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Carrot Cake

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2018 · 12 serving(s)

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 83% of recipes and more salt than 83%.

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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 83% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3 times as much.
Carrot: 108%, 51st percentileSugar: 125%, 61st percentileFat: 102%, 83rd percentileEgg: 63%, 34th percentileSpice: 1.6%, 43rd percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 85th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 2 3/4 c. (320 g.) all-purpose flour320 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2 c. (400 g.) granulated sugar400 g
  • 1 1/2 c. vegetable oil≈ 327 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 1/2 c. (347 g.) shredded peeled carrots347 g
  • 1 c. raisins≈ 150 g
  • 1 c. toasted pecans, coarsely chopped≈ 110 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened454 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 8 c. (960 g.) confectioners' sugar960 g
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • Coarsely chopped toasted pecans, for servingn/a

flour 320 gbatter 1885 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.

  • Carrot108% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar125% · 61st percentile
  • Fat102% · 83rd percentile
  • Egg63% · 34th percentile
  • Spice1.6% · 43rd percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 40 minutes

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