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Naked Carrot Cake

Food Network · foodnetwork.com · 2017 · 12 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More leavening than 83% of recipes and no salt, unlike 70%.

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How it compares

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

  • More leavening than 83% of recipes: 6.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 76% of recipes: 147% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Carrot: 117%, 57th percentileSugar: 147%, 77th percentileFat: 87%, 64th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.1%, 58th percentileLeavening: 6.9%, 84th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 2.6 g
  • 2 1/2 cups light brown sugar≈ 550 g
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil≈ 327 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla≈ 8 g
  • 4 cups grated carrot (about 1 1/2 pounds)≈ 440 g
  • One 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained and juice squeezed out (about 1 1/2 cups)567 g
  • 1 cup chopped pecans≈ 110 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature454 g
  • 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter227 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 3 teaspoons orange extract≈ 13 g
  • Zest from 1 orange, plus more for garnishn/a

flour 375 gbatter 2711 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.

  • Carrot117% · 57th percentile
  • Sugar147% · 77th percentile
  • Fat87% · 64th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening6.9% · 84th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 50 minutes
median 40 minutes

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