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Healthy Carrot Cake

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2022 · 10 to 12

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less egg than 97% of recipes and less sugar than 92%.

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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 97% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less sugar than 92% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less fat than 90% of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4 times as much.
Carrot: 86%, 23rd percentileSugar: 61%, 7th percentileFat: 43%, 9th percentileEgg: 39%, 3rd percentileSpice: 3.5%, 87th percentileLeavening: 5.9%, 72nd percentileSalt: 2.3%, 91st percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour (or half white, half wheat)≈ 257 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup applesauce≈ 128 g
  • ½ cup maple syrup≈ 156 g
  • ½ cup almond milk (at room temperature)≈ 122 g
  • ½ cup melted coconut oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups finely grated carrots≈ 220 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 ounces cream cheese*113 g
  • 1½ tablespoons butter* (slightly softened)≈ 21 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (more if a stiffer frosting is desired)≈ 240 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 0.5 g

flour 257 gbatter 1130 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.

  • Carrot86% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar61% · 7th percentile
  • Fat43% · 9th percentile
  • Egg39% · 3rd percentile
  • Spice3.5% · 87th percentile
  • Leavening5.9% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 91st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 38 minutes
median 40 minutes

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