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Classic Carrot Cake

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2020 · 1

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 82% of recipes and more spice than 88%.

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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 82% of recipes: 139% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More spice than 88% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • Less fat than 81% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More salt than 80% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3 times as much.
Carrot: 139%, 83rd percentileSugar: 92%, 36th percentileFat: 50%, 19th percentileEgg: 62%, 33rd percentileSpice: 3.6%, 89th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 34th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 82nd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 1 cup (100g) walnuts, chopped100 g
  • 16 oz. (450g) carrots, grated450 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar (fine)*200 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar*100 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract*≈ 8 g
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) vegetable oil≈ 164 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (325g) stronger all-purpose flour*325 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon*≈ 5 g
  • 2 tsp. ground ginger*≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg*≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 tsp. salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 12 oz. (340g) cream cheese, at room temperature340 g
  • 6 oz. (170g) butter, at room temperature170 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract*≈ 8 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 cups (260g) confectioners‘ sugar260 g
  • 3.5 oz. (100g) walnuts, chopped100 g

flour 325 gbatter 1822 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.

  • Carrot139% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar92% · 36th percentile
  • Fat50% · 19th percentile
  • Egg62% · 33rd percentile
  • Spice3.6% · 89th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 82nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
8 to 10 minutes
median 40 minutes

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