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Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Lena Abraham · delish.com · 2020 · 12

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less carrot than 92% of recipes and less fat than 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less carrot than 92% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less fat than 92% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More spice than 93% of recipes: 4.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about 2.5 times as much.
Carrot: 64%, 7th percentileSugar: 115%, 55th percentileFat: 38%, 7th percentileEgg: 87%, 92nd percentileSpice: 4.3%, 94th percentileLeavening: 2.6%, 8th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 74th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 1/2 c. vegetable oil, plus more for pans≈ 109 g
  • 3 c. almond flour, plus more for pans≈ 288 g
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1 1/2 c. packed light brown sugar≈ 330 g
  • 2 tsp. freshly grated ginger≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 medium carrots, peeled and shredded (about 2 cups)≈ 183 g
  • 1/2 c. toasted shredded unsweetened coconut≈ 119 g
  • 1/2 c. toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped, plus more for garnish≈ 60 g
  • 1/2 c. drained and chopped canned pineapple≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 3/4 c. ( 1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened≈ 170 g
  • 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar, sifted≈ 420 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g

flour 288 gbatter 1485 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.

  • Carrot64% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar115% · 55th percentile
  • Fat38% · 7th percentile
  • Egg87% · 92nd percentile
  • Spice4.3% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening2.6% · 8th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 74th percentile

Oven

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

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