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Carrot Cake Sheet Cake Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2022 · 16 people

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 81% 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 sugar than 81% of recipes: 159% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Carrot in the middle half of recipes: 120% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
Carrot: 120%, 60th percentileSugar: 159%, 82nd percentileFat: 77%, 48th percentileEgg: 70%, 52nd percentileSpice: 1.8%, 49th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 42nd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 62nd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups (10 oz/284 g) all-purpose flour284 g
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 4 large eggs ((at room temperature))≈ 200 g
  • 2 cups (16 oz/450 g) granulated sugar450 g
  • 1 cup (8 fl oz/240 ml) vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 3 cups (12 oz/340 g) finely grated carrots340 g
  • ¾ cups (3 ¾ oz/105 g) toasted walnuts, chopped (optional)105 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frostingn/a

flour 284 gbatter 1618 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.

  • Carrot120% · 60th percentile
  • Sugar159% · 82nd percentile
  • Fat77% · 48th percentile
  • Egg70% · 52nd percentile
  • Spice1.8% · 49th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 42nd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 62nd percentile

Oven

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

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