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Moist Carrot Cake Recipe

houseofnasheats.com · 2020 · 12 -16 Servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less egg than 79% of recipes and more salt than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 79% of recipes: 57% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More salt than 78% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3 times as much.
Carrot: 94%, 33rd percentileSugar: 113%, 53rd percentileFat: 77%, 49th percentileEgg: 57%, 21st percentileSpice: 1.7%, 46th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 37th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 80th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 1 1/4 cups oil≈ 273 g
  • 1/4 cup applesauce≈ 64 g
  • 1 cup (200g) brown sugar200 g
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar200 g
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 cups finely shredded carrots ((about 6-7 medium carrots))≈ 330 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (353g) all-purpose flour353 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.7 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)454 g
  • 1 cup (227g) salted butter (room temperature)227 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 4-6 cups powdered sugar≈ 600 g
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts for garnish≈ 120 g

flour 353 gbatter 1655 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.

  • Carrot94% · 33rd percentile
  • Sugar113% · 53rd percentile
  • Fat77% · 49th percentile
  • Egg57% · 21st percentile
  • Spice1.7% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 37th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 80th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
20 to 25 minutes
median 40 minutes

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