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Coconut Carrot Cake Recipe

aspicyperspective.com · 2024 · 18 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More salt than 98% of recipes and less leavening than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Less leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 99%, 35th percentileSugar: 120%, 58th percentileFat: 87%, 64th percentileEgg: 60%, 28th percentileSpice: 2.3%, 66th percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 21st percentileSalt: 2.7%, 99th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 333 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch≈ 32 g
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice blend (or apple pie spice blend)≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted)≈ 291 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 cups freshly shredded carrots≈ 330 g
  • 1 cup shredded coconut≈ 85 g
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)≈ 120 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 12 ounces cream cheese (softened)340 g
  • 6 ounces unsalted butter (softened)170 g
  • 7-8 cups powdered sugar≈ 900 g
  • 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut for garnish≈ 356 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 333 gbatter 1828 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.

  • Carrot99% · 35th percentile
  • Sugar120% · 58th percentile
  • Fat87% · 64th percentile
  • Egg60% · 28th percentile
  • Spice2.3% · 66th percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 21st percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 99th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 40 minutes

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