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Carrot Cake Coffee Cake

Laura Rege · delish.com · 2020 · 6 - 8 serving(s)

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 99% of recipes and more spice than 98%.

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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 99% of recipes: 219% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%, about twice as much.
  • More spice than 98% of recipes: 6.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 93% of recipes: 125% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4.5 times as much.
Carrot: 145%, 86th percentileSugar: 219%, 100th percentileFat: 125%, 94th percentileEgg: 64%, 39th percentileSpice: 6.2%, 99th percentileLeavening: 4.4%, 39th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 99th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 1 c. packed brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted≈ 226 g
  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 c. toasted pecans≈ 110 g
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 2 tsp. ground ginger≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 c. granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 c. packed dark brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3/4 c. vegetable oil≈ 164 g
  • 1 c. buttermilk, room temperature≈ 244 g
  • 1 lb. carrots, peeled, coarsely grated454 g

flour 313 gbatter 2444 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.

  • Carrot145% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar219% · 100th percentile
  • Fat125% · 94th percentile
  • Egg64% · 39th percentile
  • Spice6.2% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening4.4% · 39th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 99th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 40 minutes

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