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Carrot Cake Recipe

iamafoodblog.com · 2021 · 16

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 93%.

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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 98% of recipes: 133% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 168% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More spice than 97% of recipes: 5.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4 times as much.
Carrot: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 168%, 94th percentileFat: 133%, 99th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 5.2%, 98th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 cup all purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 10 tbsp canola oil (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp)≈ 166 g
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1.5 cups carrots (grated and peeled, about 2-3 medium carrots)≈ 165 g
  • 1 tsp ginger (fresh grated)≈ 2.6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 oz cream cheese (room temp)113 g
  • 4 oz marscapone (room temp)113 g
  • 1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream≈ 60 g

flour 125 gbatter 781 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.

  • Carrot132% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar168% · 94th percentile
  • Fat133% · 99th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice5.2% · 98th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 40 minutes

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