Carrot cake, famed for its sumptuous fluffy texture and luscious icing, is hard to beat. Paired with a cup of tea or coffee, it offers the perfect pick-me-up during that afternoon slump.

Introduction If a classic carrot cake married a gooey cinnamon honeybun, this would be their delicious lovechild. This ...

In this recipe, a hankering for carrot cake led to some fortuitous improvisation. I wanted a husky, wholemeal texture and flavour but realised too late that I didn’t have wholemeal flour.

However, if you take a deep dive into the r/Old_Recipes subreddit, there are even more hilariously dubbed recipes to be found, including one cake recipe that went fittingly viral: “Divorce Carrot Cake ...