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Carrot Cake

Markella · nigella.com · Serves: 8

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More egg than 97% of recipes and more carrot than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 97% of recipes: 101% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More carrot than 86% of recipes: 148% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More salt than 87% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3.5 times as much.
Carrot: 148%, 86th percentileSugar: 135%, 69th percentileFat: 76%, 47th percentileEgg: 101%, 98th percentileSpice: 0.9%, 29th percentileLeavening: 5.1%, 61st percentileSalt: 2%, 88th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 6 eggs≈ 300 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2⅗ cups cake flour≈ 296 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 cup oil≈ 218 g
  • 4 cups grated carrots (with juice squeezed out)≈ 440 g
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts≈ 120 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ tablespoon butter≈ 7 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 240 g
  • 3 tablespoons cream cheese (or plain yoghurt)≈ 44 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence≈ 4.2 g

flour 296 gbatter 1805 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.

  • Carrot148% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar135% · 69th percentile
  • Fat76% · 47th percentile
  • Egg101% · 98th percentile
  • Spice0.9% · 29th percentile
  • Leavening5.1% · 61st percentile
  • Salt2% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 40 minutes

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