Last month, Archana baked an AMAZING carrot cake for a friend using her mother’s recipe. We have been waiting for Father’s Day to recreate it for our family. Our brother-in-law LOVES carrot cake and our dad likes anything that isn’t chocolate. Rather than making a traditional carrot cake, we thought it would be fun to SUIT UP our cake in honor of Father’s Day.
This is a rather easy cake to replicate. Just bake a sheet cake, use decorating tips to draw the tie and shell border. And viola, you will have your own tie cake. We showed the cake to Dylan, and asked him who wears a tie to work, and of course he said daddy and grandpa.
Follow the directions on the original carrot cake post and make the following adjustments:
- Line a 9X13 pan with parchment paper (this is a moist cake, so the parchment paper helps prevent the cake from sticking to the pan)
- Bake the cake for 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
- Use the Kitchen-Aid Rotor Slicer/Shredder Attachment to shred the carrots
- Decorate with Toba Garrett buttercream
- Skip the second cup of walnuts used to decorate the sides of the traditional carrot cake
- Use Wilton tip 8 to draw the tie on the sheet cake
- Use Wilton tip 21 to create a shell border
- Use white chocolate chips to create the polka dot pattern on the tie
We helped Dylan make adorable paper shirt and tie presents for his father and grandfathers. They were easy to make and matched the style of our cake too.
XOXO Archana & Kanchana
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”––Jim Valvano
Adapted from Pat Loomis
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Stand Mixer: Kitchen Aid Tilt Head; Kitchen Aid Bowl Lift (we prefer the bowl lift model, but it’s more expensive)
Roter Slicer/Shredder Attachment: Kitchen Aid Attachment; Kitchen Aid Attachment Pack; Kitchen Aid Attachment Pack (we bought this attachment which came with a grinder and fruit/veggie strainer, for us it was a better value than just buying the standalone roter slicer/shredder attachment)
Bakeware Set: Calphalon 10-Piece; Calphalon 5-Piece
Cupcake Carrier: Wilton (includes cupcake and mini-cupcake pans)
These are all super cute ideas. I’m absolutely in love with the suit and tie cake!
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It sounds delicious & I love the fun theme you did for Father’s day. Great post, thanks for sharing.
How fun is that cake! Love this!
I think this cake is so cute and creative, especially for a birthday boy! I really love it.
I love carrot cake! I used to make it all the time for my late wife. I’ll add this to my recipe book.
That is a great cake. My oldest son turns 36 tomorrow. I wish he lived closer, I’d make him this cake!
Such an adorable cake and it’s easy to do! Would definitely try this out this coming father’s day for sure!
Love carrot cakes but Suit UP would be a good one for my husband!!!
Aww, the cake is so cute and colourful. What a lucky man!