Updated: July 26, 2026
If I had to choose a favorite cake, it wouldn’t even really be a question.
It’s one of the things in this world I’m absolutely certain about, you know, one of those opinions that never change, no matter how old you get or how many people try to change your mind.
Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, my answer is Carrot Cake.
Carrot Cake is, in my humble and completely unqualified opinion, the best cake that ever caked. It’s spicy, it’s sweet, it’s everything.
If you are looking to get yourself a slice of this carroty goodness, I have some recommendations. Columbus takes its role as a food city very seriously, and that includes its commitment to top-quality carrot cake. Here are the best places in Columbus to get carrot cake.
| Spot | What to order | Where |
| Cap City Fine Diner | 24K Carrot Cake | Grandview, Gahanna, Dublin |
| Mitchell’s Ocean Club | Ten Layer Carrot Cake | Easton |
| Nothing Bundt Cakes | Carrot Bundtlet | 5 metro locations |
| Mozart’s | Whole 7-inch carrot cake | Clintonville |
| Resch’s Bakery | Carrot sheet cake | Gahanna |
| Pattycake Bakery | Vegan carrot cake cupcake | Clintonville |
Cap City Fine Diner
If you’re planning on ordering a slice of 24K Carrot Cake for dessert at Cap City, make sure you plan the rest of your meal accordingly. This cake is huge, flavorful, and delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Mitchell’s Ocean Club
I’ve got four words for you: Ten. Layer. Carrot. Cake. You heard me. This giant, mega slice of cake is ten layers of carrot cake and cream cheese icing. There’s no other cake I’d rather have ten layers of. Delicious, simple, and just waiting to be devoured. What more could you ask for? It runs $19, and it’s built to share.
Nothing Bundt Cakes
The carrot cake bundt cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes is everything that is good in the world. It’s light and airy all while being moist and filling. I don’t understand it either, but I’m telling you, it’s good. You can get it in various sizes, from a single-serving Bundtlet to a full-size Bundt cake, and with five shops around the metro there’s likely one closer than you think.
Mozart’s Cafe
The fanciest carrot cake awaits you at Mozart’s Cafe. You can grab a whole cake to take home from the cafe, which means that you’ll have some to share (maybe, if you aren’t tempted to keep it all to yourself). Mozart’s follows a traditional carrot cake recipe, baked with raisins and topped with cream cheese icing and ground almonds. Oh, I almost forgot the marzipan carrots on top! Pure joy. One thing to know before you drive over: Mozart’s is only open Thursday through Saturday these days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Resch’s Bakery
Resch’s has been baking in Columbus for more than a century, and its carrot cake comes the old-school way: sheet cake with cream cheese icing. The bakery left its longtime Livingston Avenue home for a bigger shop at 150 N. Hamilton Rd in Gahanna, so point the car there, not to the old East Side address. Fair warning for the layer-cake people, carrot only comes in sheet sizes, from a small 5×7 mini up to a full sheet that can handle a graduation party. Orders are placed in person or over the phone.
Pattycake Bakery
Everything at Pattycake is vegan, and the Clintonville bakery has spent more than twenty years making that feel like a footnote instead of a warning label. The carrot cake usually shows up in cupcake form, and it converts people who think vegan dessert is a punishment. One logistics note: the shop is at 3870 N. High St now, a bit up the street from its longtime home.
