Okay, Chowhounders, BEST CARROT CAKE IN TORONTO?

[Lemon Tart]

Birthday is comin' up and I'm in the mood for cream cheese icing. Lots of it. Recs, pls.

[jyeung]

O&B has the absolute best carrot cake I've been lucky enough to find thus far. Cake is moist and loaded with walnuts and raisins (which I normally detest but not in this case!). Most delicious and decadent cream cheese frosting (that actually tastes as it should - like cream cheese). It is also served with a scoop of lemon sour cream ice cream!

A must try!

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Oliver & Bonacini
2901 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M2K 1E6, CA

[Arcadiaseeker]

It's been awhile since I had it but the Annapurna on Bathurst used to have the best carrot cake around.

[pâté chinois]

My favourite carrot cake is made by Sweets from the Earth - it's vegan (not that it really matters to me because I'm not) and not cloyingly sweet.

[Sheikah]

I was just about to suggest the same! Hands down one of my favourite sweet eats ever. You'd never even guess that the cream cheese has no dairy in it.

Their chocolate cake is ridiculously good too. A little too sweet, but still brilliant. But that's a completely different topic... :P

[Full tummy]

Anywhere in the east-end where one can purchase it?

[Sheikah]

Hm...I'm not too sure, as I'm located in center downtown. I know you can pick it up at the Big Carrot - that's about the furthest out east that I've been where I've seen it.

Most health food type stores would have it, I think. Places that would stock vegan foods should have them...sorry, I know that's not too much help =/

[pâté chinois]

It's also possible to get it at Sobey's.

[Full tummy]

Thanks for the tips, Sheikah & pâté. I'll take a look. Btw, which Sobey's did you find it at?

[pâté chinois]

I've seen it a various Sobeys, probably the one on Broadview and the one on the Queensway near Parklawn (I recently moved in the west end). Sweets have a website (http://www.sweetsfromtheearth.com) where you will find information on where their products are sold.

[sman]

I've ordered the carrot cake from Sweets directly for a birthday and picked it up at their bakery in the Junction. They don't have a store front but I believe they do special orders.

[pescatarian]

When I first saw this post, this is the version that came to mind even though it's vegan. It's deliciously creamy and not too sweet.

[millygirl]

Haven't had it in years, but Baker Street used to make an excellent carrot cake. I'd be interested to hear if anyone's had their version lately? I recall it being very moist, lots of pineapple, with a cream cheese icing. It came decorated with coconut all along the sides.

[Ted Richards]

My favourite has always been Carole's Cheesecake Company - we used it as our wedding cake. You can often find it at the Loblaw's at Queen's Quay and Jarvis (and probably lots of other places).

[desserto]

Yes, Carole's Classic Carrot Cake is my favourite too. You can order one from Decadent Desserts in First Canadian Place or Brookfield Place.

[childofthestorm]

I love the one they serve at Edward Levesque's in Leslieville. They also sell whole cakes to go with advance notice. My favourite in Toronto for sure.

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Edward Levesque's
1290 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L1C4, CA

[trane]

Not to thread hijack, but are there any places that make the carrot on top out of marzipan instead of icing? I seem to recall this being a feature of the best carrot cakes of my yotuh.

[Otonabee]

For me, the Carrot Cake at Remarkable Bean on Queen in the Beaches is the hands down winner. Really amazing icing (lots!) and cake!... Don't know if you can buy a whole cake or not, but nothing lost by asking.

great now I am thinking about it!!

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Remarkable Bean
2242 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4E, CA