Maybe you’ve been told that carrot cake was a way for beleaguered bakers in times of rationing to keep producing sweet treats for the masses. But that’d be grade A artisanal baloney. George Washington served carrot cake at parties. 19th century French cookbooks written for wealthy kitchens published recipes for carrot cake. In other words, carrot cake is rich eating. While the exact creator of modern, cream-cheese-shellacked American carrot cake are pretty disputed, everyone agrees that it originates in Medieval palace cooking as a steamed or b