Best Carrot Cakes in Penang

Missing grandma and her baking magic? Then you’ve got to visit this vibrant restaurant for its cakes and pastries made with love. The carrot cake is interwoven with raisins and walnuts, and is liberally topped with cream cheese icing. Pair your cake with their freshly brewed coffee and enhance the moment of togetherness with your convives. 

A spot that can never be overlooked by cake-lovers, Jan's Homemade Cakes is fame and fabled as the cake cognoscenti of Penang. Housed in a less renowned place for eateries, yet it’s just raining orders all the time. Their carrot walnut cake with cheese frosting is among the top-sellers. Generous slices of moist carrot cake matched with velvety cheese frosting and walnuts. So worthy, during the next visit, you’ll opt for the whole cake and celebrate daily!

Renowned as a must-visit in Pearl of the Orient, the blissful blend of antique Chinese furniture and a treasure trove of arts at every corner of the restaurant will definitely make it a memorable visit. But that’s not all. You’ll join regular patrons making a beeline for the array of cakes where their carrot cake – dense and moist with a precise blend of sweetness and harmonised with cream cheese frosting, will lure you.

Rather secluded yet booming with customers for mouthwatering big breakfasts and brunches, their best kept secret is the carrot cake, where many discerning palates have crowned it the best in the island. It’s so good, as soon as the last chunk of cake glides down your throat, your heart races for another slice. Despite being small in size, it’s packed with flavours; nuttiness of the walnut amalgams with carrot, raisins, cinnamon and luscious cream cheese icing. 

If you’re active on Instagram and Penang food blogs, this cafe in a pre-war building does not need any introduction. Patrons go head over heels for their wood-fired bagels and rejuvenating home-made yogurts. The idyllic piece of puzzle that completes a harmonious meal here is their carrot cake, somewhat underrated till it reaches your palate. Each bite is an explosion of grated bits of carrots, walnuts, raisins and smooth cream cheese frosting - simply carrotlicious! 

Luscious carrot cake and a scoop of vanilla cream – certainly a match made in heaven. Where do you get the finest duo in a city sprouting with cafes? Hit this pit stop that mesmerises your eyes with retro style interior and quirky decor that sets you grinning. Their signature pancakes and spaghetti do steal the show, but your climax should end with their soothing carrot cake which melts in your mouth blissfully.