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Vintage Carrot Cake (Handed Down Recipe)

natashaskitchen.com · 2015 · 16 slices of cake

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 95% of recipes and no spice, unlike 78%.

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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 95% of recipes: 181% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • No spice at all, where 78% of recipes use some (most of those 1.5 to 3% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 87% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • Less sugar than 75% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
Carrot: 181%, 96th percentileSugar: 80%, 22nd percentileFat: 87%, 64th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 0%, 11th percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 4 large eggs (room temp)≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup vegetable oil or extra light olive oil≈ 218 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (*measured correctly)≈ 250 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1 lb carrots (about 3 cups, grated on the large holes of a box grater)454 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 oz cream cheese (softened at room temp)454 g
  • 1 stick (8 Tbsp or 113 grams of butter, softened at room temp)113 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 1 1/2 cups walnuts (toasted on a skillet and coarsely chopped)≈ 180 g

flour 250 gbatter 1333 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.

  • Carrot181% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar80% · 22nd percentile
  • Fat87% · 64th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice0% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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