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Saftiger Karottenkuchen mit Frosting

Original in German

malteskitchen.de · 2026 · 12

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 97% of recipes and more egg than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • More carrot than 97% of recipes: 200% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More egg than 94% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less sugar than 82% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More leavening than 87% of recipes: 7.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 200%, 98th percentileSugar: 75%, 16th percentileFat: 80%, 52nd percentileEgg: 100%, 96th percentileSpice: 2%, 52nd percentileLeavening: 7.5%, 88th percentileSalt: 0.2%, 41st percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 400 g Karotten400 g
  • 1 Apfel (ca. 180 g)180 g
  • 150 g Brauner Zucker150 g
  • 4 Eier (Größe M)≈ 200 g
  • 160 g Neutrales Öl160 g
  • 200 g Weizenmehl Typ 405200 g
  • 1 Pck. Backpulver15 g
  • 150 g Gemahlene Haselnüsse150 g
  • 100 g Walnüsse100 g
  • 1 TL Zimt≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 TL Ingwerpulver≈ 2.5 g
  • 1/2 TL Muskat, frisch gemahlen≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 Ms Nelke, fein gemahlenn/a
  • 1 Prise Salz≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 100 g Butter (Zimmertemperatur)100 g
  • 100 g Puderzucker100 g
  • 200 g Frischkäse200 g
  • Zitronensaftn/a
  • Für die Deko gehackte Pistazien und Marzipankarottenn/a

flour 200 gbatter 1562 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.

  • Carrot200% · 98th percentile
  • Sugar75% · 16th percentile
  • Fat80% · 52nd percentile
  • Egg100% · 96th percentile
  • Spice2% · 52nd percentile
  • Leavening7.5% · 88th percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 41st percentile

Oven

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

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