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Carrot Cake moelleux

Original in French

mapatisserie.fr · 2026 · 8 parts

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 86% of recipes and less sugar than 82%.

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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 86% of recipes: 150% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less sugar than 82% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
  • Less fat than 78% of recipes: 55% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
Carrot: 150%, 88th percentileSugar: 75%, 16th percentileFat: 55%, 22nd percentileEgg: 75%, 61st percentileSpice: 0.2%, 22nd percentileLeavening: 6%, 73rd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 300 g de carottes râpées fin300 g
  • 200 g de farine T55200 g
  • 150 g de sucre cassonade (sucre roux)150 g
  • 3 œufs (environ 150 g)150 g
  • 120 ml d’huile neutre (tournesol ou pépin de raisin)≈ 111 g
  • 12 g de levure chimique (1 sachet)12 g
  • 0.5 de sel fin (c. à café)n/a
  • 100 g de noix ou noix de pécan (concassées)100 g
  • 2 de cannelle moulue (c. à café)n/a
  • 0.5 de gingembre moulu (c. à café)n/a
  • 1 pincée de muscade≈ 0.4 g
  • 0.5 zeste d’orange non traitée (zeste fin)n/a
  • 1 d’extrait de vanille (c. à café)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 150 g de fromage frais type Philadelphia150 g
  • 60 g de beurre doux (pommade)60 g
  • 120 g de sucre glace (tamisé)120 g
  • 1 zeste de citron ou d’orange (au choix, zeste fin)n/a
  • 1 pincée de sel≈ 0.4 g

flour 200 gbatter 1023 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.

  • Carrot150% · 88th percentile
  • Sugar75% · 16th percentile
  • Fat55% · 22nd percentile
  • Egg75% · 61st percentile
  • Spice0.2% · 22nd percentile
  • Leavening6% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 65 minutes
median 40 minutes

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