27 Mix Dry Ingredient & Make Batter
11:46 Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
13:48 Felix Cameo
18:23 Frost The Cake
23:12 Taste/Wrap
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Photographer: Alex Lau
Food Stylist: Sue Li
Prop Stylist: Astrid Chastka
Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Sound Engineer/Music: Michael Guggino
Editor: Brooke Shuman
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
Background/Prop Designer: M. Cody Wiley
Background Illustrator: Jagriti Khirwar

[@CSaffitz]

Happy New Year!! What are you baking for the last day of 2020?

[@lauradevereux9117]

i'm doing a zoom with a bunch of friends and we're all going to bake, i'm making homemade bounty bars! (coconut and dark chocolate :)

[@thatgirlgabriella21]

Hopefully something from your book ❤️😊

[@julieannec322]

Just finished the Earl Grey and Apricot Hamantaschen and there are some things I’d do better on next time but they are SO good, thank you Claire!

[@bleekerbaby]

No joke, we’re baking a carrot and pecan cake. This video was a sign!!!

[@danaeantoine2578]

Chocolate and banana brownies 😋

[@iSkylar]

It's wonderful to see Claire not having a purposely induced meltdown and just doing her own thing.

[@laureblau1241]

It’s really relaxing !!

[@PurtyPurple]

Right? I never really understood the appeal of seeing Claire super stressed out every episode

[@iliatchaplinski]

I kinda miss Gourmet Makes, tho. I'd love to see her do it again. Maybe on her own channel, she can take her time and be less stressed, while still making more-delicious homemade snack foods.

[@ninalou4629]

Same. One of the reasons I started to dislike gourmet makes is because she didnt look happy doing it/was super stressed especially as time went by and essentially would skip episodes every now and then but these videos I love! Shouldve made her own channel long ago!

[@awesomesauceusername]

GM started good but in the end they purposely made Claire suffer for entertainment. Just look at how Dan (Director/producer) started to treat her, like throwing ingredients at Claire (wtf).

[@BarDownSnizzzzy19]

I've made this cake 4 times now since buying the book in October. It's literally the best cake I've ever eaten. I've never been a big frosting person but the browned butter frosting is AMAZING. could eat a tub of it by itself. BEST CAKE EVER

[@ruvin7023]

How sweet is it? I want a not too sweet cake so i can happily eat 1 or 2 servings.

[@BarDownSnizzzzy19]

@@ruvin7023 this is the cake for you then! Just the right sweetness level, I made it for a friend recently and she would typically eat a couple pieces with her morning coffee and said the pairing was perfect!

[@snoppgoran]

@@BarDownSnizzzzy19 Two pieces of cake for breakfast.....? :O

[@ruvin7023]

@@BarDownSnizzzzy19 perfect! I'll try to make it when I'm not anymore drunk. Happy New year!

[@babycakes8973]

@@snoppgoran I guess no one is calorie counting in 2020 😂💗

[@SilverPisces5662]

Clair every time she opens the fridge: "Oh no" Fridge tour please.

[@bdfwhhsb]

Yesss

[@LoyaFrostwind]

I'm happy to see the Sriracha in her fridge. It's become a common condiment.

[@gingertroy6329]

Her skin isn't wrinkly im insulted for her lol. She looks her age her hair just went gray early.

[@Pvydrow]

didn't she kinda do one in one of the videos she did while she still worked for BA? idk I just remember her touring her fridge at one point

[@johncoleman1930]

@@gingertroy6329 I honestly love her grey hair! It looks good on her!

[@Kerry__jo]

I feel like Claire's apartment is always insanely hot because her oven is perpetually pre-heating to 350

[@elilicona6101]

yess

[@cowboylikedans]

True

[@r.torres5975]

😂

[@qalaanjofy]

😂

[@jw77019]

She certainly has air conditioning as everyone in the United States of means has had since post World War II.

[@nanaevans100]

We need a fridge tour. We NEED it, Vinny

[@laureblau1241]

Yes, please !!

[@rominafourcade9730]

Yeah! It's past the point of wether we'd like a fridge tour, it has become a necessity now

[@erical2162]

And a homemade vanilla extract walkthrough!

[@greenyawgmoth]

@@erical2162 Put vanilla beans in jar. Top with vodka. Give it a shake every 1-2 days until it's brown. Ta da.

[@Patricia-cn7ox]

Yes!! FRIDGE TOUR!!!!!!!

[@eleanorsangree3554]

Words can't describe how happy I am that she started her own channel

[@glerm23]

Your dog profile pic is so cute

[@barrettdzurenko2750]

One thing I appreciate about Claire is that she has the energy and vibe of a yoga instructor, but for baking.

[@louisesalg7762]

Your yoga instructor has chaos meltdowns of unsatisfied perfectionism? 😁 jk, she is wonderful, I totally get what you mean 🌸

[@aprilsylvester832]

Everyone: Raisin. Claire: Sun-dried grape.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Grappe des rasins.

[@sandysmith7441]

In the US the term raisin is a catch-all. Everywhere else we have sultanas, currants, raisins etc, and all refer to sun-dried grapes of differing sizes

[@istymix]

sun-dried grape sounds more exotic :D

[@terrelldancy7830]

Where are the raisins!!

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

@@sandysmith7441 I'm from the UK and I didn’t even know that was the difference.

[@tati.l.]

“Not THAT complicated”. Uh oh... 😂

[@munchingwithmariyah]

lolllll, every single recipe...but they're all so worth it!

[@sophiashapiro8160]

petition to get Claire a goat for her carrots

[@spanglelime]

Petition for pajamas for the goat! (See Sunflower Farm on YT for the most adorable thing you have ever seen!)

[@dilbyjones]

Here here

[@peytonsplace17]

The fact that she hates raisins in her baked goods let’s me know that she’s the TV chef for me 🙌🏾

[@ferociousgumby]

Raisins always seem to have sand in them.

[@trenawarner4566]

Hate the juicy plumpness of a baked raisin! 🤮

[@ferociousgumby]

@@trenawarner4566 Oh yes, those Raisin Bran commercials where you get "two scoops" (scoops?) of "plump, juicy raisins". Neither one of those terms makes any sense in any known universe. Oh, we loves our wrinkled, dessicated, chewy dried fruit with some bits of sand in it!

[@Kottkumgen]

@@ferociousgumby the sand in the dried fruits are probably seeds. who would dry fruit in sand?

[@SamSolasdonSaol]

@@ferociousgumby Sand. LoL It's natural sugar crystals and a good way to tell those raisins are getting a bit old.

[@inmyglowupera]

I want bloopers where the crew eats what she makes and obviously give her praise

[@katalinaa07]

When the pecans went back into the oven remembering Claire saying she always burns nuts, my brain could not stop saying “Claire remember the pecans, THE PECANS CLAIRE”

[@wkjeom]

I always put a timer on 'cause I'd burn the totally for sure.

[@paulblasiman1818]

It's like Carla with the buns.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Right??! :-D

[@miltonkorie]

My husband was in the other room while I was watching. I didn’t know he was listening, but he told me, “Claire really does have such calming energy. I can see why you like her” ☺️

[@patworfka143]

Like a fridge tour? We NEEEEEED a fridge tour. Especially seeing Claire's reactions of shock, concern, trepidation as she opens the fridge! I would also love a whole kitchen tour if I am being honest.

[@jeffkirtland5927]

Claire, my daughter surprised my wife with your cookbook for Christmas, and together they started with the carrot cake! They had a great mother-daughter experience, and the result was magnificent! Thanks!

[@ThatCuriousArtist]

I love how the video is sectioned out for each step in the process so that people can rewatch specific parts if they're making the cake.

[@hemulek]

And a special step for Felix’s cameo

[@ayshaalex3404]

Why isn't anybody talking about animated claire she's so cute

[@averybrown7910]

Any version of Claire is cute

[@ayshaalex3404]

@@averybrown7910 that's true

[@josephdigiovanna6748]

Never mind! Read the description and found out. I’m trying to find out who designs animated Claire! Anyone know who the artist is?

[@jacktsherry]

@@josephdigiovanna6748 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 Glad you liked it! It was a blast to work on.

[@ayshaalex3404]

@@jacktsherry thankyou for working on it I find animated claire cute

[@karenquong214]

I like that Felix's cameo is notched into the video breakdown 😂

[@tati.l.]

Vinny knows who the "real star" of the show is. 😂

[@Paul-xj8ln]

Did anyone else say to themselves, “Claire. Reset the pecan timer for 1 minute...” and lo and behold... she burnt the pecans. 😂

[@tati.l.]

“Make room in your fridge before starting this step” - aka Claire’s version of, “Do as I say not as I do.” 😂

[@emmaociee]

Oatmeal cookies and now carrot cake? Claire is speaking to my old-people-dessert loving soul ♥️ Is bread pudding next? Jello salad? Divinity? 😂 🥰

[@rafaelmanzo9497]

"old-people-dessert" 😅 LMAO! I say the same thing about butterscotch anything.👴🏽👵🏽👨🏽‍🦳👩🏽‍🦳🧑🏽‍🦳

[@DeRien8]

OMG JELL-O SALAD! More than half the people I've told about Jell-o salad in NY and NJ have no idea what I'm talking about, and give me strange looks when I explain it. Learned a couple years ago it's because I'm from/my relatives were from *The Jell-o Belt* of the upper southwest. Guess it's mostly an old folks thing elsewhere in the US?

[@guilddrama5345]

Claire is honestly a blessing to KZbin

[@matthewezzelle9021]

Claire!!! This recipe is incredible. I’ve been craving carrot cake and as a fan of yours, I’ve had this recipe stored. Well, I finally had a reason to bake a cake and I walked away feeling so good as everyone raved about the best carrot cake they had ever had. This coming from generations older than me and people who didn’t think they liked carrot cake. Biggest compliments were about the moistness of the cake and flavor of the frosting.

[@piesause1376]

18:11 Yes we want a fridge tour of course. We just want to see more of claire...

[@epa2113]

Yes, a fridge tour would be great!

[@danaeantoine2578]

She just seems so much happier obviously being in her home, and making recipes she’s passionate about 🥰

[@talideon]

And a distinct lack of chocolate to temper...

[@toomuchiridium]

Haha, I always love seeing Claire passionately make food she loves. Her naturally endearing personality just brightens every video and makes them just *that* much more perfect.

[@Blackbird_42]

and away from Dylane.

[@hellformichelle]

Without an intentionally induced meltdown every episode

[@simpangtiga9304]

x lxlvono

[@brandongreer227]

This was literally delicious, and I've been eating it with wild abandon. This should be gated content... It's an insane recipe. MAKE IT.

[@mercury3422]

Just used this recipe with cupcakes, I baked them for 35 minutes, used a cream cheese glaze. It’s so good , the texture was perfect ( and used a hand mixer ). Definitely worth the effort !

[@bradwaller6811]

I’m wanting to try cupcakes with this, too! How full did you fill the cups going in??? Did they rise substantially?

[@MrCeltic85]

I want Claire to blow up on her own so she can upgrade her house so she can have the kitchen she always wanted like babish

[@recoil53]

IIRC she lives within a few blocks of Central Park. It came out in a BA video. Rents there are $$$. She could be in the 5 boroughs and have more space for the money.

[@ari8417]

Well at least she’s got a great start and already has 500K subs, so let’s hope for even better for her

[@EmanMorrison]

She's rich and her family is rich, That's just her way of appealing to the average viewer.

[@MrCeltic85]

@@EmanMorrison I think Claire is such an awesome person that she wants to do it on her own regardless of family money imo

[@toomuchiridium]

@@MrCeltic85 thank you. It doesn't matter if she's from a wealthy family or not. She deserves to blow up and own a beautiful big kitchen she can bake and cook her favourite foods in. ❤️

[@AllegraVivace]

Claire asking what Felix was "getting all turnt about" also made me lol

[@gregorycarter6391]

how lovely to see you again. I love the way you "teach" (that's a compliment) personal, careful, informative and extremely caring about, I think, the viewer's success both here and in your book. Since watching you do the recipes here, I feel even more your presence in the kitchen when I bake from your book. Thank you.

[@HugE1006]

Claire is such an amazing person. So glad to see her with her own show on the internets. Missed her so much. Every video of her just brightens my days. We need that fridge tour Vinny please.

[@Ibraheem.]

We really need to get Claire to 1mill and maybe even surpass the BA sub-count.

[@danielsotheraccount2622]

Yes, She shall pass the ba sub count!

[@Anna-cu3zb]

"dont be a hero" about the boxgrater is what i need to hear any time i get my mandolin out

[@dixieboy58]

I can relate!!!

[@wynfogel9227]

Claire thank you for time stamping all of your videos! it makes it so easy to follow along at home! such a nice touch! Also I love you!

[@katiemcfarland5250]

I've been baking for YEARS and I learned so much just now. Thank you Claire!

[@Jholmberghawaii]

I think anything Claire makes would be outstanding because she simply wouldn’t have it any other way. I think she will fast approach the “Martha” status. I’m glad she can now control her own destiny. BA was her Segway to her own brand. And we were here to see it happen. Claire, you are loved by so many. All the best and enjoy sharing your passion and gift to the world. Much Aloha from Hawaii🌴🌸😎🌺

[@jeffrogers8412]

Great comment, I agree wholeheartedly. Kudos !

[@kimhesketh2016]

"Do not give me a piece of carrot cake if it does not have cream cheese frosting!" - AMEN sister!!

[@bergenswald]

What are the other options xd?

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@@bergenswald UGHHH I got one from a bakery that only had cream cheese filling. And a buttercream frosting. Good butter cream but disappointing

[@TheHannahBarbosa]

In Brazil we eat carrot cake with chocolat "brigadeiro" frosting, its delicious

[@pedrosaintsaenz]

She's the only content creator whose cartoon avatar actually looks like her. Nice recipe btw

[@beautifulbeginningsphotogr2547]

I just made this for Easter and it was so good! Thank you Claire, everyone loved it!

[@jessappetit]

I would die for Claire Saffitz from her home kitchen

[@GothicTech]

I second that XD

[@shantij2692]

I third that

[@firstnamelastname8903]

I fourth that

[@ajlorentz]

@jess I recently watched your video on her brownies!

[@jessappetit]

@@ajlorentz ahh hi!! ☺️ thank u for watching!

[@ThisApp]

Carrot cake without cream cheese frosting is like Bon Appetit without Claire: pointless

[@wherestheavo]

This is the comment that wins it all

[@AvanZeno]

Yes

[@ReclinedPhysicist]

She could do some more pastry chef makes gourmet...whatever. I don't see how ba could have some sort of Monopoly on that.

[@AvanZeno]

@@ReclinedPhysicist I feel like without the test kitchen it’s not gonna be successful. Also I think she should just move on from BA but I miss the videos sometimes

[@ReclinedPhysicist]

@@AvanZeno you're right. New York times has built a brand new test kitchen. She could do that for them a few times

[@kit675]

Classic Cream Cheese Frosting 2 sticks unsalted butter (8 oz / 227g), at room temperature 1 pound (454g) full-fat cream cheese, preferably Philadelphia, at room temperature Generous pinch of kosher salt 1 pound (454g) powdered sugar (about 3½ cups), sifted if very lumpy Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

[@gingertroy6329]

You an tell Claire is doing what she truly enjoys explaining her recipes and how she makes them. Its nice to see someone doing what they're passionate about.

[@ElizabethGonzalez-tj8gl]

“I’ll feed it to my...goat.” *There is no goat.*

[@jlin592]

so ominous lol

[@PrateekLala]

Claire is the Greatest Of All Time. She IS the GOAT.

[@jlin592]

@@PrateekLala SHE will eat the carrot nubs

[@goatlovesllama]

This was weirdly disappointing for me since the only thing that could make me love Claire more is if she had a goat.

[@ElizabethGonzalez-tj8gl]

@@goatlovesllama I think she said in her previous videos how she’d love to have more animals, so maybe after she gets her komondor she’ll get a goat too 👀

[@shaund9759]

My boyfriend got me the book for Xmas... I made your Focaccia last night and WOW! Can't wait to work my way through it!

[@amyoblitas6699]

I love watching these videos then playing them while I study. Claire just has that relaxing voice you can’t find anywhere else. I def wanna make here confetti cake and carrot cake🤤🤤🤤

[@firespinner1982]

I never comment, but have watched your videos forever. I just purchased your book and did this carrot cake as my 1st bake and it was the best carrot cake I ever tasted! Excited to bake everything! Thank you!

[@elleen9177]

When she opened her fridge and realized she had to play Tetris again to fit the cake in 🤣🤣 ~

[@KarmaInTheWater]

family: why are you making a carrot and pecan cake on NYE? me: *you wouldn't get it*

[@AnnA-sy8wz]

Me: fine I’ll eat it myself if your complaining

[@Blackbird_42]

This is exactly what I did! XD

[@Brooke-ul5hq]

Hi Claire, I asked for and received your book for Christmas and I just finished reading it. I LOVED it!. I have never had a baking book make me want to start with the first recipe and just continue through the book. Now if there were more people in my pod than just me and my son. Thank you. Have a wonderful 2021.

[@laurapiacentinicasarin8205]

Everytime i see someone, in special a US person, doing carrot cake, i cant help myself but ask for them to try and do the brazilian version of carrot cake just for the funzies of doing something completely different for them but absolutely traditional for the brazilians.

[@Emily-pg5oe]

What is Brazilian version like?

[@laurapiacentinicasarin8205]

@@Emily-pg5oe first, we shred and beat the carrot into a liquid with the blender, then we add a neutral oil, all purpose flour, baking powder, sugar and eggs, mix everything together and bake it. Then the thing most people love: we make a chocolate ganache to top it. The cake is really smooth, soft and aired and the chocolate ganache is silky and it bleeds into the hot cake. This recipe is so traditional that almost every brazilian knows it by heart. If you wanna try it for yourself, im pretty sure there is a lot of blogs that have translated it for you, and even some videos on youtube that i have seen trying it and giving the recipe too. I reccomend you try it, but im suspicious to say it lol

[@marksoski6454]

Yes to the fridge tour but make it a way to cull items that aren't needed or teaching how long something can be refrigerated.

[@StickToYourKnitting]

OH! I am a lifelong Clevelander, and my mom had both those books! Such memories. They were sold to support the Cleveland Orchestra. Mmmm, “Snowy Night’s Soup” was a family favorite. 😋 💕

[@Johonnac]

Ooh, sounds good! Was it a beef soup or?

[@lildcupcake2011]

Made this cake yesterday!!!! The brown butter cream cheese is LIFE CHANGING!!! The flavors go so well!! Thank you Claire!!

[@FriedaBabbley]

Yes, fridge tour! This carrot cake recipe is out of this world. I'm super excited about trying the frosting, though I have the feeling it's going to take me a few tries. So glad you have your own channel!

[@chesterstefan9049]

I try not to get intimidated when Claire says a recipe "isn't THAT complicated" because it's generally true and always worth the effort, like with the oat pecan brittle cookies. This recipe is a favourite in our household. Great video, Claire!

[@lareinadelanoche1]

Haha, you should check out her "soup dumplings" from bon apatite, she called them easy 😂

[@peptobismolveins]

@@lareinadelanoche1 sometimes our queen overestimates us cause she expects us to be at least 0.05% of her level. But it’s ok.

[@cecilkimaro1486]

You are classic and yet simple to follow your recipe. Actually, I bought your book-Dessert Person, what a pleasure to make your recipes. Thank you, Claire.

[@jojoidk_448]

This is literally the best cake I have EVER made. It was so moist and not overly sweet! I made it for some friends and they couldn’t stop complimenting me on how good it was! Definitely going to go buy the book now!! Thanks Claire ☺️☺️

[@Phi1618033]

I want my epitaph to be: "It is unbelievably easy to burn nuts."

[@victorycoffee92]

Oh no

[@ReclinedPhysicist]

She burnt her pecans. Interestingly enough though, it might have worked just fine in that carrot cake with that rich frosting

[@heelrunner]

Its so nice to see claire not stressed out.

[@TheAndrewRitchie]

I made this cake for my mom’s 70th birthday this past weekend and it was SO DELICIOUS! She had requested a carrot cake and this one seemed like a good choice. Regarding the brown butter, I actually put it in the fridge to solidify and then let it come to room temperature again before making the frosting: it worked perfectly without having to risk the frosting being too runny. Anyway, a really good recipe and it tasted amazing! My mom loved it!

[@psch3270]

I enjoy the fact that she explains as she goes, doesn't talk "down" to us, and everything is done well, not always perfect.

[@maxpowr90]

"There's no goat". Classic Vinny.

[@ruelgalinato]

23:38 Esoteric note here: Claire baking this Carrot Cake for a one-year-old’s birthday party (who ends up not liking it) reminds me of that one episode of Gilmore Girls where Sookie bakes for a kid’s birthday party a Chocolate Cake . . .w/ a rum-raisin, tropical-fruit ganache. 😂

[@chunk2689]

😂 yessss. "Wheres the KIDS food?!?!." Lorelei freaking out

[@asqwert2121]

This was one of my favorite cakes of all time. I remember requesting it for my 12th birthday. Claire's camera presence is the best

[@gulicious666]

Made this last night. 10/10 best carrot cake I've ever had. Thanks Claire.

[@citanazuyo7666]

So glad Claire has her own channel now. Don't know what happened to the BA channel but Claire was really the only reason I watched it. Auto subscribed.

[@SilentEmilie]

why is this so engaging? i literally can't skip through Claire's videos

[@forrest_ation]

The cake looks amazing Claire I’m really proud of how far you’ve come

[@jkniederberger5390]

I love how Claire can tell us the most basic of things without sounding condescending.

[@ProducerMaki]

Yeah, I'm gonna need a fridge tour pls.

[@tati.l.]

A “what’s in my fridge” video is everything we need to start 2021 strong!

[@jasminehickoz2393]

why have i never thought to grate as many carrots as i can hold in my hand. this is genius

[@zetagundamzz]

Carrot cake has always been my favorite cake! My mom made it for my birthday when I was really little (probably because she wanted me to have a healthier cake) and I've always adored it. I can't wait to try this recipe for myself. We agree on a lot of our preferred flavor notes too ☺️

[@emalee10]

I'm so glad that her and Vinny are working together. You can tell the quality of Vinny's content. It's *chef kiss*. BA who? I think they all are living their best lives after BA.

[@eylaleila]

as someone who's allergic to coconut, i so appreciate finally seeing a carrot cake recipe without coconut in it. i'm definitely gonna ring in the new year with this cake!

[@cynonowo]

"i'm gonna feed it to my goat" "there is no goat" this. this is the content i signed up for. happy new year, claire 💙

[@Kerosenas]

I've never been into carrot cake but I made this and it is truly amazing. It is worth all the effort. Honestly probably the best cake I've ever had. Making this for Thanksgiving, thank you Claire! ♥

[@brandonmeenan8075]

You know it’s a good recipe when she gets out that homemade vanilla.

[@SeverusSnape19609]

Claire returning to KZbin single-handedly saved 2020

[@pawelkaczanowski]

2021 will be good as long as Claire stays on KZbin

[@r3d0c]

calm down..

[@SrJohnnyCat]

I made this cake on Christmas Eve and it is LITERALLY the best carrot cake I’ve ever had. 😍 So moist and tender, my family loved the flavor of ginger throughout the cake. This will be a staple on our family! 🙌🏼💕

[@conniehuynh5531]

I love watching your videos even though I’m vegan because of all the helpful tips and your voice and demeanor is so calming. Happy New Years!

[@swheartkpop]

Tried this recipe for the first time and it’s truly amazing! Didn’t use the brown butter frosting cause I had some leftover cream cheese frosting but can I say THIS CAKE IS UNBELIEVABLY MOIST AND DELICIOUS! Thank you, Claire!

[@AdmiralSenn]

I got Dessert Person for Christmas (along with a bunch of other cooking paraphernalia that I desperately needed, including a LOVELY cookbook stand specifically sized to hold this book) and I CANNOT express how much I am looking forward to making this.

[@bethtaylor3039]

Link to the cookbook stand??

[@joshp8535]

I love that she made fun of herself last video for saying "one of my favorite" and went ahead and said it in this one. Love you, Claire, you're the best.

[@monstermunch147]

Just made this for my best friends birthday this past Saturday. He said it is the best carrot cake he ever had. The spices are perfectly balanced and really come through. I can't do gluten but I love baking so I bake and share. Since I have to know how things taste I take the wine tasting approach with anything I bake. The cake was shared with neighbors and the birthday boy took a generous amount of it home. One thing I did try was brushing bourbon on a part of each layer, I don't think i could really taste it though and it made my cake crack a bit. I have to read up on the best way to add booze to a cake. Not that this needed it really. Either way there were a lot of happy carrot cake recipients. I used to do my best to keep cookbooks neat and tidy but now I feel it's a sign of how loved it is and this one already has a few marks on it. I honestly don't think i've sampled cake this good. Be warned, the icing is morish! Astrid I too could only enjoy the frosting and admit I pined for the cake I came to know through that small cherished spoonful. Such is the cross we bear. Oh my dog loves carrots so had a blast running back and forth eating up carrot bits as I grated, he also had some in his fur. Fun for the whole family and going on my list of frequent cakes to bake. Thank you for this beauty!

[@maxhathaway5712]

no matter how many times i see the opening for this series i tear up, it makes me so happy

[@AnnaStafford]

I LOVE that she specifies how much batter should go in each pan. I hate when recipes just say “divide evenly into three pans” and I have to do the math myself which never goes well 😅

[@dragonlloux]

Claire, you should try the carrot cake receipt most common in Brazil, the way we make it the cake actually comes out orange! And we usually make a chocolate cover for it, it is AMAZING!!

[@east3213]

Y E S, bolo de cenoura will always be my favorite! with brigadeiro on top, just... 10/10

[@marinaoliveira8989]

SIM!! The brazilian carrot cake it's the best 😍

[@nuclearbananas3]

love claire and love these videos 🥰thank you so much!

[@touchthesun]

Just wanted to say that I made this for a party yesterday and was told by several folks it's the best carrot cake they've ever had. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

[@hurcorh]

Claire: Lives in an apartment Also Claire: "I'll feed it to my... goat..."

[@donniefrank11]

Claire: "it will hold a soft peak like so" Frosting: *plop*

[@katieotradovec6812]

Made this for my husband's birthday and it turned out amazing! Thank you for sharing your recipe and showing us how to make it!

[@PaulBurdette7778]

My 3yo daughter loves watching Claire's videos. Her all time favorite is the croquembouche video for Munchies. This is her new favorite. Whether she is sitting in her play food truck or in the bath with her cooking utensils, she is always trying to bake something saying she is baking like Claire. "What are you making Vivian?" "I'm making a croquembouche like Claire"

[@makeupgrl24]

Lol “unless you’re making it for a 1 year olds party they may hate it” 🤣🤣 both of my kids had carrot cake for their first birthdays

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

First birthday cakes aren't for the baby anyway. Young children run away from carrot cakes cause ewww carrots. I think that was her point.

[@britneycayton3978]

When you started adding the oil for the eggs/sugar mixture all i could think of is "she's making sugar mayonnaise"

[@jessicafb5398]

I just want to sample all of your desserts without having to cook them. 🤤 Carrot cake was my favorite as a child and I would have it as my birthday cake every year. Also, I love how descriptive you are with your words. Really enjoying these videos!

[@ariellepolites1355]

Claire this cake was just phenomenal. So well balanced and may I say light even though it was so moist. This was not overly sweet and totally impressed friends at a dinner party. Your book...your videos....I love them all. THANK YOU!