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Carrot cake

Original in Dutch

Sandra Waterschoot · leukerecepten.nl · 2026 · 10-12 personen

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More egg than 86% of recipes and more carrot 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.

  • More egg than 86% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More carrot than 78% of recipes: 133% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
Carrot: 133%, 80th percentileSugar: 83%, 26th percentileFat: 92%, 74th percentileEgg: 83%, 88th percentileSpice: 1.7%, 46th percentileLeavening: 5%, 56th percentileSalt: 0.1%, 33rd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 5 eieren≈ 250 g
  • 300 ml zonnebloemolie≈ 276 g
  • 250 gr basterdsuiker (wit of lichtbruin)250 g
  • 2 theelepels vanille extract≈ 8 g
  • 300 gr zelfrijzend bakmeel300 g
  • snufje zout≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 theelepels kaneel≈ 5 g
  • 400 gr wortelen (geraspt)400 g
  • 125 gr walnoten125 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 400 gr roomkaas400 g
  • 100 gr boter (kamertemperatuur)100 g
  • Walnoten ter decoratien/a
  • 150 gr poedersuiker150 g
  • Mixern/a
  • Springvorm van ca 22 - 24 cmn/a

flour 300 gbatter 1615 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Carrot133% · 80th percentile
  • Sugar83% · 26th percentile
  • Fat92% · 74th percentile
  • Egg83% · 88th percentile
  • Spice1.7% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 56th percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 33rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 40 minutes

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