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Perfect Carrot Cake

Jenna Barnard · butternutbakeryblog.com · 2025 · 10-12 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less egg than 76% 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.

  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Spice in the middle half of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Carrot: 98%, 34th percentileSugar: 119%, 56th percentileFat: 88%, 69th percentileEgg: 59%, 23rd percentileSpice: 2.7%, 75th percentileLeavening: 4.7%, 44th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 55th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 1/2 cups (250g) peeled and finely grated carrots250 g
  • 2 cups (256g) all-purpose flour, spooned into the cups then leveled256 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 2 tsp cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/8 tsp clove≈ 0.3 g
  • 1 cup (225g) vegetable or canola oil225 g
  • 3/4 cup (155g) light brown sugar, packed155 g
  • 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3/4 cup (180g) sour cream or full fat Greek yogurt180 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Orange gel food coloringn/a
  • Green gel food coloringn/a
  • Brown gel food coloringn/a
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts≈ 30 g

flour 256 gbatter 1395 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.

  • Carrot98% · 34th percentile
  • Sugar119% · 56th percentile
  • Fat88% · 69th percentile
  • Egg59% · 23rd percentile
  • Spice2.7% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening4.7% · 44th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 55th percentile

Oven

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

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