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Cheeky Carrot Cake

Konstant Kraver · nigella.com · Serves: 6

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More carrot than 93% of recipes and less egg 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.

  • More carrot than 93% of recipes: 176% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less egg than 92% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less leavening than 93% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More spice than 85% of recipes: 3.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Carrot: 176%, 94th percentileSugar: 139%, 71st percentileFat: 58%, 25th percentileEgg: 47%, 7th percentileSpice: 3.5%, 87th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 5th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 77th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 3 cups grated carrots≈ 330 g
  • ½ cup brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 2 medium eggs≈ 88 g
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon sherry≈ 15 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • ⅔ cup chopped walnuts≈ 80 g
  • ¼ cup walnuts≈ 30 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 tablespoons sugar≈ 38 g
  • 9 ounces cream cheese255 g
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar≈ 90 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 0.7 g

flour 188 gbatter 1118 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.

  • Carrot176% · 94th percentile
  • Sugar139% · 71st percentile
  • Fat58% · 25th percentile
  • Egg47% · 7th percentile
  • Spice3.5% · 87th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 5th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 77th percentile

Oven

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

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