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Party Carrot Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 16-20

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 93% of recipes and more fat than 90%.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 260 carrot cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More carrot than 93% of recipes: 176% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More fat than 90% of recipes: 112% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More sugar than 75% of recipes: 146% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Carrot: 176%, 94th percentileSugar: 146%, 76th percentileFat: 112%, 91st percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.6%, 73rd percentileLeavening: 5.3%, 63rd percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled≈ 170 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 4 cups carrot, grated≈ 440 g
  • 1/4 cup raisins≈ 38 g
  • 1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped≈ 28 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature227 g
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 250 gbatter 1630 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 260 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Carrot176% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar146% · 76th percentile
  • Fat112% · 91st percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.6% · 73rd percentile
  • Leavening5.3% · 63rd percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
24 to 26 minutes
median 40 minutes

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