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Homemade Carrot Cake Recipe

Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2021 · 12-15 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less leavening than 85% of recipes and more salt 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.

  • Less leavening than 85% of recipes: 3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • 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: 118%, 58th percentileSugar: 136%, 70th percentileFat: 78%, 51st percentileEgg: 71%, 55th percentileSpice: 2%, 52nd percentileLeavening: 3%, 13th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 82nd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 3 cups raw carrots, peeled and grated≈ 330 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 cups (380g) granulated sugar380 g
  • 1 cup (236ml) vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour280 g
  • 2 teaspoons (5g) ground cinnamon5 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8.5g) baking soda9 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5g) salt5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 cup (116g) walnuts or pecans, chopped (optional)116 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, cold226 g
  • 12 ounces (339g) full fat cream cheese, cold339 g
  • 6-7 cups (911g) powdered sugar911 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 2 teaspoons (9ml) heavy whipping cream or milk≈ 10 g
  • 1 ½ cups (174g) walnuts, chopped (optional)174 g

flour 280 gbatter 1543 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.

  • Carrot118% · 58th percentile
  • Sugar136% · 70th percentile
  • Fat78% · 51st percentile
  • Egg71% · 55th percentile
  • Spice2% · 52nd percentile
  • Leavening3% · 13th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 82nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
28 to 35 minutes
median 40 minutes

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