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carrotcake met honing en citroentijm-ricotta

Original in Dutch

delicious. · deliciousmagazine.nl · 2026 · 8 personen

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and less 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.

  • Less egg than 98% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 90% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less carrot than 88% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less fat than 78% of recipes: 54% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
Carrot: 72%, 12th percentileSugar: 65%, 10th percentileFat: 54%, 21st percentileEgg: 30%, 2nd percentileSpice: 1.2%, 33rd percentileLeavening: 5%, 56th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 335 g zelfrijzend bakmeel, (gezeefd)335 g
  • 1½ tl gemberpoeder≈ 7 g
  • 1½ tl kaneelpoeder≈ 3.9 g
  • 180 g boter, (op kamertemperatuur + extra om mee in te vetten)180 g
  • 125 g donkere basterdsuiker125 g
  • 4 el vloeibare honing + extra om mee te besprenkelen≈ 84 g
  • 2 eieren (L)≈ 100 g
  • 240 g fijn geraspte wortels, (uitgelekt)240 g
  • 80 ml karnemelk≈ 83 g
  • 1 biocitroenn/a
  • 250 g ricotta, (glad geroerd)250 g
  • 3 el citroentijmblaadjes, (of gewone tijm + extra takjes om mee te garneren)≈ 44 g
  • 1 tl vloeibare honing≈ 7 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 120 g poedersuiker120 g
  • 2 el citroensap≈ 30 g

flour 335 gbatter 1459 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Carrot72% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar65% · 10th percentile
  • Fat54% · 21st percentile
  • Egg30% · 2nd percentile
  • Spice1.2% · 33rd percentile
  • Leavening5% · 56th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
70 minutes
median 40 minutes

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