What's In Season: Carrots

What’s In Season: Carrots – Sweet, Vibrant, and Perfect for April 🥕

What better way to round out a fun and flavorful April than with an ode to one of spring’s most underrated stars — the carrot! Sweet, vibrant, and earthy with just a hint of spice, fresh spring carrots are a true seasonal treasure.

Carrots are at their best in spring — tender, juicy, and bursting with natural sweetness. They come in a rainbow of colors and bring a rich, subtly spiced depth to both savory and sweet dishes. Tessa of Tum Tum puts it perfectly:

“Fresh spring carrots are sweet with a hint of spice, they’re juicy and come in a wonderful array of colors. The flavors & moisture help create a fantastic carrot cake.”

The Star of the Show: Tum Tum’s April Cake 🎂

Say hello to April’s featured dessert: a chai-spiced carrot cake layered with yuzu cream cheese filling and finished with a dreamy salted sweet cream buttercream. The warmth of chai spices complements the natural flavor of the carrots, while the yuzu adds a bright citrus zing to lift every bite. It’s the perfect balance of cozy and refreshing — just like spring itself.

Sip Into the Season: Carrot Citrus Cocktail 🍹

To complement our carrot cake, we’ve crafted the ultimate spring sipper: the Carrot Citrus Cocktail. Bright, crisp, and full of sunny citrus notes, it’s the ideal partner to our April cake and a lovely way to toast to longer days and blooming gardens.

Ingredients:

2 oz of carrot juice 

1 oz of orange juice 

.75 oz of lemon juice 

1 tsp of honey 

2 oz of gin 

Corse sugar for rim 

In a shaker, add

-2 oz of carrot juice 

-1 oz of orange juice 

-.75 oz of lemon juice 

-1 tsp of honey 

-2 oz of gin 

Shake and pour into coup glass

Whether you’re in it for the cake, the cocktail, or just celebrating what’s fresh and in season, April is all about embracing the natural sweetness and vibrant charm of the humble carrot.