Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients (20)

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
• 2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 9 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
• 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
• 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
• 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 220 g
• 1 cup avocado oil≈ 218 g
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 6 g
• 3 cups freshly grated carrots≈ 330 g
• 1 cup chopped walnuts≈ 120 g
• ½ cup raisins≈ 75 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 6 ounces cream cheese (softened)170 g
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)≈ 85 g
• 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g
• Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 313 gbatter 1710 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.

• Carrot106% · 48th percentile · median 107%
• Sugar134% · 68th percentile · median 107%
• Fat70% · 39th percentile · median 78%
• Egg64% · 39th percentile · median 68%
• Spice2.3% · 66th percentile · median 1.9%
• Leavening4.9% · 52nd percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt1.9% · 85th percentile · median 0.6%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

30 to 35 minutes

median 40 minutes