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Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)

natashaskitchen.com · 2025 · 16 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More leavening than 80% of recipes and more spice than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • Carrot in the middle half of recipes: 132% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More leavening than 80% of recipes: 6.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More spice than 77% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Carrot: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 124%, 61st percentileFat: 87%, 64th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.9%, 78th percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 81st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (*measured correctly)≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves (optional)≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup extra light olive oil (or vegetable or canola oil)≈ 218 g
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 cup applesauce (or drained crushed pineapple)≈ 191 g
  • 3 cups finely grated carrots (14 oz or 6 medium carrots)≈ 330 g
  • 1 cup pecans (*plus more to garnish, optional)≈ 110 g
  • 3/4 cup golden raisins (or regular raisins, optional)≈ 113 g

flour 250 gbatter 1749 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.

  • Carrot132% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar124% · 61st percentile
  • Fat87% · 64th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.9% · 78th percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 81st 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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