Should carrot cake have raisins in?

[Reallybadidea]

Planning to make a carrot cake to take to work tomorrow. I know some people hate raisins but the recipe I generally use has them as an ingredient. I will abide by the MN jury.

YABU = dried fruit is an abomination, leave them out.
YANBU = raisins are a welcome addition to a moist carrot cake.

No, it should be dates.

Absolutely

Dates?!

Dates?

No!

The recipe I use has them in and everyone raves about it.

It also has orange zest in it...it is the carrot cake of kings.

Raisins - no
Sultanas - yes

@blondiebrowneyes can you post the recipe for the carrot cake with dates in? I might try it next time

NO

I made courgette bread once. It was not nice

Oh dear........whatever gave you the idea that it would be nice?

Go and sit on the step and think about what you have done Lordfrontpaw ..

Ooh I wish I worked with you! 😋 Love Carrot cake. I have had one from memory with raisins in, but no generally because of all the others I have seen that the shops sell etc, they don't go in Carrot cake.

Raisins are lovely and I will eat packets of them happily but I've yet to find a single baked item they improve.

Biting into my treat to find an unexpected raisin ruins it for me and I'll stop eating it.

No cake should have raisins (or worse sultanas). Revolting little cake ruiners.

Nooooo!

No dates, but with ground almonds, pistachios and coconut, this looks tasty if you fancy a different take on carrot cake?

a-littlebird.com/2014/05/07/sabrina-ghayours-persiana/

I love dried fruit, and raisins, but never heard of them in a carrot cake before!
So I've gone YABU.

I'm obviously in the wrong place. If I bought a carrot cake and found it had no sultanas or some sort of curranty thing, I would chuck it in the bin!

The bin being my mouth

My carrot cake is legendary and much revered. It has no nuts in it despite what the recipe says (because I don’t like nuts) and I replace them with sultanas. Everyone loves it except one friend who picks out the sultanas!

Oh and it has orange zest and juice in it too. It’s mega-moist. Yum!

Sultanas are acceptable but not essential. I get very upset when I discover carrot cake that has been polluted by nuts. I don't like nuts anyway but find them particularly offensive in/on top of carrot cake.

No raisins 🤢 can highly recommended this recipe cakesbakesandotherbits.com/2012/05/15/carrot-pineapple-and-walnut-cake/

www.thespruceeats.com/baby-food-carrot-cake-cream-cheese-3052447

My favourite carrot cake is a layered cake with pureed carrots instead of shredded. It's a bit like this but I boil and puree the carrots instead of using baby food.

@Myshitisreal, I suspect your recipe may well become a favourite too.

Thank you for posting it!

Wrt orange zest - if anyone wants to elevate pecan pie to the level of 'Food Of The Gods', throw in some grated orange zest.