Is carrot cake british or american?

Question

hi, i was recently in england where i first had carrot cake which i love! i thought it was a traditional english dish but ive heard it was american, which one is it?

Answer 1

Made in England, (like everything used to be).

Answer 2

british

Carrots have been used in sweet cakes since the medieval period, during which time sweeteners were scarce and expensive, while carrots, which contain more sugar than any other vegetable besides the sugar beet, were much easier to come by and were used to make sweet desserts.[2] The popularity of carrot cake was likely revived in Britain because of rationing during the Second World War.[3]

Carrot cakes first became commonly available in restaurants and cafeterias in the United States in the early 1960s. They were at first a novelty item, but people liked them so much that carrot cake became standard dessert fare.[citation needed] In 2005, the American-based Food Network listed carrot cake, with its cream-cheese icing, as number five of the top five fad foods of the 1970s.

Answer 3

People make carrot cake all over the world.

Answer 4

That depends on where the carrots were grown.

Answer 5

i'd say carrot cake is british

Answer 6

BRITISH DISH GOES BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS

Answer 7

I'm pretty sure it's American cos i heard of it there alot sooner than i had here .

Answer 8

australian