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The BEST Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

livewellbakeoften.com · 2023 · 10 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 81% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 160% 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: 120%, 62nd percentileSugar: 160%, 86th percentileFat: 65%, 32nd percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.4%, 68th percentileLeavening: 6.1%, 75th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ¾ cup canola or vegetable oil ((180ml) )≈ 164 g
  • 4 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar ((300 grams) )300 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce ((125 grams) )125 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 cups lightly packed grated carrots ((300 grams) )300 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 (8-ounce) package brick style cream cheese ((226 grams) softened)226 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter ((115 grams) softened)115 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar ((240 grams) )240 g

flour 250 gbatter 1467 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.

  • Carrot120% · 62nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 86th percentile
  • Fat65% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.4% · 68th percentile
  • Leavening6.1% · 75th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 40 minutes

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