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Carrot Cake with The BEST Cream Cheese Frosting

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2026 · 1 9" Layer Cake

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More spice than 83% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More spice than 83% of recipes: 3.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 136% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
Carrot: 122%, 66th percentileSugar: 136%, 70th percentileFat: 73%, 44th percentileEgg: 67%, 46th percentileSpice: 3.3%, 84th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 28th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 52nd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 6 large eggs (room temperature )≈ 300 g
  • 2 cups (398g) granulated sugar398 g
  • 1 cup (213g) light brown sugar (packed )213 g
  • 1 and 1/2 cups (340ml) canola oil≈ 327 g
  • 1 and 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce≈ 319 g
  • 3/4 cup (171g) sour cream171 g
  • 1 tablespoon (14ml) vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 3 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 9 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 2.6 g
  • 3 and 3/4 cups (450g) all-purpose flour450 g
  • 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 5 cups coarsely grated carrots≈ 550 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 ounces (454g) full-fat cream cheese (room temperature )454 g
  • 8 ounces (227g) unsalted butter (room temperature )227 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (14ml) vanilla pure extract≈ 13 g
  • 5 and 1/2 cups (641g) confectioners' sugar (sifted, more only if needed )641 g

flour 450 gbatter 2776 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.

  • Carrot122% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar136% · 70th percentile
  • Fat73% · 44th percentile
  • Egg67% · 46th percentile
  • Spice3.3% · 84th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 28th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 52nd percentile

Oven

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

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