Carrot Cake Club
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Monthly tastings • Serious about cake, not ourselves

On a mission to find the best carrot cake in town.

Once a month we meet at a bakery, restaurant, or hidden gem, order carrot cake and cocktails, and rate every slice using our highly scientific (but slightly tipsy) scorecard.

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No membership fee. You just pay for your cake, drinks, and terrible puns.

How the Carrot Cake Club works

The goal is simple: eat carrot cake, have fun, and crown the best slice in the city (with receipts to prove it).

1

We pick a spot

Each month we vote on a bakery, café, or restaurant that serves carrot cake. We try to mix classics everyone knows with new places we’ve never tried.

2

You show up hungry

You order a slice of carrot cake (and whatever you’d like to drink). We encourage cocktail pairings, mocktails, or a good coffee – your call.

3

We rate, debate & rank

Using our scorecard, we rate cake texture, frosting, spice, nuts, presentation, and overall vibes. Scores get logged so we can build an official Carrot Cake Power Rankings list.

Upcoming tastings

Locations are suggestions — we confirm each month once we’ve checked hours, reservations, and whether they actually have carrot cake that day.

Month 1
Neighborhood Bakery Throwdown
Date: First Thursday • 7:00pm
Focus: Classic carrot cake & espresso martinis

Benchmark night! This sets the standard for all future cakes.

Month 2
Restaurant Dessert Menu Tour
Date: First Thursday • 7:00pm
Focus: Fancy plating & creative twists

We hit a sit-down restaurant and see if their carrot cake is worth staying for dessert.

Month 3
Hidden Gem Hunt
Date: First Thursday • 7:00pm
Focus: Dive bars, diners & unexpected winners

The wild card night. No Instagram hype, just word-of-mouth legends.

The Official Carrot Cake Scorecard

Because “pretty good” isn’t a measurement, we use a 10-point scale for each category. Print this, screenshot it, or turn it into a little card for the table.

Slice Score

Total: / 50
Cake texture & moisture
1‒10 pts
Spice balance (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.)
1‒10 pts
Cream cheese frosting
1‒10 pts
Nuts & mix-ins (raisins, pineapple, etc.)
1‒10 pts
Presentation & overall vibes
1‒10 pts

How we break ties

If two cakes tie, we break the tie using this hierarchy:

  1. Cake texture & moisture
  2. Cream cheese frosting quality
  3. Would you order it again tomorrow?

At the end of each season we crown a Carrot Cake Champion and publish an updated Carrot Cake Club Power Rankings.

Join the Carrot Cake Club

Membership is free, but space at each tasting is limited so we can actually talk around the table. Drop your info below and we’ll email you details before each meet-up.

We’ll only email you about tastings & rankings.
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We’re casual on purpose. Think “friends at dessert” with just enough structure to keep track of which cakes win.

  • Who can join? Anyone who likes carrot cake, cocktails, or both.
  • How often? Once a month, usually on a weeknight.
  • What does it cost? There’s no club fee. You cover your own cake & drinks.
  • Can I bring a friend? Yes! Just RSVP for them so we can save them a seat.

We also have a tiny spin-off for kids & non-drinkers: Baby Carrot Club – same cake, no cocktails, extra sprinkles.

Do I have to come every month?

Nope. Come when you can. We’ll send a monthly invite and you RSVP if you’re in.

Do restaurants know we’re coming?

Yes, we reach out ahead of time so staff aren’t surprised when a table of people start taking notes on their dessert.

Can we suggest places?

Absolutely. Members can nominate spots; we rotate through the list.