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Small Carrot Cake Recipe

Gemma Stafford · biggerbolderbaking.com · 2026 · 4 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 92% of recipes and more spice than 95%.

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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 92% of recipes: 162% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More spice than 95% of recipes: 4.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3.5 times as much.
Carrot: 120%, 60th percentileSugar: 162%, 93rd percentileFat: 80%, 53rd percentileEgg: 70%, 52nd percentileSpice: 4.6%, 96th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 34th percentileSalt: 2.1%, 89th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • ½ cup (2 ½ oz / 71 g) all-purpose flour71 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 large egg (, at room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • ⅔ cup (4 oz / 115 g) dark brown sugar115 g
  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) butter (, melted)57 g
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest ((optional))≈ 2 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • ¾ cup (3 oz / 85 g) peeled and finely grated carrots85 g
  • ¼ cup (1 ¼ oz / 35 g) toasted, finely chopped walnuts ( (optional))35 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (2 oz / 57 g) cream cheese (, softened)57 g
  • 3 tablespoons (1 ½ oz / 42 g) butter (, softened)42 g
  • 1 teaspoon whole milk≈ 5 g
  • 1 cup (4 oz / 115 g) powdered sugar (, sifted)115 g
  • 2 tablespoons toasted, finely chopped walnuts for garnish ( (optional))≈ 15 g

flour 71 gbatter 425 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
  • Sugar162% · 93rd percentile
  • Fat80% · 53rd percentile
  • Egg70% · 52nd percentile
  • Spice4.6% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 34th percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 89th percentile

Oven

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

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