Submitted by IsmeeKhay t3_10ookz7 in ColumbiaMD
Are there any places in or around Columbia to get gluten free carrot cake (cupcakes or whatever)?
The places I found are either unclear (Touché Touchet) or only have vanilla or chocolate (Aunt Katherine’s kitchen).
It doesn’t have to be local to Columbia. I don’t mind traveling a bit as it’s for my son’s birthday.
My mom lives near there, so this is great. Thanks!
it is a 100% GF facility and the menu is delicious too.
Sounds like a dream for my boy since we haven’t been to many places where he could just order anything off of the menu. Thanks!
Roots Market in Clarksville does custom cakes and cupcakes. They have a wheat-free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting cupcake on their signature cupcakes menu (bottom of the page). https://rootsmkt.com/catering/
Oh wow! This is awesome. Thank you so much. I signed up for their rewards program and got $5 off. I’m going to check them out as it seems they have a lot of gluten free options outside of cakes! I’m so excited for my boy. You’re awesome.
Kupcakes and Co make really good GF cupcakes. My SO is GF and I am not but I can vouch they are very good. Easily the best in the area. (for GF maybe in MD)
(edit: doesn't look like they have GF carrot cake at the moment)
I saw that too, but it still might be nice for an occasional treat, (or just because) especially if they’re that good. Thanks for the recommendation.
I don’t know if they have what you’re looking for, but I’d try Roggenart and/or Bonheur Patisserie & Deli.
Ok. I’m going to look them up. Thank you.
I can't speak to carrot cake specifically, but when I visited the new bakery in the 3rd, I was very impressed with the number of allergen friendly desserts they offered. https://www.applecorebakes.com/
Thanks, will check out their site!
Years ago, Great Sage in Clarksville had an amazing g-free carrot cake. But I don’t know if that restaurant is even around anymore? Sanctuary Modern Kitchen in Frederick is my go-to for g-free desserts. Don’t know if they do carrot cake, though.
Thirding the carrot cake at Roots/Great Sage. FYI, they are both at the same location, part of "Conscious Corner." Great Sage always has the carrot cake, and Roots always has the cupcakes in stock, though for whatever reason I like the cake a bit more. But, like someone else said, Roots does catering/custom orders so I'm sure they can get you a full cake.
This is awesome! Thank you so much. Why do you like the cake over the cupcakes? Is it a texture or taste thing?
I'm pretty sure they come from the same bakery, so it's gotta be a frosting/cake ratio thing, and I like more frosting throughout. Both are really good though, so you can't go wrong with either. The cake was my favorite carrot cake before I discovered my gluten issues too.
Also, if you do end up at Roots for GF goodies, make sure to grab one of their oatmeal whoopie pies. They have a bunch of other wheat-free options, but the whoopie pie and carrot (cup)cake are my go-to sweets there.
Ah, okay! I totally get the frosting thing. Thanks for the breakdown. It’s pretty reassuring that you enjoyed the cake before a gluten intolerance.
And thank you for tip about the whoopie pies! We like sweets in this house, but it has been hard to find ones that are tasty enough for him. So I love that it seems we have an outlet to try new things.
So many options to explore at Roots! You sound like a good mom :-)
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