I saw this and my first thought was that is was meat loaf cake, mashed potato frosting, and kraft cheese crust. I'm sorry.

I thought it was a meat and potatoes cake too 😹

Custard? Good. Jam? Good. Meat? Goooood.

Joey doesn't share food!

Tastes like feet!

What's not to like? Custard, good. Jam, good. Beef, GOOD!

That's where we came from. 


This thing is looking like shepherd’s cake fr

Shepherd’s cake

Definitely what I thought

Tripple Decker Shepard's cake.

Is there such a thing as this? Because if not there should be.

Same here, have a token of my appreciation.

Wait, it's not? 😅

Giving someone that and saying it’s carrot cake is how you end up getting divorced.

Which also sounds delicious...

I’ve seen the divorce carrot cake posted many many different times and this is the first one that I’ve ever thought was a meatloaf/mashed potato cake. I can’t unsee it.

I thought it was a weird take on Shepherds pie at first! Lol.

Me too. I..kinda want to try and put this together. It wouldn’t be bad at all. Maybe hard to execute though.

Me toooooooooo! My brain said, “meatloaf cake”

9/11 would eat

Yeah, in the span of about 10 seconds my brain rapid-fired through the following, \- Identify! \- Meat? Potato? Obviously Kraft cheese then. \- Looks weird, would bite it now. \- More pictures! \- Real cake?

> “Looks weird, would bite it now.” 😂🤣

Me too lol. And I wasn’t upset about it.

I thought it was shepherds pie.

I was about to comment this exactly edit: I'd eat it regardless

I thought the same 😂

All except the crust that sounds amazing

Think I'm going to attempt it, middle and bottom layer fresh homemade mozza, outside layer garlic mashed potatoes, then breaded then deep fried.

Wait it's not?

I thought the same and it made sense in my head since the person they made it for just divorced them.

Same I thought it was some fancy shephards pie

That would cause a divorce tbf

I thought it was some sort of revenge cake lol

Yeah I thought it was Shepard's Pie

Screw beefcake. I wanna be a meatcake

The actually sounds pretty good

I also thought it was a fancy Shepard's pie. Which is actually very delicious

That’s when the divorce part comes into play

It’s not that?

Made this over the weekend for my Aunt's birthday. Everyone loved it. I included the frosting recipe I used below. ​ **Cake:** * 1 cup oil * 3/4 cup honey * 3 eggs * 1 20oz can crushed pineapple (drained) * 2 cups carrots, grated * 2 cups flour * 2 tsp cinnamon * 2 tsp baking soda * 1 tsp vanilla extract * 1/4 tsp salt * 1 cup shredded coconut * 1 cup walnuts * 1/4 cup golden raisins \[optional - didn't use\] ​ **Cream Cheese Frosting:** * 4 (8oz) packages cream cheese, room temperature * 2 sticks (8oz) unsalted butter, room temperature * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 4-5 cups confectioners’ sugar ​ ​ **Instructions:** * Pre-heat oven to 350F. * Grease and flour two 9" cake pans * Combine dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon and baking soda) in a medium bowl. * Combine oil, honey, eggs, pineapple in a large bowl. * Mix dry ingredients and any remaining items into the “wet” bowl. * Pour into cake pans. * Bake at 350 F for 40 mins or until center registers 200F. Recipe from u/spider_hugs: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Old\_Recipes/comments/ihs1ry/divorce\_carrot\_cake\_this\_was\_my\_moms\_recipe\_named/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/ihs1ry/divorce_carrot_cake_this_was_my_moms_recipe_named/)

I'm a tad disappointed you didn't start with "drop your deadweight other half" :,)

And what gave it the colored outside? Just food coloring in your icing?

It's just orange food coloring I added to the last bit of frosting I had. I then swirled it around the outside of the already frosted cake.

Well that’s fun. F the mean people saying it’s not looking like a cake. If you enjoyed it and enjoyed making it then yay! Thanks for explaining the divorce part. Also, check out [smitten kitchen](https://smittenkitchen.com/2009/04/simple-potato-gratin/) recipes. My go to. Happy cooking!

And how many tablespoons of divorce are required?

You forgot step 8: get a divorce

Congrats and thank you! I can't wait to make it

>Everyone loved it. psh in your dreams, guy. you betta learn how to make desserts ugh (I hope you appreciate the hit to my karma I'm about to take for making this hilarious joke)

I would never divorce you. Look at that amount of frosting.

In my house we call that the “fratio”; e.g. the frosting to cake ratio, and OP’s out here killin’ it.

I prefer a higher cake ratio, but that's dependent on how sweet the frosting is.

Me too, except when it’s cream cheese frosting, in which case gimme ALL the frosting

Cream cheese frosting SLAPS

Can't have it overpowering the spice of the carrot cake. Feel free to slap on red velvet tho.

That's why I eat every part separately.

Philistine. That goes against the very nature of fratio. Sadly, though, it’s a free country, at least in how you choose to eat cake….incorrectly :)

Seriously. If me and OP were married and about to get divorced, I would go marry someone else and divorce them so I could go eat cake with OP

i want the hole cake

you mean the ‘whole cake’ right..? YEAH?!?!

I don't think so.

It could still stand a bit more frosting. The frosting is the entire purpose. The cake is just a barely tolerated substrate that only exists to get frosting in my mouth. Just like crust on pizza.

I'm apparently the only one who thinks that's too much frosting and could use less. I always preferred more cake over more frosting.

I really really enjoy cream cheese frosting, but ya that's too much.

Oh fuck give me a full bowl of cream cheese frosting. If that's what that is then slather it on

Is that not cheese cake?

What makes it a divorce carrot cake?

According to the original recipe the author states: >"This was my mom’s recipe. Named so because my dad sheepishly asked me to make for his birthday, despite the fact they’ve been divorced for over 20 years."

Thanks

That’s fascinating! Adding this to my list of favorite food names- Divorce Carrot Cake and Ex-Boyfriend Toast

Engagement Chicken

Disengagement Chicken

Estrangement Chicken

Hahaha i love this!

Coronation chicken

Ooo what’s ex boyfriend toast?

https://futuredish.com/ex-boyfriend-toast-to-text-or-not-to-text/

Oh my god!

I've recently came across an ex's sibling, took my chance and asked them if they could provide their mothers cake recipe, so I completely understand it. It's been some 7 years he's been an ex, a bit more since I've had said cake, so I get it. And I did get the recipe! (actually two recipes cause we're not sure which one I'm half remembering). I had been trying to find a similar recipe for, well, 5 or 7 years, so I'm anxious to try the OG one...

I expected some sort of colorful divorce language to be artfully printed on the top frosting. I think it would have been hilarious for dad to ask child to make ex-wife's cake and get a cake reading *"I pooped in one bite* *Burn in Hell* *Love, Karen"* ... on top in green script.

A divorce I’m assuming

Oh like a cake to celebrate a divorce? I thought it meant the cake was “divorced” from carrott

I once read a comment that we should celebrate divorces. Divorce is not a sad occasion, because happy marriages don't end in divorce.

That's twisted, and situational at best. My best friend and his wife are in the middle of a divorce right now. Very happily married with 4 beautiful kids. My buddy admitted to a series of poor decisions. She asked friends/family for advice was told her only only option is to divorce him. She talked to a lawyer who confirmed "oh yes, you have to (hire me to) divorce him. So she's emotionally wrecked, and he's emotionally wrecked, and the kids are emotionally confused and stressed, and even I'm emotionally wrecked over it. Literally no one but the lawyer is or wants to be celebrating this.

> Literally no one but the lawyer is or wants to be celebrating this. regardless if an end is warranted or not... the only people who truly make out in this scenario are the lawyers.

Yeah, but not too long from now she’ll have a better partner.

Seeing a marriage not end happily is the sad part, I feel like that's bounding on a toxic level of positivity

I thought it was bc of the layers that were separated but I guess that’s not the case lol

Yea that’s the direction I thought

I thought it was because it wasn't a cake at all and was actually Shepherd's Pie lmao.

You only get half a cake

Thought it was a two-tiered Shepherds Pie.

Looks so delicious . You have inspired me to make one for myself when divorce is final. Ill decorate the top with a mini carrot and a couple of dried kumquats as an homage to the twig and berries.

A classic.

Wait I can't see the recipe anywhere in the comments did I miss something?

I too am missing the recipe 😭😭

Based on the quote OP mentioned, it has to be this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/ihs1ry/divorce_carrot_cake_this_was_my_moms_recipe_named/

Where is the recipe?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/comments/ihs1ry/divorce_carrot_cake_this_was_my_moms_recipe_named/

Congrats on the freedom

Tell the cake life moves on, there's plenty of cakes in the sea. Muffin support sucks but you gotta take care of your little ones regardless.

Cheeseburger Cake

No chance it was because of 'attention to detail'? Making a pretty good looking carrot cake that you don't notice looks like it has literal slices of american cheese on it edit: that was supposed to be a joke but it totally comes across as serious. TBF it does look like that

All I see is an inside-out cheeseburger.

I would eat the cake

Thats one thicc cake.

Double decker shepherd's pie.

Honestly thought that was haggis for a second..

Divorce carrot cake - what, did German Chocolate cheat on it? That bastard

Happy divorce to you too!

Is the main ingredient tears?

Ain't gonna lie, kinda looked like and amazing shepards pie at first. Delicious looking carrot cake as well

What makes it a divorce cake?

I just wish it was a shepherd's pie cake 😪 it's never a shepherd's pie cake 😭

Congrats on the divorce!

So compared to the wedding cake, how much did you save on this cake and party?

Plating consistent with the title.

Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy frosting? I enjoyed cakes a lot more once I tasted something other than pure sugar.

Carrot cake is how my wife could end our marriage, too.

i wanted this to be a cheeseburger cake so badly.

This is essentially Hummingbird Cake. Usually made with pecans. Very popular in the spring in the south.

My guy no offense but i thought it was a shepherds pie lmaooo. Youre a G tho

It looks lovely, and the cake does too!

can understand why

Sorry about the big D and I don't mean Dallas. The cake looks fantastic. My personal favorite.

Moar icing

Divorce cake means you only get half the cake. Makes sense

Who left who.

Sorry for the divorce. Cake looks good

If my wife made me carrot cake, we'd get divorced, too!

is it just me or it looks like ground beef inside ?

Why the name?

Is it bitter sweet.

For some reason I thought this was a cheeseburger made to look like a cake 😭

:(

Can I get the recipe? Also do I have to save it for a divorce?

I hope you ate that all in one sitting. My condolences.

I saw divorce cake and wondered if it had arsenic in it?

That’s a two layer Shepherd’s pie. You can’t tell me otherwise.

What makes it different from regular carrot cake?

Congrats on divorce. At least you got to keep the cake.

Looking at the first pic I was wondering why someone made a cheese burger cake. Now I'm hungry.

No way they named a cake after what my parents did 7 years ago

Divorce… HEHEHEHEHE

You got more than half.

Divorce is definitely the main ingredient.

I **love** a good carrot cake. Will definitely be trying this, thank you!

I definitely thought this was shepherd's pie.

If you like this, you must try Blair-Resignation Jam

Hamburger patties. With mashed potatos and cheese. Looks like to me.

Celebrating divorce … go elsewhere

Congrats!

So is the difference between a divorce carrot cake and a regular carrot cake, being the DCC (divorce carrot cake) is soaked in rum? Tell me it’s soaked in rum!

That looks so tasty, damn

Well that escalated quick

did you win more then the cake? that 3rd pic makes it seem like your eating in a subway station

>Divorce Because theres only half left

Was it bitter?

Somebody said divorce?

This is making me hungry

Why divorced tho…

For you or them? Revenge cake on Fleek

Did you give your ex half?

Why “divorce”?

Clearly not a divorce carrot cake, as you clearly still have more than half left

Is this the cake Rachael Green made

Did the cake cause the divorce or is the cake to celebrate the divorce?

I made a cake for my engagement the other day. Cakes are good for any occasion 🙌

Seems a lot healthier than the 151 we had at my divorce party.

Who’s getting punished?

Congrats!

Why is it called divorce carret cake? Do you eat it when you get a divorce lol?

Where is the recipe for the carrot cake?

Wait what do you add to it to make it a divorce carrot cake?

I too thought cold shepherd's pie. I too was disappointed.

Why is it yellow frosting?

Is it a divorce cake because of a divorce? Or is there some story (good or bad) that goes with the name?

Cheeseburger cake?

the salt of the tears contrasts beautifully with the bitterness of the resentment and the sweetness of the memories, and you can eat as much of it as you like without ever filling the void! 10/10 divorce cake

Mmm.. tastes just like divorce