Easy Carrot Cake

Ingredients (20)

• 1 cup oil (see notes for options)≈ 218 g
• 3 eggs≈ 150 g
• 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar≈ 110 g
• 1 cup white sugar≈ 200 g
• 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
• 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
• 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
• 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
• 2 tsp cinnamon≈ 5 g
• 1/4 tsp allspice≈ 0.7 g
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
• 2 cups carrots, finely shredded≈ 220 g
• 1/2 cup raisins≈ 75 g
• 8oz crushed pineapple, drained227 g
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped≈ 55 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 8oz pkg cream cheese227 g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1/4 cup salted butter, softened≈ 57 g
• 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar≈ 300 g

flour 250 gbatter 1534 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.

• Carrot88% · 27th percentile · median 107%
• Sugar124% · 61st percentile · median 107%
• Fat87% · 64th percentile · median 78%
• Egg60% · 28th percentile · median 68%
• Spice2.9% · 78th percentile · median 1.9%
• Leavening4.2% · 34th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt1.2% · 68th percentile · median 0.6%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

40 to 45 minutes

median 40 minutes