Carrot cake with royal icing - weird?

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The carrot cake that I'm serving at a birthday party has crumbled slightly on the bottom layer. I have some royal icing leftover and thought I could cover it with that, to disguise any mess. But then a part of me just doesn't associate royal icing with carrot cake. What do you think? Purely trivial, but I'm interested.

I'd think weird I'm afraid

I think you're right. Carrot cake with anything but cream cheese icing seems a bit odd. Just trying to make the best of a bad job!

It's nice! One tier of our wedding cake was carrot cake and it had royal icing. Was delicious!

If you covered the whole cake in cream cheese stuff that might hide it? And would be extra gooey

Butwhatdoyoudo..., ok, one vote of confidence!

You've now got he hankering after carrot cake! I was planning on a rhubarb and custard one today, but may have to go for carrot (with drizzled icing made from orange juice and icing sugar, just to throw another icing spanner in the works)

You can buy carrot cake with royal icing on it in the supermarket- the icing isn't very thick. So if Sainsburys sells it it must be acceptable. It tastes lovely.

Oh, and butwhatdoyoudoallday, did it have a layer of butter icing under the royal icing? Or cream cheese icing?

OK, I'm going for the royal icing. It'll cover all manner of sins .

I had to put fondant icing on a red velvet cake last month (allergy issues). I was very but it tasted lovely! On which basis I say got for it; it is cake and icing, what's not to like ;)

I'm sorry I can't remember, it was some time ago and I was drunk by the time we got to the cake

I'd probably go for cream cheese to get the traditional carrot cake taste. Or see if there are tips on google.

Thanks all . Got two cakes to decorate, so wanted to get that sorted!