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The BEST Carrot Cake Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2023 · 10 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 97% of recipes and more sugar than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 97% of recipes: 132% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More sugar than 90% of recipes: 161% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More leavening than 95% of recipes: 8.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More egg than 85% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Carrot: 89%, 30th percentileSugar: 161%, 91st percentileFat: 132%, 98th percentileEgg: 81%, 86th percentileSpice: 2.7%, 75th percentileLeavening: 8.5%, 97th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 0.7 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 cups (248g) all purpose flour248 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 ½ cups (355ml) vegetable oil≈ 327 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) unsweetened applesauce≈ 128 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 ½ cups (300g) brown sugar300 g
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar100 g
  • 2 cups shredded carrots (from about 4-6 carrots)≈ 220 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 ounces (452g) cream cheese (softened)452 g
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened)226 g
  • 3 ½ cups (396g) powdered sugar396 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 ½ cups chopped pecans≈ 165 g

flour 248 gbatter 1558 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.

  • Carrot89% · 30th percentile
  • Sugar161% · 91st percentile
  • Fat132% · 98th percentile
  • Egg81% · 86th percentile
  • Spice2.7% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening8.5% · 97th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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