Lloyd's Carrot Cake

"When Lloyd Adams opened Lloyd’s Carrot Cake in 1986, with a recipe passed down from his grandmother in St. Thomas, an iconic New York City dessert was born. Lloyd’s carrot cake is almost like a dense, moist muffin (they grate their carrots twice). The thick, not-so-spicy single-layer slab is slathered with only lightly tangy cream cheese frosting, and you can choose if you want your cake with nuts and raisins, or nothing at all. Assuming your dietary restrictions allow, you should opt in. The added texture levels up each bite. Like the original shop, the small East Harlem storefront has no seating. Cake boxes and round baking pans stack nearly to the ceiling, and the walls are painted a peachy shade of orange. When you stop by, certainly try the cake that made Lloyd’s famous. But we actually prefer their red velvet, which has a sweet, nutty soak and a soft crumb. photo credit: Emily Schindler photo credit: Emily Schindler photo credit: Emily Schindler" - Molly Fitzpatrick

"Lloyd’s Carrot Cake is famous for its dense wedges of classic carrot cake, available with or without walnuts and raisins." - Juliet Izon

"Lloyd’s is an iconic bakery in the Bronx that’s famous for carrot cake, and while there’s no seating or space to hang out here, it’s worth a visit because the cake is that good. Their carrot cake comes in both raisin and raisin-free options, and it’s perfectly dense, moist, and packed with flavor. You can get single cupcakes to grab and go, but note that larger quantities need to be ordered three days in advance. Their carrot cake comes in cupcake form, and they also make chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet flavors. " - Carina Finn Koeppicus

"Lloyd’s is an iconic bakery in the Bronx that’s famous for carrot cake, and while there’s no seating or space to hang out here, it’s worth a visit because the cake is that good. Their carrot cake comes in both raisin and raisin-free options, and it’s perfectly dense, moist, and packed with flavor. You can get single cupcakes to grab and go, but note that larger quantities need to be ordered three days in advance. The carrot cake also comes in cupcake form, and they also make chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet flavors." - Carina Finn

"During Campbell-Adams’s tenure, Lloyd’s Carrot Cake opened a second East Harlem location in 2011, while the bakery’s original Riverdale flagship expanded into a neighborhood storefront in 2016." - Luke Fortney