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Pistachio Carrot Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 12-16

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more fat than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 185% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 109% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Carrot in the middle half of recipes: 132% 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: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 185%, 98th percentileFat: 109%, 88th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.6%, 73rd percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil≈ 273 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 2 tablespoons honey≈ 42 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 3 cups grated carrot≈ 330 g
  • 1 cup pistachios, chopped≈ 120 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature≈ 227 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk≈ 31 g
  • 1 (3.4 oz) box pistachio pudding mix96 g
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar≈ 540 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • Optional: 2 tablespoons pistachio paste≈ 30 g
  • Chopped pistachios for garnishn/a

flour 250 gbatter 1660 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.

  • Carrot132% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar185% · 98th percentile
  • Fat109% · 88th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.6% · 73rd percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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