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Classic carrot cake

Barney Desmazery · bbcgoodfood.com · 2022 · Cuts into 12-14 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More egg than 94% of recipes and more fat than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 94% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More fat than 80% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
Carrot: 125%, 68th percentileSugar: 138%, 71st percentileFat: 100%, 82nd percentileEgg: 100%, 96th percentileSpice: 1.7%, 46th percentileLeavening: 5.3%, 63rd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • vegetable oil for the tinsn/a
  • 200g butter softened200 g
  • 200g light muscovado sugar200 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 150g self-raising flour150 g
  • 50g rye or spelt flour (optional – use a total of 200g self-raising flour if you prefer)50 g
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • ¼ tsp mixed spice≈ 0.7 g
  • 250g (about 3 medium) carrots trimmed and coarsely grated250 g
  • 75g raisins or sultanas75 g
  • 75g light muscovado sugar75 g
  • 100g pecans100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 150g butter softened150 g
  • 150g icing sugar150 g
  • 340g full-fat soft cheese340 g
  • ½ lemon zestedn/a

flour 200 gbatter 1306 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Carrot125% · 68th percentile
  • Sugar138% · 71st percentile
  • Fat100% · 82nd percentile
  • Egg100% · 96th percentile
  • Spice1.7% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening5.3% · 63rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 40 minutes

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